M. Selvarasu (Musiri politician)

M. Selvarasu is an Indian politician and a former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He is from Vanavandhi in Musiri Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District. Having completed his school education up to the 8th standard, he belongs to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party.^[1] He contested and won the Musiri Assembly constituency in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, becoming a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA).^[2][3]

M. Selvarasu
Member-Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office 2016–2021
Preceded by	N. R. Sivapathi
Succeeded by	N. Thiyagarajan
Constituency	Musiri
Personal details
Born	(1966-05-11)11 May 1966 Vanavandhi
Nationality	India
Party	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Residence(s)	Ganesapuram, Musiri Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District
Profession	Farmer

Electoral Performance

2016

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. Selvarasu	89,398	52.31%	−2.48
	INC	S. Vijaya Babu	57,311	33.53%	+7.78
	TMC(M)	M. Rajasekaran	8,581	5.02%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	2,485	1.45%	New
	NTK	E. Asaithambi	2,446	1.43%	New
	PMK	S. Ragavan	1,423	0.83%	New
	Independent	T. Chandrasekaran	1,258	0.74%	New
	BSP	M. Palanimuthu	1,159	0.68%	New
	KMDK	K. Haribaskar	1,063	0.62%	New
	Independent	T. K. Ramajayam	879	0.51%	New
Margin of victory			32,087	18.77%	−10.26%
Turnout			170,909	80.37%	−1.18%
Registered electors			212,655
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-2.48%