M. Sinthanai Selvan

Mahimainathan Sinthanai Selvan is an Indian politician who is a Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He was elected from Kattumannarkoil as a Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi candidate in 2021.^[1][2]

Sinthanai Selvan
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 May 2021
Speaker	M. Appavu
Preceded by	N. Murugumaran
Constituency	Kattumannarkoil
Personal details
Born	(1966-12-12) 12 December 1966 (age 58) South Arcot District, Madras State, India
Political party	Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi

In this Indian name, the name Mahimainathan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Sinthanai Selvan.

Biography

Sinthanai Selvan was born to A. Mahimainathan on 12 December 1966.^[3]

He got his Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) from Government Higher Secondary School, Rishivandiyam in March 1981.

In April 1984, he obtained a Diploma in Mechanical engineering (DME) at Thanthai Periyar EVR Government Polytechnic College, Vellore.

Before entering politics, he worked as an Executive Engineer at Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited (NLCIL) from February 1989 to April 2006.

He is married to Thangam. The couple has two sons.

Electoral performance

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2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kattumannarkoil^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	VCK	Sinthanai Selvan	86,056	49.20%	+19.87
	AIADMK	N. Murugumaran	75,491	43.16%	+13.83
	NTK	P. Nivedha	6,806	3.89%	+3.25
	AMMK	S. Narayanamoorthy	1,904	1.09%	New
	MNM	Thanga Vikram	1,415	0.81%	New
	Independent	A. Anandan	991	0.57%	New
Margin of victory			10,565	6.04%	5.99%
Turnout			174,913	76.40%	−1.50%
Rejected ballots			96	0.05%
Registered electors			228,956
	VCK gain from AIADMK		Swing	19.87%