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	'''K. P. Kandan''' (born 30 November 1963) is an Indian politician and was a member of the [[Fourteenth Assembly of Tamil Nadu\|14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Sholinganallur (State Assembly Constituency)\|Sholinganallur constituency]]. He represented the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK) party.<ref>{{cite web\|title=List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011 \|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf \|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu \|access-date=2017-04-26 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320103427/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf \|archive-date=20 March 2012 }}</ref>		'''K. P. Kandan''' (born 30 November 1963) is an Indian politician and was a member of the [[Fourteenth Assembly of Tamil Nadu\|14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Sholinganallur (State Assembly Constituency)\|Sholinganallur constituency]]. He represented the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK) party.<ref>{{cite web\|title=List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011 \|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf \|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu \|access-date=2017-04-26 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320103427/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf \|archive-date=20 March 2012 }}</ref>

	The [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election\|elections of 2016]] resulted in his constituency being won by [[S. Aravind Ramesh]] of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]].<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> 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 [[2015 South Indian floods\|recent flooding]]. It was felt that fresh faces would put some distance between the past and the present.<ref>{{cite news \|work=Deccan Chronicle \|title=MLAs in flood-hit areas denied tickets \|first=C. S. \|last=Kotteswaran \|date=5 April 2016 \|url=~~http~~://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/050416/mlas-in-flood-hit-areas-denied-tickets.html \|access-date=2017-05-05}}</ref>		The [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election\|elections of 2016]] resulted in his constituency being won by [[S. Aravind Ramesh]] of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]].<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> 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 [[2015 South Indian floods\|recent flooding]]. It was felt that fresh faces would put some distance between the past and the present.<ref>{{cite news \|work=Deccan Chronicle \|title=MLAs in flood-hit areas denied tickets \|first=C. S. \|last=Kotteswaran \|date=5 April 2016 \|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/050416/mlas-in-flood-hit-areas-denied-tickets.html \|access-date=2017-05-05}}</ref>

	In September 2016, Kandan was put forward as an AIADMK candidate for the Chennai Corporation elections.<ref>{{cite news \|work=The Hindu \|title=AIADMK all set to field new faces \|date=27 September 2016 \|url=~~http~~://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/AIADMK-all-set-to-field-new-faces/article15001027.ece \|access-date=2017-05-05}}</ref>		In September 2016, Kandan was put forward as an AIADMK candidate for the Chennai Corporation elections.<ref>{{cite news \|work=The Hindu \|title=AIADMK all set to field new faces \|date=27 September 2016 \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/AIADMK-all-set-to-field-new-faces/article15001027.ece \|access-date=2017-05-05}}</ref>

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'''K. P. Kandan''' (born 30 November 1963) is an Indian politician and was a member of the [[Fourteenth Assembly of Tamil Nadu|14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Sholinganallur (State Assembly Constituency)|Sholinganallur constituency]]. He represented the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK) party.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011 |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf |publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu |access-date=2017-04-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320103427/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf |archive-date=20 March 2012 }}</ref>

The [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|elections of 2016]] resulted in his constituency being won by [[S. Aravind Ramesh]] of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]].<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> 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 [[2015 South Indian floods|recent flooding]]. It was felt that fresh faces would put some distance between the past and the present.<ref>{{cite news |work=Deccan Chronicle |title=MLAs in flood-hit areas denied tickets |first=C. S. |last=Kotteswaran |date=5 April 2016 |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/050416/mlas-in-flood-hit-areas-denied-tickets.html |access-date=2017-05-05}}</ref>

In September 2016, Kandan was put forward as an AIADMK candidate for the Chennai Corporation elections.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Hindu |title=AIADMK all set to field new faces |date=27 September 2016 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/AIADMK-all-set-to-field-new-faces/article15001027.ece |access-date=2017-05-05}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Kandan was born in [[Chennai]] on 30 November 1963. He is married.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thiru. K.P. Kandan (AIADMK) |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/profile/027.htm |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu |access-date=2017-05-05}}</ref>

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