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 Industrial Department, Govt. of Tamil Nadu. He represents Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.[1][2]
Sampath was Minister for Special Program Implementation until November 2011 when a cabinet reshuffle by Jayalalithaa resulted in him becoming Minister for Rural Industries, where he replaced C. Shanmugavelu.[3]
| 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 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 5.39% | |||
| 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 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -19.49% | |||
| 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 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 12.80% | |||
| 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 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -2.90% | |||
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