M. C. Sampath

M. C. Sampath
Department of Industries (Tamil Nadu),Government of Tamil Nadu
In office23 May 2016 – 6 May 2021
Chief Minister	J. JayalalithaaO. PanneerselvamEdappadi K. Palaniswami
Preceded by	P. Thangamani
Succeeded by	T. R. B. Rajaa
Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Tamil Nadu) & Nutritious Noon MealGovernment of Tamil Nadu
Chief Minister	J. Jayalalithaa
Department of Special Programme Implementation (Tamil Nadu),Government of Tamil Nadu
In office2013–2016
Chief Minister	J. Jayalalithaa
Department of Commercial Taxes and Registration (Tamil Nadu)Government of Tamil Nadu
Chief Minister	J. Jayalalithaa
Minister for EnvironmentGovernment of Tamil Nadu
In office16 May 2011 – 27 September 2014
Chief Minister	J. Jayalalithaa
Department of Housing and Urban Development (Tamil Nadu)Government of Tamil Nadu
In office2002–2004
Personal details
Born	(1958-07-24) 24 July 1958 Melkumaramangalam,Panruti, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu
Party	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

M. C. Sampath is an Indian politician and former member of the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Cuddalore constituency. He is the former Minister for Department of Industries (Tamil Nadu), Govt. of Tamil Nadu. He represents Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.^[1][2]

Sampath was Minister for Department of Special Programme Implementation (Tamil Nadu) until November 2011 when a cabinet reshuffle by Jayalalithaa resulted in him becoming Minister for Rural Industries, where he replaced C. Shanmugavelu.^[3]

Electoral performance

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cuddalore^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	G. Iyappan	84,563	46.46%	+19.53
	AIADMK	M. C. Sampath	79,412	43.63%	+2.56
	NTK	V. Jaladeepan	9,563	5.25%	−1.98
	MNM	K. Anandraj	4,040	2.22%	New
	DMDK	A. Gnanapandithan	1,499	0.82%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,236	0.68%	−0.51
Margin of victory			5,151	2.83%	−11.31%
Turnout			182,001	76.35%	1.66%
Rejected ballots			391	0.21%
Registered electors			238,364
	DMKgain from AIADMK		Swing	5.39%

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cuddalore^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. C. Sampath	70,922	41.07%	−19.49
	DMK	Ela. Pugazhendi	46,509	26.93%	−9.9
	TMC(M)	A. S. Chandarasekaran	20,608	11.93%	New
	PMK	Pazha. Thamaraikannan	16,905	9.79%	New
	NTK	Seeman	12,497	7.24%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	2,062	1.19%	New
	BJP	P. Selvam	1,964	1.14%	+0.02
Margin of victory			24,413	14.14%	−9.59%
Turnout			172,688	74.69%	−3.33%
Registered electors			231,205
	AIADMKhold		Swing	-19.49%

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cuddalore^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. C. Sampath	85,953	60.56%	+17.27
	DMK	E. Pugazhendi	52,275	36.83%	−10.93
	BJP	R. Gunasekaran	1,579	1.11%	−0.17
	Independent	S. V. Rajan	892	0.63%	New
	Loktantrik Samajwadi Party	T. E. Chithrakala	774	0.55%	New
Margin of victory			33,678	23.73%	19.26%
Turnout			141,930	78.02%	6.48%
Registered electors			181,920
	AIADMKgain from DMK		Swing	12.80%

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nellikkuppam^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. C. Sampath	56,349	50.93%	+20.67
	DMK	V. C. Shanmugham	48,967	44.26%	−9.58
	MDMK	A. S. Soundhararajan	2,713	2.45%	−2.96
	Independent	P. Jeyachandran	1,716	1.55%	New
	Independent	K. Sekar	886	0.80%	New
Margin of victory			7,382	6.67%	−16.90%
Turnout			110,631	68.95%	−3.64%
Registered electors			160,479
	AIADMKgain from DMK		Swing	-2.90%

2009 General Elections :

2009 Indian general election: Cuddalore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. S. Alagiri	320,473	42.81%
	AIADMK	M. C. Sampath	2,96,941	39.67%	4.32%
	DMDK	M. C. Dhamotharan	93,172	12.45%
	Independent	S. Vasanthi	13,400	1.79%
	BSP	C. Arokiyadoss	8,269	1.10%	0.35%
	Independent	R. Parthiban	5,492	0.73%
	LJP	A. Kamaraj	5,045	0.67%
Margin of victory			23,532	3.14%	−14.14%
Turnout			7,48,594	76.04%	12.93%
Registered electors			9,86,030		−18.30%
	INCgain from DMK		Swing	-9.82%

References

1. "List of MLAs from T"(PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2 April 2013.
2. "Council of Ministers, Govt. of Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 25 August 2011.
3. "Jayalalithaa sacks six Tamil Nadu ministers". NDTV. PTI. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
4. "Cuddalore Election Result". Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
5. "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu"(PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original(PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
6. Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu(PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original(PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
7. Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001"(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on 6 October 2010.