# D. Rajarathinam

D. Rajarathinam was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Sriperumbudur Constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1967 and 1971 elections. He was elected from Poonamallee Constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1977 and 1980 elections.

## Electoral performance

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Poonamallee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | D. Sudarsanam | 68,392 | 55.50% | +31.43 |
| | DMK | D. Rajarathinam | 44,240 | 35.90% | −12.2 |
| | PMK | R. K. Kothandan | 7,544 | 6.12% | New |
| | BJP | V. Sampath | 1,866 | 1.51% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 24,152 | 19.60% | −4.43% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 123,225 | 59.46% | −7.81% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 212,565 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | 7.40% | |
1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Poonamallee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | G. Anantha Krishna | 55,129 | 55.97% | New |
| | DMK | D. Rajarathinam | 40,562 | 41.18% | −7.65 |
| | Independent | S. Subramani | 1,150 | 1.17% | New |
| | Independent | M. Dilli | 589 | 0.60% | New |
| | Independent | A. Samuel Patrick | 502 | 0.51% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,567 | 14.79% | 0.55% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,506 | 66.97% | 10.24% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 151,761 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | 7.14% | |
1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Poonamallee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | D. Rajarathinam | 38,018 | 48.83% | +12.34 |
| | GKC | Sambandan | 26,930 | 34.59% | New |
| | Independent | Poovai P. Chinnasamy | 8,547 | 10.98% | New |
| | Independent | M. Moorthy | 2,246 | 2.88% | New |
| | BJP | G. Thiruven Gadam | 1,605 | 2.06% | New |
| | Independent | T. Lakshmipathy Naidu | 514 | 0.66% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,088 | 14.24% | 7.52% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,860 | 56.73% | 4.97% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 139,060 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 12.34% | |
1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Poonamallee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | D. Rajarathinam | 26,552 | 36.49% | New |
| | AIADMK | Era Kulasekaran | 21,659 | 29.76% | New |
| | JP | J. Madan Raj | 16,660 | 22.89% | New |
| | INC | A. Palapandvan | 7,357 | 10.11% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,893 | 6.72% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,774 | 51.76% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 143,250 | | |
| | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) |
1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sriperumbudur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | D. Rajarathinam | 46,617 | 59.15% | +5.01 |
| | INC | Manali Ramakrishna Mudaliar | 32,201 | 40.85% | −1.68 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,416 | 18.29% | 6.69% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,818 | 72.42% | −9.94% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,11,779 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 5.01% | |
1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Sriperumbudur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | D. Rajarathinam | 41,655 | 54.13% | +6.31 |
| | INC | M. Bhaktavatsalam | 32,729 | 42.53% | −7.1 |
| | Independent | Guindirathinam | 1,640 | 2.13% | New |
| | Independent | Subramanian | 558 | 0.73% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,926 | 11.60% | 9.78% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,949 | 82.37% | 7.06% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 96,287 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 4.50% | |