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M. Sinthanai Selvan

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Sinthanai Selvan
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
12 May 2021
SpeakerM. Appavu
Preceded byN. Murugumaran
ConstituencyKattumannarkoil
Personal details
Born (1966-12-12) 12 December 1966 (age 58)
South Arcot District,
Madras State, India
Political partyViduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi

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]

Biography

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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%

References

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  1. ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Kattumannarkoil Election Result". Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  3. ^ https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Affidavits2011/151/Sinthanai%20selvan.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "Kattumannarkoil Election Result". Retrieved 21 July 2022.