M. Govindarasu

M. Govindarasu is an Indian politician and a former Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (MLA). He hails from Peravurani town in Thanjavur District. Govindarasu, who studied up to the tenth standard, belongs to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party.^[1][2] He contested and won the Mayiladuturai Assembly constituency in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, becoming an MLA.^[3]

M. Govindarasu
Member-Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office 2016–2021
Preceded by	Arun Pandian
Succeeded by	Peravurani N. Ashokkumar
Constituency	Peravurani
Personal details
Born	(1950-08-01)1 August 1950 Peravurani
Nationality	India
Party	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Residence(s)	Hospital Road, Peravurani, Thanjavur District
Profession	Farmer

Electoral Performance

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Peravurani^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. Govindarasu	73,908	45.65%	New
	DMK	Peravurani N. Ashokkumar	72,913	45.04%	New
	CPI	T. Thamayanthi	5,816	3.59%	New
	BJP	R. Elango	4,612	2.85%	+0.93
	NTK	K. Baladhandayutham	1,602	0.99%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,294	0.80%	New
Margin of victory			995	0.61%	−4.52%
Turnout			161,897	78.83%	−1.98%
Registered electors			205,368
	AIADMK gain from DMDK		Swing	9.23%