S. Pugazhenthi

S. Pugazhenthi is an Indian politician and former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He is from Nellikuppam town in the Cuddalore district. Pugazhenthi holds a master's degree in arts. He belongs to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. He contested and won the Maduranthakam Assembly constituency in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, thus becoming a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).^[1]

S. Pugazhenthi
Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office 2016–2021
Preceded by	S. Kanitha Sampath
Succeeded by	K. Maragatham
Constituency	Maduranthakam
Personal details
Born	(1972-06-06)6 June 1972 Nellikuppam
Nationality	India
Political party	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Profession	Farmer

Electoral performance

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Maduranthakam^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. Pugazhenthi	73,693	41.43%	New
	AIADMK	C. K. Thamizharasan	70,736	39.77%	−13.88
	PMK	E. Adhikesavan	16,215	9.12%	New
	DMDK	M. Thennarasu	11,773	6.62%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,525	0.86%	New
Margin of victory			2,957	1.66%	−10.86%
Turnout			177,879	81.29%	−0.57%
Registered electors			218,831
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-12.22%