Durai Murugan

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Durai Murugan
| native_name = 
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1938|7|1}}<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/duraimurugan-1574.html|title=Durai Murugan Biography}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Gudiyatham]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]] (now in Gudiyatham, [[Vellore District]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]])
| residence = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]<br />[[Katpadi]], [[Vellore]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =

| office = [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the House Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| governor = [[R. N. Ravi]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| term_start = 11 May 2021
| predecessor = [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
| successor =

| office1 = [[Government of Tamil Nadu|Cabinet Minister Government of Tamil Nadu]]
| governor1 = [[Banwarilal Purohit]]
| term_start1 = 7 May 2021
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| minister1 = * Irrigation Projects including small Irrigation
* Legislative Assembly
* Governor and Ministry
* Elections and Passports
* Minerals and Mines
* Water Resources
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| office2 = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|General Secretary Of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| term_start2 = 9 September 2020
| term_end2 =
| president2 = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| predecessor2 = [[K. Anbazhagan]]
| successor2=
| office3 = [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| leader3 = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| term3 = 25 May 2016 - 6 May 2021
| predecessor3 = Vacant
| successor3 = [[O. Panneerselvam]]

| office4 = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|Treasurer of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| term4 = 28 August 2018 - 3 September 2020
| 1blankname4 = General Secretary
| 1namedata4 = [[K. Anbazhagan]]
| president4 = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| predecessor4 = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| successor4 = [[T. R. Baalu]]
| office5 = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam| Principal Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| term5 = 10 January 2015 - 27 August 2018
| president5 = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| 1blankname5 = General Secretary
| 1namedata5 = [[K. Anbazhagan]]
| successor5 = [[K. N. Nehru]]

| office6 = [[Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers|Cabinet Minister]] <br>[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
| minister6 = [[Department of Law (Tamil Nadu)|Law]]
| term6 = 2009 - 2011
| term7 = 2006 - 2009
| term8 = 1996 - 2001
| term9 = 1989 - 1991
| 1blankname9 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata9 = [[Karunanidhi]]
| minister9 = [[Tamil Nadu Public Works Department|Public Works Department]]

| office10 = [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly| Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] for [[Ranipet (State Assembly Constituency)|Ranipet]]
| term10 = 1977 - 1980
| predecessor10 = K. A. Wahab
| successor10= K. A. Wahab
| term11 = 1980 - 1984
| predecessor11 = N. Renu

| office12 = [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] for [[Katpadi (State Assembly Constituency)|Katpadi]]
| term12 =2011 - incumbent
| predecessor12=Appu S.R.K.(A) Radhakrishnan.S
| term13 =2006 - 2011
| predecessor13 =B. Narayanan
| term14 =2001 - 2006
| predecessor14 =A. K. Natarajan
| term15 = 1996 - 2001
| predecessor15= K. Pandurangan
| term16 = 1989 - 1991
| predecessor16= G. Ragupathi
| term17=1971 - 1977
| predecessor17=G. Natarajan

| party = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| spouse = Santhakumari
| children = [[Kathir Anand]] (only son)
| website =
| footnotes =
| source = http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/12thAssembly/profiles/036.htm
}}
'''Durai Murugan''' (born 1 July 1938) is an Indian Tamil politician and lawyer. He is the Minister for Water Resources under the government of [[M. K. Stalin]] since 2021. He is the [[general secretary]] of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] party since 9 September 2020. He graduated in [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] and [[Bachelor of Laws|B.L.]] and is an [[advocate]] by profession. He is a very close confidant to former [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] Supremo [[M. Karunanidhi]] and his son [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] President [[M. K. Stalin]]. He also worked as Treasurer, Principal Secretary and Deputy General secretary of the DMK party

Durai Murugan was first elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly in 1971 and has been elected ten times since. He was elected from the [[Katpadi (State Assembly Constituency)|Katpadi]] constituency in 2006. After the 2006 assembly elections, Durai Murugan was appointed Minister for Public Works in the Government of Tamil Nadu.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}

<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1999/mar/25tn.htm |title=DMK cautious as Tamaraikkani row takes new turn |work=Rediff |date=25 March 1999 |access-date=2017-04-26}}</ref>

He was divested of the Public Works Department portfolio on 13 July 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/13/stories/2009071354090100.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125160027/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/13/stories/2009071354090100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2013|work=[[The Hindu]]|title= Durai Murugan divested of PWD portfolio|date=13 July 2009}}</ref>

He was re-elected from the Katpadi constituency in the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|elections of 2016]].<ref>{{cite web |title=15th Assembly Members |publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/15thassembly/members/001_050.html |access-date=2017-04-26}}</ref>

He currently resides in [[Kotturpuram]], [[Chennai]].{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}

==Elections Contested and Results==
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!Elections
!Constituency
!Party
!Result
!Vote%
!Opposition Candidate
!Opposition Party
!Opposition vote%
|-
|[[1971 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1971]]||[[Katpadi (state assembly constituency)|Katpadi]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{Won}}|| 57.79||DHANDAYUTHAPANI||[[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|NCO]]||32.25<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1971 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3326-tamil-nadu-1971/}}</ref>
|-
|[[1977 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1977]]||[[Ranipet (state assembly constituency)|Ranipet]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{Won}}|| 43.53||WAHAB K.A.||[[Independent politician|Independent]]||22.68<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1977 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3327-tamil-nadu-1977/}}</ref>
|-
|[[1980 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1980]]||[[Ranipet (state assembly constituency)|Ranipet]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{Won}}|| 53.70||RENU. N||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||44.91<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1980 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3328-tamil-nadu-1980/}}</ref>
|-
|[[1984 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1984]]||[[Katpadi (state assembly constituency)|Katpadi]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{Lost}}|| 39.62||G. RAGHUPATHI ||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||57.08<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1984 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3331-tamil-nadu-1984/}}</ref>
|-
|[[1989 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1989]]||[[Katpadi (state assembly constituency)|Katpadi]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{Won}}|| 43.41||MARGABANDU, R||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||23.47<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1989 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3333-tamil-nadu-1989/}}</ref>
|-
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1991]]||[[Katpadi (state assembly constituency)|Katpadi]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{Lost}}|| 33.02||K.M. KALAISELVI ||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||56.43<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1991 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3335-tamil-nadu-1991/}}</ref>
|-
|[[1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1996]]||[[Katpadi (state assembly constituency)|Katpadi]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{Won}}|| 61.20||PANDURANGAN, K||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||27.93<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1996 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3336-tamil-nadu-1996/}}</ref>
|-
|[[2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2001]]||[[Katpadi (state assembly constituency)|Katpadi]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{Won}}|| 49.47||NATARAJAN A.K.||[[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]]||43.30<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2001 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3338-tamil-nadu-2001/}}</ref>
|-
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2006]]||[[Katpadi (state assembly constituency)|Katpadi]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{Won}}|| 49.55||NARAYANAN.B||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||47.59<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2006 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3339-tamil-nadu-2006/}}</ref>
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2011]]||[[Katpadi (state assembly constituency)|Katpadi]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{Won}}|| 49.55||APPU S.R.K||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||47.59<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2011 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3340-tamil-nadu-2011/}}</ref>
|-
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2016]]||[[Katpadi (state assembly constituency)|Katpadi]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{Won}}|| 50.90||APPU S.R.K||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||37.44<ref>{{cite web|title=Tamil Nadu General Legislative Election 2016, Election Commission of India|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3473-tamil-nadu-general-legislative-election-2016/?do=download&csrfKey=8555dba886d8cafe8d781d065aa9c151}}</ref>
|-
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]||[[Katpadi (state assembly constituency)|Katpadi]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{Won}}||45.71||V RAMU||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||45.31
|}

== Controversy ==
In March 1989, during the skirmish in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, Durai Murugan is reported to have rushed to hit [[J. Jayalalithaa|J. Jayalalitha]] and is reportedly the reason why her saree was torn. Other reports suggest that Durai Murugan pulled her saree which resulted in it being torn.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-06|title=The iconic image of Jayalalithaa looking through her torn saree, photographer remembers|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/iconic-image-jayalalithaa-looking-through-her-torn-saree-photographer-remembers-53901|access-date=2021-05-24|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|title=Thalaivi Trailer: The truth behind Jayalalithaa's saree pulling scene in Kangana Ranaut-starrer|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/thalaivi-trailer-the-truth-behind-jayalalithaas-saree-pulling-scene-in-kangana-ranaut-starrer|access-date=2021-05-24|website=Free Press Journal|language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/ministers.htm Tamil Nadu Ministers]
*[http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/12thAssembly/profiles/036.htm Durai Murugan Profile]
*[http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2001/04/26/stories/1526223h.ht Encomiums for Durai Murugan]

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