V. Rathakrishnan

V. Rathakrishnan is an Indian politician and a former Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (MLA). Rathakrishnan hails from Anathandavapuram in Mayiladuthurai district. Rathakrishnan, who has completed higher secondary school education (High School/Pre-University), belongs to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party.^[1] He contested and won the Mayiladuturai Assembly constituency in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, becoming an MLA.^[2]

V. Rathakrishnan
Member-Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office 2016–2021
Preceded by	R. Arulselvan
Succeeded by	S. Rajakumar
Constituency	Mayiladuturai
Personal details
Born	(1964-06-19)19 June 1964 Anathandavapuram
Nationality	India
Party	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Residence(s)	Anathandavapuram, Mayiladuturai
Profession	Farmer

Electoral Performance

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mayiladuturai^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	V. Rathakrishnan	70,949	42.02%	New
	DMK	K. Anbazhagan	66,171	39.19%	New
	PMK	A. Ayyappan	13,115	7.77%	New
	DMDK	R. Arulselvan	12,294	7.28%	−37.36
	BJP	C. Muthukumarasamy	1,926	1.14%	−1.82
	NOTA	NOTA	1,688	1.00%	New
	NTK	J. Shahul Hameed	1,672	0.99%	New
Margin of victory			4,778	2.83%	0.70%
Turnout			168,856	72.40%	−4.28%
Registered electors			233,224
	AIADMK gain from DMDK		Swing	-2.63%