Madurai North (State Assembly Constituency)
Madurai North is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Youngest Candidate of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, 2016
Gopi Shankar Madurai, a 25 years old gender activist made a bid to contest as one of the youngest candidates in the Tamil Nadu Assembly election and also the first openly Intersex & Genderqueer person to do so. Gopi contested on the ticket of newly launched outfit Anaithu Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) for Madurai North. He secured 14th place out of 21 candidates by securing 1% vote.[1][2][3][4]
Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below.[5]
Extent of Assembly Constituency
- Madurai South Taluk (Part).
- Madurai (M Corp.) Ward No.2 to 8, 11 to 15 and 17 to 20.
- Madurai North Taluk (Part)
- Melamadai (CT).
Results
| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | A. K. Bose | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
References
- ↑ "Intersex person to contest from Madurai North - TAMIL NADU". The Hindu. 2016-04-30. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ↑ Share on FacebookShare on Twitter (2016-04-22). "3rd gender gets a new champion in Tamil Nadu poll ring - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ↑ Share on FacebookShare on Twitter (2016-05-10). "Intersex candidate alleges harassment - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ↑ "This intersex person is contesting TN polls, 'ze' wants to change your mind on sexual minorities". The News Minute. 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- 1 2 http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf
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