M. Selvi
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M. Selvi Murugesan (M. Selvi) is an Indian politician and a former Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. She hails from Kangeyam in the Erode district. A postgraduate, Selvi was a member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party. She was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Kangayam Assembly constituency in the 2001 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Later, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Electoral Performance
2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. Selvi | 58,700 | 51.06 | 17.49 | |
| DMK | N. S. Rajkumar Manraadiar | 47,426 | 41.25 | −15.42 | |
| MDMK | S. Jagadesan | 4,777 | 4.16 | −2.50 | |
| Independent | S. Venkataramanan | 1,797 | 1.56 | ||
| Independent | P. Raju | 677 | 0.59 | ||
| Independent | P. Sampath | 422 | 0.37 | ||
| Independent | V. P. Periasamy | 317 | 0.28 | ||
| Independent | P. M. Karthikeyan | 233 | 0.20 | ||
| Independent | A. K. Krishnan | 229 | 0.20 | ||
| Independent | M. Thangamani | 207 | 0.18 | ||
| Independent | R. Chinnasamy | 177 | 0.15 | ||
| Margin of victory | 11,274 | 9.81 | −13.30 | ||
| Turnout | 114,962 | 65.38 | −3.73 | ||
| Registered electors | 175,834 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -5.61 |