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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Indian name|Palaniswami|Edappadi Karuppa Gounder}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Edappadi K . Palaniswami
| image = File:Palanisamy.jpg
| caption = Palaniswami in 2017
| office = [[Leader of Opposition|Leader of the Opposition]] in [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 11 May 2021
| term_end =
| 1blankname = [[List of speakers of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Speaker]]
| predecessor = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| successor =
| constituency = [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
| office1 = 7th [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
| governor1 = [[C. Vidyasagar Rao]] (Addit. charge)<br/>[[Banwarilal Purohit]]
| deputy1 = [[O. Panneerselvam]]
| term_start1 = 16 February 2017
| term_end1 = 6 May 2021
| predecessor1 = [[O. Panneerselvam]]
| successor1 = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| constituency1 = [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
| office2 = [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start2 = 23 May 2011
| term_end2 =
| predecessor2 = V. Kaveri
| successor2 =
| constituency2 = [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
| term_start3 = 6 February 1989
| term_end3 = 12 May 1996
| predecessor3 = Govindaswamy
| successor3 = [[I. Ganesan]]
| constituency3 = [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
| office4 = [[Department of Highways and Minor Ports (Tamil Nadu)|Minister of Highways and Minor Ports, Tamil Nadu]]
| term_start4 = 16 May 2011
| term_end4 = 6 May 2021
| office5 = [[Tamil Nadu Public Works Department|Minister of Public Works, Tamil Nadu]]
| term_start5 = 23 May 2016
| term_end5 = 6 May 2021
| office6 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start6 = 10 March 1998
| term_end6 = 26 April 1999
| predecessor6 = [[K. P. Ramalingam]]
| successor6 = [[M. Kannappan]]
| constituency6 = [[Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchengodu, Tamil Nadu]]
| office7 = Joint Coordinator and Leader of Party Legislature Committee of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| 1blankname7 = Chief Coordinator and Deputy Leader of Party Legislature Committee
| 1namedata7 = [[O. Panneerselvam]]
| predecessor7 = ''Position established'' (for Join Coordinator) <br>[[O. Panneerselvam]] (as Leader of Party Legislature Committee)
| deputy7 = [[K. P. Munusamy]], [[R. Vaithilingam]]
| term_start7 = 21 August 2017
| term_end7 =
| birth_name = Edappadi Karuppa Gounder Palanisamy
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|12}}
| birth_place = Siluvampalayam, [[Madras State]]<br/> (now in [[Salem District]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]])<ref name="LokSabha">{{cite web|access-date=23 October 2019|title=Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3891.htm|website=loksabhaph.nic.in}}</ref>
| death_date =
| death_place =
| death_cause =
| resting_place =
| party = [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] [[File:AIADMK Two Leaves.png|28x28px]]
| spouse = Radha
| children = Mithun Kumar (Only son)
| father = V. Karuppa Gounder
| mother = Thavasi Ammal
| residence = * Sevvanthi Illam<br/>9, P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja Road, [[Raja Annamalaipuram]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] (official)
* New D.No. 6/77, Old D.No. 3/153, Siluvampalayam, Nedungulam village, [[Edappadi]], [[Salem District]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] (permanent)
| profession = {{hlist|Agriculturalist|Politician}}
| awards = *[[Paul_Harris_(Rotary)#Paul_Harris_Fellow|Paul Harris Fellow]] (2020)
*[[Honorary Doctorate]] (2019)
| signature =
| website = [https://www.aiadmk.website/ AIADMK]
| nickname = E.P.S.
}}

'''Edapaddi K. Palaniswami''' (born as '''Karuppa Gounder Palanisamy''' on 12 May 1954) is an Indian Tamil politician and the current [[Official Opposition (India)|leader of opposition]] in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/edappadi-k-palaniswami-to-be-leader-of-opposition-in-tamil-nadu-assembly/articleshow/82518216.cms | title=Edappadi K Palaniswami to be leader of opposition in Tamil Nadu assembly | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Julie Mariappan | date=10 May 2021 | accessdate=11 May 2021}}</ref> He served as the 7th [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu|Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]], from 2017 to 2021. He is also the joint coordinator of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] party.

Palaniswami has represented [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]] since 2011 as [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]], previously serving from 1989-1996. In the [[1998 Indian general election]] he was elected as [[Member of Parliament]] of the [[Lok Sabha]] representing [[Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency) |Tiruchengode]].

When AIADMK won the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]], he was given a ministerial berth by [[J.Jayalalithaa|J. Jayalalithaa]] and served as the Minister of Highways and Minor Ports on 16 May 2011 for the government of Tamil Nadu. After [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] victory, he was given the additional responsibility of Ministry of Public Works by J. Jayalalithaa.

== Personal life ==
Edappadi Karuppa Palaniswami was born on 12 May 1954<ref name="LokSabha"/> to Karuppa Gounder and Thavasiyammal at Siluvampalayam, [[Salem district|Salem]], [[Madras State]], [[India]] (now in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]).<ref name="LokSabha"/><ref name=Who>{{cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/LHz7tFFOYAE8wVXXJ6QqGP/Who-is-Edappadi-K-Palanisamy.html|title=Who is Edappadi K. Palaniswami?|first=Dharani|last=Thangavelu|date=15 February 2017|work=Mint|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313040846/http://www.livemint.com/Politics/LHz7tFFOYAE8wVXXJ6QqGP/Who-is-Edappadi-K-Palanisamy.html|archive-date=13 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title= Profile |url= http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/profile/086.htm |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170217222740/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/profile/086.htm |archive-date= 17 February 2017 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> His parents were farmers. After completing school, he enrolled for [[Bachelor of Science|B.Sc]] degree in [[Sri Vasavi College]] but did not graduate.He was the students union leader at college. He has a brother Govindraj and a sister Ranjitham.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mariappan|first=Julie|date=13 October 2020|title=Edappadi K Palaniswami Mother: Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami's mother Dhavusayammal dies aged 93|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tamil-nadu-chief-minister-edappadi-k-palaniswamis-mother-thavasi-ammal-dies-aged-93/articleshow/78631060.cms|access-date=31 January 2021|work=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> He is married to Ratha Palaniswami and has one son and is an agriculturalist by occupation.<ref name="JayaTOI">{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/from-jaggery-farmer-to-tamil-nadu-cm-eps-is-no-pushover/articleshow/82364519.cms | title=From jaggery farmer to Tamil Nadu CM, Edappadi K Palaniswami | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Jaya Menon | date=3 May 2021 | accessdate=4 May 2021}}</ref><ref name="LokSabha"/><ref name=Who/>

== Political career ==

Palaniswami entered politics as a volunteer for the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]] in 1974.<ref name="JayaTOI"/> Later he became the key member of the party in [[Salem district]]. He was first elected to the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] in 1989,representing [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]] constituency, and won re-election in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|title=1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006153620/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213100040/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf|archive-date=13 December 2016}}</ref> He was elected [[Member of Parliament]], representing [[Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchengodu constituency]] in the [[12th Lok Sabha]]. He emerged a dominant force in the AIADMK in the Western belt during late 1990s . He was elected from Edappadi constituency in 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu|url=http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2011_Winner_Runner.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402043414/http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2011_Winner_Runner.pdf|archive-date=2 April 2013|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Council of Ministers, Govt. of Tamil Nadu|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/gov_ministers.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110825063610/http://www.tn.gov.in/gov_ministers.html|archive-date=25 August 2011|publisher=Govt. of Tamil Nadu}}</ref> and 2016<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 TN Assembly Election – Candidate Affidavit|url=http://docs2.myneta.info/affidavits/ews3tamilnadu2016/1577/PALANISWAMI%20K.PDF|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301010436/http://docs2.myneta.info/affidavits/ews3tamilnadu2016/1577/PALANISWAMI%20K.PDF|archive-date=1 March 2017|access-date=28 February 2017|publisher=myneta.info}}</ref> when the AIAMDK emerged as a ruling party. He slowly gained prominence as one of the strong confidants of [[J.Jayalalithaa]] along with [[O. Paneerselvam]] and [[C. Sreenivaasan|Dindigul C.Sreenivasan]]. He served as the Minister of Highways and Minor Ports in the [[J. Jayalalithaa]], [[O. Panneerselvam]] and in his own ministry from 2011.

===Chief Minister, 2017-2021===
[[File:The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Shri Edappadi K. Palaniswami calls on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on February 27, 2017.jpg|thumb|left|Palaniswami with Narendra Modi]]
Palaniswami was selected by the AIADMK as [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] in February 2017,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/From-farmer-to-CM-pick-%E2%80%94-the-rise-of-a-Jaya-loyalist/article17300830.ece|title=From farmer to CM pick — the rise of a Jaya loyalist|first=Syed Muthahar|last=Saqaf|date=14 February 2017|via=www.thehindu.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215215141/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/From-farmer-to-CM-pick-%E2%80%94-the-rise-of-a-Jaya-loyalist/article17300830.ece|archive-date=15 February 2017|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> following the resignation of [[O. Panneerselvam]], who became chief minister after the demise of former chief minister [[J. Jayalalithaa]] who won the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016 Legislative Assembly election]] as CM candidate of AIADMK. He was announced as the Chief Minister by [[V. K. Sasikala]] and was sworn in on 16 February 2017 before a crowd of party workers, along with his [[Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers#Edappadi K. Palaniswami ministry|32-member cabinet]]. Palaniswami also holds the charge of Home, Prohibition & Excise Departments along with the other portfolios normally held by the Chief Ministers, and not mentioned elsewhere. He is elected from Edappadi constituency. During his reign, he introduced various schemes like Kudimaramaththu Work, FAME India scheme and Amma Patrol in Tamil Nadu to ascertain the security of women and children in public places.

In May 2018, police [[Thoothukudi violence|opened fire]] on protests against a Sterilite plant that was polluting local groundwater in Thoothukudi, killing 13 people. While ordering a one-man commission into the violence, Palaniswami also declared the shootings were in "self-defence."<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sterlite violence: 492 people questioned over 20 phases by Aruna Jagadeesan commission|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/may/22/sterlite-violence-492-people-questioned-over-20-phases-by-aruna-jagadeesan-commission-2146576.html|access-date=31 January 2021|work=The New Indian Express|date=22 May 2020}}</ref> On May 28, Palaniswami led Tamil Nadu Government ordered the permanently closure of the sterlite copper plant. “The [[J. Jayalalithaa|Amma]] government has issued an order to have the Sterlite plant closed down permanently in deference to the sentiments of the people of Thoothukudi,” then Chief Minister [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] told journalists in the evening after chairing a meeting of his party legislators at the AIADMK headquarters in Chennai.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sterlite Copper to be permanently closed, says Tamil Nadu government|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/sterlite-copper-to-be-permanently-closed-says-tamil-nadu-government/article24014605.ece|date=28 May 2018|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Indian copper plant shut down days after deadly protests|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/28/india-copper-plant-sterlite-vedanta-shut-down-deadly-protests|date=28 May 2018|work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Tamil Nadu govt orders permanent shutdown of Sterlite copper plant in Thoothukudi|url=https://www.livemint.com/Industry/C1OMNDlJC0y1EVj1P5xlTI/Sterlite-protests-Panneerselvam-vows-to-shut-down-Thoothuku.html|date=28 May 2018|work=Live Mint}}</ref>

However, during the 2019 elections, AIADMK contested in alliance with the BJP and was swept out of parliament when the DMK-led alliance won 38 out of 39 seats in the state.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Ramakrishnan|first1=T.|last2=Kumar|first2=D. Suresh|date=12 January 2021|title=People's reception gives us confidence that we will win a majority, says Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Palaniswami|language=en-IN|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamil-nadu-assembly/peoples-reception-gives-us-confidence-that-we-will-win-with-a-majority-says-tn-cm-palaniswami/article33561342.ece|work=The Hindu|access-date=31 January 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

In 2019 he went on a 13-day tour in the United States, United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates to promote foreign investment in Tamil Nadu. While there he launched the ''Yaadhum Oore'' programme (lit. all countries, based on ''Puranauru'' 192) to encourage the Tamil diaspora to re-invest in Tamil Nadu, in the same line as other states with large NRI populations such as [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=After tapping silicon valley, TN eyes Tamil diaspora in 38 countries|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/oct/27/after-tapping-silicon-valley-tn-eyes-tamil-diaspora-in-38-countries-2215428.html|access-date=31 January 2021|work=The New Indian Express|date=27 October 2020}}</ref> During trip he secured 3 lakh crores worth of foreign investment, a greater amount than even his predecessor Jayalalithaa did.

In February 2020, Palaniswami led Tamil Nadu government declared the Cauvery delta region as a Protected Special Agriculture Zone. The announcement was widely hailed by political parties and farmers organisations.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Cauvery delta to be declared a protected agriculture zone|language=en-IN|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/cauvery-delta-to-be-declared-a-protected-agriculture-zone/article30778695.ece|access-date=10 February 2020|work=The Hindu|date=10 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Tamil Nadu declares Cauvery delta a protected agricultural zone|language=en-IN|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tamil-nadu-declares-cauvery-delta-a-protected-agricultural-zone/story-Xu1rVqg7eFoJza6wrKrJAK.html|date=10 February 2020|work=hindustan times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Rules notified for Delta Agri Zone Act|language=en-IN|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/aug/27/rules-notified-for-delta-agri-zone-act-2188823.html|date=27 August 2020|work=new indian express}}</ref>

Under his governance, Tamilnadu was rated as the best governed state based on a composite index in the context of sustainable development according to the Public Affairs Index-2020 released by the Public Affairs Centre in Oct 2020. Palaniswami is also praised for his administration during the coronavirus pandemic.

On 3 May 2021, Palaniswami resigned as Chief Minister following AIADMK's defeat in the [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly Election]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=TN CM Palaniswami resigns, Guv accepts it; dissolves Assembly|language=en-IN|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/tamil-nadu-assembly-polls-2021/story/tn-cm-palaniswami-resigns-guv-accepts-it-dissolves-assembly-1798464-2021-05-03|date=3 May 2021|work=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=EPS quits as CM, flurry of resignations at Secretariat|language=en-IN|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2021/05/04022226/1291969/EPS-quits-as-CM-flurry-of-resignations-at-Secretariat.vpf|access-date=4 May 2021|work=DT Next|date=3 May 2021}}</ref>

===Leader of the Opposition, 2021===
After the party lost the assembly elections in May 2021, Palaniswami won the [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]] constituency and was elected as the Leader Of the Opposition in [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Edappadi Palaniswami elected as Leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly|language=en-IN|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/may/10/edappadi-palaniswami-elected-as-leader-of-opposition-in-tamil-nadu-assembly-2300755.html|date=10 May 2021|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Edappadi K. Palaniswami elected AIADMK legislature party leader|language=en-IN|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/edappadi-k-palaniswami-elected-aiadmk-legislature-party-leader/article34525668.ece|date=10 May 2021|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

==Elections contested and positions held==
===Lok Sabha elections===
{|
|- style="background:#adc;"
! width="160" |Elections
! width="100" |Constituency
! width="70" |Party
! width="70" |Result
! width="70" |Vote percentage
! width="150" |Opposition Candidate
! width="70" |Opposition Party
! width="70" |Opposition vote percentage
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| bgcolor="98FB98" |[[1998 Indian general election]]||[[Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchengodu]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||Won||54.70||[[K. P. Ramalingam]]||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||40.89
|- style="background:#ffc;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A" |[[1999 Indian general election]]||[[Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchengodu]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||Lost||48.53||[[M. Kannappan]]||[[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|MDMK]]||49.08
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A" |[[2004 Indian general election]]||[[Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchengodu]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||Lost||37.27||[[Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan]]||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||58.02
|}

===Tamil Nadu Legislative elections===
{|
|- style="background:#adc;"
! width="140" |Elections
! width="70" |Constituency
! width="70" |Party
! width="70" |Result
! width="70" |Vote percentage
! width="100" |Opposition Candidate
! width="70" |Opposition Party
! width="70" |Opposition vote percentage
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| bgcolor="98FB98" |[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||Won||33.08||L. Palanisamy||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||31.62
|- style="background:#ffc;"
| bgcolor="98FB98" |[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||Won||58.24||P. Kolandai Gounder||[[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]]||25.03
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A" |[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||Lost||28.21||[[I. Ganesan]]||[[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]]||37.68
|- style="background:#ffc;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A" |[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||Lost||41.06||V. Kaveri||[[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]]||44.80
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| bgcolor="98FB98" |[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||Won||56.38||M. Karthe||[[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]]||37.66
|- style="background:#ffc;"
| bgcolor="98FB98" |[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||Won||43.74||N. Annadurai||[[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]]||25.12
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| bgcolor="98FB98" |[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||Won||65.97||Sampath Kumar||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||28.04
|}

===Posts in Parliament of India===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=195|Constituency
!width=300|Position
!width=150|From
!width=150|To
|-
| [[Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchengodu]] || [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] || 10 March 1998 || 26 April 1999
|}

===Posts in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=195|Constituency
!width=300|Position
!width=150|From
!width=150|To
|-
| rowspan="6" | [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]] || [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] || 6 February 1989 || 12 May 1996
|-
|[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]]
|23 May 2011
|present
|-
| [[Department of Highways and Minor Ports (Tamil Nadu)|Minister of Highways and Minor Ports]] || 16 May 2011 || 22 May 2016
|-
| Minister of Highways and Minor Ports and [[Tamil Nadu Public Works Department|Minister of Public Works]]|| 23 May 2016 || 15 February 2017
|-
| [[Chief Minister]] || 16 February 2017 || 6 May 2021
|-
| [[Leader of the Opposition]]|| 11 May 2021||Incumbent
|}

== See also ==
{{Commons category|Edappadi K Palaniswami}}
* [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami ministry (2017–)]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3891.htm Official Biographical Sketch in Lok Sabha Website]
{{Government of Tamil Nadu}}
{{Current Indian chief ministers}}
{{Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{{Council of Ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{{Members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (2011–2016)|state=collapsed}}

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