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'''M. Vaithianathan''' is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Lawspet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Lawspet constituency]]. He represents the [[All India N.R Congress]] party.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of MLAs from Pondicherry 2011|url=http://www.pon.nic.in/homeinfo/govt/mla/mla.htm|publisher=Govt. of Pondicherry}} {{dead link|date=February 2015}}</ref>
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'''M. Vaithianathan''' is an Indian politician and a current member of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Lawspet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Lawspet constituency]]. He had earlier won that constituency in an [[All India N.R. Congress]] ticket in the [[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011 Puducherry Assembly election]], polling 10189 votes, defeating [[V. P. Sivakolundhu]] of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] with a margin of 5432 votes.<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Election Results- Lawspet Constituency|url= http://www.elections.in/pondicherry/assembly-constituencies/lawspet.html}}</ref> During the [[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2016 assembly election]] however, he was denied a ticket from [[All India N.R. Congress|AINRC]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/puducherry2016/vaithianathan-unwilling-to-cede-lawspet-constituency/article8387853.ece | title=Vaithianathan unwilling to cede Lawspet constituency | date=23 March 2016 | newspaper=The Hindu | accessdate=6 June 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/lawspet-set-to-witness-intense-battle/article8550001.ece| title = Lawspet set to witness intense battle - The Hindu| website = [[The Hindu]]| date = 3 May 2016| last1 = Prasad| first1 = S.}}</ref> He then contested independently but lost to V. P. Sivakolundhu placing himself second in the constituency on poll count.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/pondicherry/assembly-constituencies/2016-election-results.html|title=Pondicherry Assembly Election Results in 2016}}</ref> Just prior to the [[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021 Puducherry assembly election]] Vaithianathan joined the Congress party and contested from Lawspet constituency again, this time defeating the Puducherry [[State units of the Bharatiya Janata Party|state BJP]] president, [[V. Saminathan]] by a margin of 5701 votes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lawspet Election Result 2021 Live Updates:M Vaithianathan of INC Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/lawspet-election-result-2021-live-updates-lawspet-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3697049.html |work=www.news18.com |date=2 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 16:48, 18 March 2022

M. Vaithianathan
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 March 2021
ConstituencyLawspet
In office
2011–2016
Preceded byM. O. H. F. Shahjahan
Succeeded byV. P. Sivakolundhu
ConstituencyLawspet
Personal details
Political partyIndian National Congress (12th March 2021-present)
Other political
affiliations		Independent (2016-12th March 2021)

M. Vaithianathan is an Indian politician and a current member of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly from the Lawspet constituency. He had earlier won that constituency in an All India N.R. Congress ticket in the 2011 Puducherry Assembly election, polling 10189 votes, defeating V. P. Sivakolundhu of Congress with a margin of 5432 votes.[1] During the 2016 assembly election however, he was denied a ticket from AINRC.[2][3] He then contested independently but lost to V. P. Sivakolundhu placing himself second in the constituency on poll count.[4] Just prior to the 2021 Puducherry assembly election Vaithianathan joined the Congress party and contested from Lawspet constituency again, this time defeating the Puducherry state BJP president, V. Saminathan by a margin of 5701 votes.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Election Results- Lawspet Constituency".
  2. ^ "Vaithianathan unwilling to cede Lawspet constituency". The Hindu. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ^ Prasad, S. (3 May 2016). "Lawspet set to witness intense battle - The Hindu". The Hindu.
  4. ^ "Pondicherry Assembly Election Results in 2016".
  5. ^ "Lawspet Election Result 2021 Live Updates:M Vaithianathan of INC Wins". www.news18.com. 2 May 2021.


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