V. Chandran

V. Chandran is an Indian politician and a former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He hails from Sivaganga town in the Sivaganga district. Chandran, who studied up to the 10th standard in Sivaganga, belongs to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). He contested and won the Sivaganga assembly constituency in the 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, becoming a Member of the Legislative Assembly.^[1][2]

V. Chandran
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office 2001–2006
Preceded by	Tha. Kiruttinan
Succeeded by	S. Gunasekaran
Constituency	Sivaganga
Personal details
Born	(1954-08-07)7 August 1954 Sivaganga
Nationality	India
Political party	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Profession	Farmer

Electoral performance

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sivaganga^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	V. Chandran	51,708	48.68%	+19.09
	DMK	Pasumpon Tha. Krishnan	47,435	44.65%	−15.99
	MDMK	N. Jeyaraman	3,149	2.96%	−3.93
	Independent	J. K. Joseph	2,430	2.29%	New
	Independent	M. Naina Mohammed	670	0.63%	New
Margin of victory			4,273	4.02%	−27.04%
Turnout			106,230	57.80%	−5.72%
Registered electors			183,912
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-11.97%