P. Abdul Samad

P. Abdul Samad is an Indian politician who is a Member of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Manapparai as a Manithaneya Makkal Katchi candidate in 2021, but contested the seat under the DMK rising sun symbol.^[1][2]

P. Abdul Samad
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 May 2021
Preceded by	R. Chandrasekar
Constituency	Manapaarai
Personal details
Born	(1969-06-03) June 3, 1969 (age 56)
Political party	Manithaneya Makkal Katchi

Electoral performance

This section is transcluded from Manapparai Assembly constituency. (edit | history)

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Manapaarai^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	MNMK	P. Abdul Samad	98,077	44.43%	New
	AIADMK	R. Chandrasekar	85,834	38.88%	−5.49
	NTK	P. Kanimozhi	19,450	8.81%	+7.91
	DMDK	P. Krishnagopal	10,719	4.86%	−7.92
	Independent	V. Chandrasekar	1,259	0.57%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,009	0.46%	−1.18
Margin of victory			12,243	5.55%	−3.33%
Turnout			220,739	76.19%	−2.29%
Rejected ballots			330	0.15%
Registered electors			289,713
	MNMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	0.05%