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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name =K. S. Alagiri<br />
| image =<br />
| office = President of the [[Tamil Nadu Congress Committee]]<br />
| 1blankname = [[President of the Indian National Congress|National President]] <br />
| 1namedata = [[Rahul Gandhi]] <br>[[Sonia Gandhi]] <br />
| term_start = February 2019<br />
| term_end = <br />
| parliament1 = Indian <br />
| term_start1 = 2009<br />
| term_end1 = 2014<br />
| constituency_MP1 = [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Cuddalore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Cuddalore]]<br />
| assembly3 = Tamil Nadu Legislative <br />
| term_start3 = 1991<br />
| term_end3 = 2001<br />
| constituency_AM3 = [[Chidambaram (state assembly constituency)|Chidambaram]]<br />
| occupation = Politician<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|10|22|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = <br />
| residence = <br />
| spouse = <br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] (from 2002)<br />
| alma_mater = [[Annamalai University]] <br />
| otherparty = [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] (1996–2002)<br />
}}<br />
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'''K S Alagiri''' is an Indian politician representing the party [[Indian National Congress]]. He is the president of [[Tamil Nadu Congress Committee|Tamil Nadu Congress party]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/ks-alagiri-is-new-tncc-president/article26164726.ece|title=K.S. Alagiri is new TNCC president|last=Kolappan|first=B.|date=3 February 2019|work=The Hindu|access-date=7 January 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rahul-gandhi-appoints-ks-alagiri-as-new-tamil-nadu-congress-president-1445520-2019-02-02|title=Rahul Gandhi appoints KS Alagiri as new Tamil Nadu Congress president|newspaper=India Today|access-date=7 January 2020|agency=Ist}}</ref> and an ex-member of the [[Lok Sabha|Parliament of India]] from [[Cuddalore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Cuddalore Constituency]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistical Reports of Lok Sabha Elections|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/11_ListOfSuccessfulCandidate.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref> <br />
Previously, he was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate from [[Chidambaram (state assembly constituency)|Chidambaram constituency]] in [[1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1991 election]], and as a [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] candidate in [[1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1996 election]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf 1996 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
He was born in 1952. He graduated from Annamalai University, Chidambaram and is a native of Cuddalore district in North Tamil Nadu.<br />
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==Positions held==<br />
*State President – [[Tamil Nadu Congress Committee]] [Feb 2019–present]<br />
*Member of Parliament of India (2009–2014)<br />
*Member of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu (1991–2001)<br />
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== Electoral performance ==<br />
<br />
=== Lok Sabha elections ===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Election<br />
!Party<br />
!PC name<br />
!Result<br />
!Votes gained<br />
!Vote share(%)<br />
|-<br />
|2009<br />
|[[15th Lok Sabha]]<br />
|[[Indian National Congress]] <br />
|[[Cuddalore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Cuddalore]]<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|{{formatnum:320473}}<br />
|42.76%<br />
|-<br />
|2014<br />
|[[16th Lok Sabha]]<br />
|[[Indian National Congress]] <br />
|[[Cuddalore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Cuddalore]]<br />
|3rd Runner-up<br />
|26,650<br />
|2.71%<br />
|}<br />
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=== Assembly elections ===<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Election<br />
!Party<br />
!AC name<br />
!Result<br />
!Votes gained<br />
!Vote share(%)<br />
|-<br />
|1991<br />
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|10th Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
|[[Indian National Congress]] <br />
|[[Chidambaram (state assembly constituency)|Chidambaram]]<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|48,767<br />
|49.54%<br />
|-<br />
|1996<br />
|[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|11th Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
|[[Tamil Maanila Congress]] <br />
|[[Chidambaram (state assembly constituency)|Chidambaram]]<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|52,066<br />
|48.02%<br />
|}<br />
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*Election Commission of India Results:, 1991,[https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3336-tamil-nadu-1996/ 1996]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:15th Lok Sabha members]]<br />
[[Category:Members of the 11th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]<br />
[[Category:People from Cuddalore district]]<br />
[[Category:Members of the 10th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]<br />
[[Category:1952 births]]<br />
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