M. Geetha

M. Geetha is an Indian politician and a former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Tamil Nadu.

M. Geetha
Member-Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu.
In office 2016–2021
Preceded by	S. Kamaraj
Succeeded by	K. Sivagama Sundari
Constituency	Krishnarayapuram
Personal details
Born	(1972-10-27)27 October 1972 Chennai
Nationality	India
Political party	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Residence(s)	Nerur Vadapagam, Karur
Profession	Teacher

Birth and Residence

Geetha was born in Chennai and resides in Nerur Vadabagam, Karur District.

Education

Geetha holds a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Physics from the Presidency College, Chennai, and a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) degree from Thirumalachariar National College in Triplicane. Geetha previously worked as a teacher.^[1]

Political Career

Belonging to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party, she contested and won the election to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in 2016 from the Krishnarayapuram Assembly constituency, thereby becoming an MLA.^[2]

Electoral Performance

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Krishnarayapuram^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. Geetha	83,977	49.82%	−4.99
	PT	V. K. Aiyyar	48,676	28.88%	New
	TMC(M)	K. Sivanantham	10,043	5.96%	New
	BJP	P. Naveenkumar	5,673	3.37%	+2.84
	Independent	M. Pagalavan	5,153	3.06%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	4,742	2.81%	New
	NTK	P. Thavamani	2,024	1.20%	New
	KMDK	M. Murugan	1,562	0.93%	New
	Independent	C. Sathis Kumar	1,401	0.83%	New
	Independent	L. Elavalagan	1,385	0.82%	New
	PMK	M. Pandiyan	1,327	0.79%	New
Margin of victory			35,301	20.94%	6.10%
Turnout			1,68,559	83.01%	−3.70%
Registered electors			2,03,049
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-4.99%