R. Eswaran

R. Eswaran is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Vasudevanallur constituency, in the 1984, 1989, and 1991 elections as an Indian National Congress candidate. He then won the same seat in 1996 and 2001 as a Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) candidate. Before becoming an MLA he took charge as the President of Ramanathapuram Panchayat in Tirunelveli District.

Personal life He has five daughters and a son.

Electoral career Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly Elections ElectionsConstituencyPartyResultVote percentageOpposition CandidateOpposition PartyOpposition vote percentage 1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionVasudevanallurINC45.65R. KrishnanCPI(M)50.51 1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionVasudevanallurINC62.34M. S. PeriasamyCPI(M)34.55 1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionVasudevanallurINC32.15R. KrishnanCPI(M)31.72 1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionVasudevanallurINC58.28S. MadasamyCPI(M)36.63 1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionVasudevanallurTMC(M)32.50P. Suresh BabuINC31.89 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionVasudevanallurTMC(M)47.05P. Suresh BabuPT35.73