# R. S. Munirathinam

Ravilla S. Munirathinam is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Gummidipundi constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1977, 1980, and 1984 elections. He is the founder of the RMK Group of Educational Institutions, which constitutes the major engineering colleges RMK Engineering College, RMD Engineering College and RMK College of Engineering and Technology resided at Kavaraipettai.They also run a residential school affiliated to the CBSE and Sri durgadevi polytechnic college. They have also established a day school in the name of RMK School at Thiruverkadu near Chennai.He have one son named R.M.Kishore and a daughter R.M.Durga Devi

## Electoral performance

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. Venu | 61,946 | 49.69% | +24.44 |
| | AIADMK | R. S. Munirathinam | 40,321 | 32.34% | −22.43 |
| | PMK | Jayavelu Durai | 17,648 | 14.16% | New |
| | MDMK | M. Natarajan | 2,454 | 1.97% | New |
| | BJP | M. Bhaskaran | 788 | 0.63% | −1.11 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,625 | 17.35% | −12.18% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,24,675 | 71.26% | 1.75% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,83,842 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -5.09% | |
1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. S. Munirathinam | 55,221 | 55.56% | +6.56 |
| | DMK | K. A. Vezhavendan | 43,174 | 43.44% | +3.6 |
| | Independent | K. Palani | 989 | 1.00% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,047 | 12.12% | 2.96% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 99,384 | 78.49% | 10.53% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,34,311 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 6.56% | |
1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. S. Munirathinam | 41,845 | 49.01% | +6.75 |
| | DMK | K. Venu | 34,019 | 39.84% | +23.97 |
| | JP | M. Parandaman | 9,523 | 11.15% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,826 | 9.17% | −5.57% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85,387 | 67.97% | 4.12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,27,863 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 6.75% | |
1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. S. Munirathinam | 32,309 | 42.26% | New |
| | JP | G. Kamalam Bujammal | 21,042 | 27.52% | New |
| | DMK | K. Venu | 12,135 | 15.87% | −42.53 |
| | INC | K. Venkatasubbaraju | 7,782 | 10.18% | −31.42 |
| | Independent | E. Vinayagam | 1,436 | 1.88% | New |
| | Independent | S. Elumalai | 1,148 | 1.50% | New |
| | Independent | T. Mohamad Alikhan | 604 | 0.79% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,267 | 14.74% | −2.08% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,456 | 63.84% | −13.86% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,21,875 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -16.15% | |