J. Hassain

J. Hassain (or J. Hassan) is an Indian politician and a former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He hails from the Ranipet area of the Ranipet district. Hassain, who completed his Bachelor of Arts degree at C. Abdul Hakeem College in Melvisharam and his Bachelor of Law degree at Madras Law College (Chennai Law College). He contested as an independent candidate in the Ranipet assembly constituency in the 1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, won, and became a Member of the Legislative Assembly.^[1]

J. Hassain
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office 1989–1991
Preceded by	M. Kadirvelu
Succeeded by	N. G. Venugopal
Constituency	Ranipet
Personal details
Born	(1943-10-02)2 October 1943 Ranipet
Nationality	India
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	C. Abdul Hakeem College (BA), Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai (BL)
Profession	Lorry Owner

Electoral performance

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ranipet^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Hassain	27,724	30.08%	New
	DMK	M. Kuppusami	23,784	25.80%	−7.26
	AIADMK	S. Kovi Mohannan	15,738	17.07%	New
	INC	M. Kadirvel	10,813	11.73%	−43.87
	Independent	L. Vilvanathan	10,088	10.94%	New
	Independent	C. Govindaraj	1,755	1.90%	New
	Independent	K. Selvaraj	650	0.71%	New
Margin of victory			3,940	4.27%	−18.27%
Turnout			92,179	57.43%	−18.87%
Registered electors			164,533
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	-25.52%