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M. Geetha | |
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| Member-Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. | |
| In office 2016–2021 | |
| Preceded by | S. Kamaraj |
| Succeeded by | K. Sivagama Sundari |
| Constituency | Krishnarayapuram |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 October 1972 Chennai |
| Nationality |  India |
| Party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Profession | Teacher |
M. Geetha is an Indian politician and a former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Tamil Nadu.
Geetha was born in Chennai and resides in Nerur Vadabagam,Karur District.
Geetha holds a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Physics from the Presidency College,Chennai,and a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) degree from Thirumalachariar National College in Triplicane. Geetha previously worked as a teacher. [1]
Belonging to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party,she contested and won the election to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in 2016 from the Krishnarayapuram Assembly constituency,thereby becoming an MLA. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. Geetha | 83,977 | 49.82% | −4.99 | |
| PT | V. K. Aiyyar | 48,676 | 28.88% | New | |
| TMC(M) | K. Sivanantham | 10,043 | 5.96% | New | |
| BJP | P. Naveenkumar | 5,673 | 3.37% | +2.84 | |
| Independent | M. Pagalavan | 5,153 | 3.06% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 4,742 | 2.81% | New | |
| NTK | P. Thavamani | 2,024 | 1.20% | New | |
| KMDK | M. Murugan | 1,562 | 0.93% | New | |
| Independent | C. Sathis Kumar | 1,401 | 0.83% | New | |
| Independent | L. Elavalagan | 1,385 | 0.82% | New | |
| PMK | M. Pandiyan | 1,327 | 0.79% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 35,301 | 20.94% | 6.10% | ||
| Turnout | 1,68,559 | 83.01% | −3.70% | ||
| Registered electors | 2,03,049 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -4.99% | |||