The elections of 2016 resulted in his constituency being won by S. Aravind Ramesh of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam . Kandan was one of thirteen AIADMK MLAs in the Greater Chennai area who were deselected by the party , apparently in an attempt to thwart a potential anti-incumbency backlash from the electorate following the recent flooding . It was felt that fresh faces would put some distance between the past and the present
recent flooding
2015 South Indian floods
K. P. Kandan