P. Rajarathnam

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

P. Rajarathnam
Member, Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu.
In office 2001–2006
Preceded by	M. Devarajan
Succeeded by	M. Rajkumar
Constituency	Perambalur
Personal details
Born	(1961-04-21)21 April 1961[1] Padalur
Nationality	India
Political party	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Profession	Advocate

He is a native of Padalur village in the Perambalur district. Rajarathnam holds a Master of Commerce (M.Com.) and a Bachelor of Laws (B.L.) degree. He belongs to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party. He successfully contested the 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election from the Perambalur Assembly constituency and became an MLA of Tamil Nadu.^[1]

Electoral Performance

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perambalur^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Rajarathnam	67,074	53.45%	+18.22
	DMK	S. Vallaban	47,070	37.51%	−17.57
	MDMK	S. Kannan	6,960	5.55%	−0.19
	Independent	P. Marimuthu	4,395	3.50%	New
Margin of victory			20,004	15.94%	−3.91%
Turnout			125,499	62.31%	−7.41%
Registered electors			202,003
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-1.63%