# M. C. Sampath

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.
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.

## Electoral performance

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Cuddalore :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,151 | 2.83% | −11.31% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 182,001 | 76.35% | 1.66% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 391 | 0.21% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 238,364 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 5.39% | |
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Cuddalore :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 24,413 | 14.14% | −9.59% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 172,688 | 74.69% | −3.33% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 231,205 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -19.49% | |
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Cuddalore :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 33,678 | 23.73% | 19.26% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 141,930 | 78.02% | 6.48% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 181,920 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 12.80% | |
2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Nellikkuppam :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,382 | 6.67% | −16.90% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 110,631 | 68.95% | −3.64% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 160,479 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -2.90% | |