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	\| caption = N. Rangasamy in March 2015		\| caption = N. Rangasamy in March 2015
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	\| party = [[All India NR Congress]] {{small\|(2011—present)}}		\| party = [[All India NR Congress]] {{small\|(2011—present)}}
			\|birth_name = Nadesan Rangasamy
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1950\|08\|04\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1950\|08\|04\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Pondicherry~~\|Pondichéry~~]]~~, [[French India]] (present-day [[Pondicherry]], [[Puducherry (union territory)\|Puducherry]], [[India]])~~		\| birth_place =[[Pondicherry]]
	\| otherparty = [[National Democratic Alliance]] {{small\|(2014—present)}}		\| otherparty = [[National Democratic Alliance]] {{small\|(2014—present)}}
	\| residence = No 9, Vinayagar Koil Street, Thilaspet, Puducherry, India		\| residence = No 9, Vinayagar Koil Street, Thilaspet, Puducherry, India
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	'''N Rangasamy''' (born 4 August 1950) is an [[India]]n politician who is the [[Chief Ministers of India\|Chief Minister]] of the [[Union Territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)\|Puducherry]]. He previously served as Chief Minister of Puducherry from 2001 to 2008 as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] and then from 2011 to 2016 as a member of his own party, the [[All India N.R. Congress]]. He holds the record of becoming Chief Minister within three months after creating his own party. He also holds concessive record of becoming Chief Minister of Puducherry for fourth time.		'''Nadesan Krishnasamy Rangasamy''' (born 4 August 1950) is an [[India]]n politician who is the [[Chief Ministers of India\|Chief Minister]] of the [[Union Territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)\|Puducherry]]. He previously served as Chief Minister of Puducherry from 2001 to 2008 as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] and then from 2011 to 2016 as a member of his own party, the [[All India N.R. Congress]]. He holds the record of becoming Chief Minister within three months after creating his own party. He also holds concessive record of becoming Chief Minister of Puducherry for fourth time.

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Rangasamy was born on 4 August 1950 in [[Puducherry (union territory)\|Puducherry]] to Father Natesan Krishnasamy and Mother Panchali in a [[Tamil people\|Tamil]] family. He got his [[Bachelor of Commerce]] degree from [[Tagore Arts College]] and [[Bachelor of Laws\|~~LL.B~~]] from [https://www.aglc1972.edu.in/ Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Puducherry].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.oneindia.com/feature/puducherry-assembly-elections-2016-know-your-leader-profile-2038136.html\|title= N Rangasamy\|website=www.oneindia.com\|date= 11 March 2016\|access-date=2019-11-25}}</ref>		Rangasamy was born on 4 August 1950 in [[Puducherry (union territory)\|Puducherry]] to Father Natesan Krishnasamy and Mother Panchali in a [[Tamil people\|Tamil]] family. He got his [[Bachelor of Commerce]] degree from [[Tagore Arts College]] and [[Bachelor of Laws\|BL]] from [https://www.aglc1972.edu.in/ Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Puducherry].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.oneindia.com/feature/puducherry-assembly-elections-2016-know-your-leader-profile-2038136.html\|title= N Rangasamy\|website=www.oneindia.com\|date= 11 March 2016\|access-date=2019-11-25}}</ref>

	Prior to entering politics (before 1990), he served as Assistant to the Minister of Puducherry V Pethaperumal.		Prior to entering politics (before 1990), he served as Assistant to the Minister of Puducherry V Pethaperumal.
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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Rangasamy was born on 4 August 1950 in [[Puducherry (union territory)\|Puducherry]] to Father Natesan Krishnasamy and Mother Panchali in a [[Tamil people\|Tamil]] family. He got his [[Bachelor of Commerce]] degree from [[Tagore Arts College]] and [[Bachelor of Laws\|LL.B]] from [https://www.aglc1972.edu.in/ Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Puducherry].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.oneindia.com/feature/puducherry-assembly-elections-2016-know-your-leader-profile-2038136.html\|title= N Rangasamy\|website=www.oneindia.com\|access-date=2019-11-25}}</ref>		Rangasamy was born on 4 August 1950 in [[Puducherry (union territory)\|Puducherry]] to Father Natesan Krishnasamy and Mother Panchali in a [[Tamil people\|Tamil]] family. He got his [[Bachelor of Commerce]] degree from [[Tagore Arts College]] and [[Bachelor of Laws\|LL.B]] from [https://www.aglc1972.edu.in/ Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Puducherry].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.oneindia.com/feature/puducherry-assembly-elections-2016-know-your-leader-profile-2038136.html\|title= N Rangasamy\|website=www.oneindia.com\|date= 11 March 2016\|access-date=2019-11-25}}</ref>

	Prior to entering politics (before 1990), he served as Assistant to the Minister of Puducherry V Pethaperumal.		Prior to entering politics (before 1990), he served as Assistant to the Minister of Puducherry V Pethaperumal.
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	\|[[Yanam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)\|Yanam]]<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/independent-wins-yanam-assembly-seat/articleshow/82359938.cms</ref><ref>https://www.news18.com/news/politics/yanam-election-result-2021-live-updates-yanam-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3696779.html</ref><ref>https://www.maalaimalar.com/news/tnelection/2021/05/02195439/2600284/NR-congress-rangasamy-loss-yanam-constituency.vpf</ref>		\|[[Yanam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)\|Yanam]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/independent-wins-yanam-assembly-seat/articleshow/82359938.cms\|title = Independent wins Yanam assembly seat \| Visakhapatnam News - Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/yanam-election-result-2021-live-updates-yanam-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3696779.html\|title = Yanam Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok of IND Wins\|date = 2 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/news/tnelection/2021/05/02195439/2600284/NR-congress-rangasamy-loss-yanam-constituency.vpf\|title = என்.ஆர், காங்கிரஸ் தலைவர் ரங்கசாமி ஏனாம் தொகுதியில் தோல்வி \|\| NR congress rangasamy loss yanam constituency\|date = 2 May 2021}}</ref>
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = N. Rangasamy
| image = N Rangaswamy.jpg
| caption = N. Rangasamy in March 2015
| office = 9th [[List of Chief Ministers of Puducherry|Chief Minister of Puducherry]]
| status = [[Incumbent]]
| lieutenant_governor = [[Tamilisai Soundararajan]]
| term_start = 7 May 2021
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[President's Rule]]
| constituency = [[Thattanchavady (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Thattanchavady]]
| term_start1 = 16 May 2011
| term_end1 = 6 June 2016
| constituency1 = [[Indira Nagar (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Indira Nagar]]
| predecessor1 = [[V. Vaithilingam]]
| successor1 = [[V. Narayanasamy]]
| constituency2 = [[Thattanchavady (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Thattanchavady]]
| predecessor2 = [[P. Shanmugam|P Shanmugam]]
| successor2 = [[V. Vaithilingam]]
| term_start2 = 27 October 2001
| term_end2 = 4 September 2008
| office3 = [[Leader of Opposition]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]

| office4 = [[Agriculture minister|Minister of Agriculture]], [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
| term_start4 = 4 June 1991
| term_end4 = 13 May 1996
| 1blankname4 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata4 = [[V. Vaithilingam]]

| office5 = [[Education minister|Minister of Education]], [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
| term_start5 = March 2000
| term_end5 = October 2001
| 1blankname5 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata5 = [[P. Shanmugam]]

| office6 = President of [[All India N.R. Congress]]
| term_start6 = 7 February 2011
| term_end6 =

| lieutenant_governor3 = {{ubl|[[Kiran Bedi]]|[[Tamilisai Soundararajan]]}}
| term_start3 = 16 May 2016
| term_end3 = 22 February 2021
| party = [[All India NR Congress]] {{small|(2011—present)}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|08|04|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Pondicherry|Pondichéry]], [[French India]] (present-day [[Pondicherry]], [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], [[India]])
| otherparty = [[National Democratic Alliance]] {{small|(2014—present)}}
| residence = No 9, Vinayagar Koil Street, Thilaspet, Puducherry, India
}}

'''N Rangasamy''' (born 4 August 1950) is an [[India]]n politician who is the [[Chief Ministers of India|Chief Minister]] of the [[Union Territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. He previously served as Chief Minister of Puducherry from 2001 to 2008 as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] and then from 2011 to 2016 as a member of his own party, the [[All India N.R. Congress]]. He holds the record of becoming Chief Minister within three months after creating his own party. He also holds concessive record of becoming Chief Minister of Puducherry for fourth time.

==Early life==
Rangasamy was born on 4 August 1950 in [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] to Father Natesan Krishnasamy and Mother Panchali in a [[Tamil people|Tamil]] family. He got his [[Bachelor of Commerce]] degree from [[Tagore Arts College]] and [[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B]] from [https://www.aglc1972.edu.in/ Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Puducherry].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/feature/puducherry-assembly-elections-2016-know-your-leader-profile-2038136.html|title= N Rangasamy|website=www.oneindia.com|access-date=2019-11-25}}</ref>

Prior to entering politics (before 1990), he served as Assistant to the Minister of Puducherry V Pethaperumal.

His first election was the contest at Thattanchavady constituency in 1990, he lost against V. Pethaperumal JD got 9,503 votes and N. Rangasamy got 8,521 votes. He won the 1991 assembly election with an overwhelming majority and was appointed as Minister for Agriculture and Co-operation. He was again elected from the same constituency in 1996. During 2000, he had adorned the office of the Minister for Tourism, Education, Public Works, Civil Aviation and Art & Culture. In the 2001 Assembly Election, he won from the Thattanchavady constituency and assumed office as Minister for Public Works, Agriculture and Forest. In the same year, he assumed office of the [[Chief Minister of Puducherry]] on 27 October.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}

==Political career==
* Elected Member of Legislative Assembly from [[Thattanchavady (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Thattanchavady]] assembly constituency in 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2021 and from Indiranagar in 2011 and 2016 and from Kathirkamam in 2011.
* 1991 – Elected to Vidhan Sabha as a member of [[Indian National Congress]].
* 1991 - Appointed Agriculture Minister
* 1996 – MLA
* 2000 – Education Minister
* 2001 to 2008 : Chief minister, as a member of [[Indian National Congress]]
* 2011 - Quit Congress and founded his own party.
* 2011 to 2016 – Chief Minister of Puducherry, as a member of N R Congress, a party he founded himself.
* 2016 to 2021 – Leader of the Opposition
* 2021 to present - Chief Minister of Puducherry, as part of NDA Alliance.
[[File:N. Rangaswamy, Pondicherry.jpg|centre|250px]]

During his first tenure as Chief Minister, various path breaking schemes for socio-economic development were implemented like ‘Perunthalaivar Kamarajar’ Housing Scheme for making the [[Union Territory of Puducherry]] a "Hut-free Zone", distribution of free text books, note books, rain coats, cycles, umbrella, ‘Shri Rajiv Gandhi Breakfast Scheme’ under which hot milk and biscuits are provided to students of Govt and Govt-aided schools apart from mid-day meal scheme, free LPG connection with free stove and cylinder to BPL families, 50% concession on stamp duty for immovable property registered in the name of Women and full reimbursement of tuition fees for students selected through CENTAC for pursuing Medicine and Engineering courses.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/puducherry-profile-of-all-india-n-r-congress-chief-n-rangasamy/1/138041.html|title=Rangasamy's clean image helped him humble Congress in Puducherry|access-date=2016-11-14}}</ref>

==Chief Minister of Puducherry==
[[File:The Chief Minister of Puducherry, Shri N. Rangaswamy calling on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on March 16, 2015.jpg|thumb|200px| The Chief Minister of Puducherry, Shri N. Rangaswamy calling on the Prime Minister, Shri [[Narendra Modi]], in New Delhi on March 16, 2015]]

In Puducherry he was always called as People chief minister (makkal mudhalvar) Due to Noteworthy achievements in education include free education through good government schools, old age pension scheme, free reimbursements for professional and non-professional college students. He laid the foundation for the first government medical college at Kathirkamam. His welfare schemes include distribution of Wheat through PDS for the poor Diabetics who have crossed the age of 60, a [[Mid-day Meal Scheme]] and Breakfast schemes for the poor school children and reimbursing the school and college tuition fees to students.<ref name=":0" /> Rangaswamy resigned as Chief Minister on 28 August 2008; [[Indian National Congress]] had asked him to resign due to internal politics. After resigning from [[Indian National Congress]], he started a new political party called [[All India NR Congress]] on 7 February 2011. Within three months, in the [[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011 Legislative Assembly Elections]], his party won 15 seats out of 17 seats it contested and its alliance partner, [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] got 5 out of 10 seats it contested.

Elections Contested and Results

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|1990
|Thattanchavady
|{{cross}} Lost
|8521
|V. Pethaperumal
|9503
|982
|-
|1991
|Thattanchavady
|{{tick}} Won
|12545
|V. Pethaperumal
|5285
|7260
|-
|1996
|Thattanchavady
|{{tick}}Won
|9989
|V. Pethaperumal
|7699
|2290
|-
|2001
|Thattanchavady
|{{tick}}Won
|14323
|V. Pethaperumal
|8769
|5554
|-
|2006
|Thattanchavady
|{{tick}}Won
|27024
|T. Gunasekaran
|2026
|24998
|-
|2011
|Kadirgamam
|{{tick}}Won
|16323
|V. Pethaperumal
|6566
|9757
|-
|2011
|Indira Nagar
|{{tick}}Won
|20685
|V. Aroumougam A.K.D
|4008
|16677
|-
|2016
|Indira Nagar
|{{tick}}Won
|15463
|
|12059
|3404
|-
|2021
|[[Yanam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Yanam]]<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/independent-wins-yanam-assembly-seat/articleshow/82359938.cms</ref><ref>https://www.news18.com/news/politics/yanam-election-result-2021-live-updates-yanam-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3696779.html</ref><ref>https://www.maalaimalar.com/news/tnelection/2021/05/02195439/2600284/NR-congress-rangasamy-loss-yanam-constituency.vpf</ref>
|{{cross}} Lost
|16475
|[[Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok]]
|17131
|656
|-
|2021
|[[Thattanchavady (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Thattanchavady]]
|{{tick}} Won
|12978
|K. Sethu @ Sethu Selvam
|7522
|5456
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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	'''Nadesan Krishnasamy Rangasamy''' (born 4 August 1950) is an ~~[[India]]n~~ politician who is the [[Chief Ministers of India\|Chief Minister]] of the [[Union Territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)\|Puducherry]]. He previously served as Chief Minister of Puducherry from 2001 to 2008 as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] and then from 2011 to 2016 as a member of his own party, the [[All India N.R. Congress]]. He holds the record of becoming Chief Minister within three months after creating his own party. He also holds concessive record of becoming Chief Minister of Puducherry for fourth time.		'''Nadesan Krishnasamy Rangasamy''' (born 4 August 1950) is an Indian politician who is the [[Chief Ministers of India\|Chief Minister]] of the [[Union Territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)\|Puducherry]]. He previously served as Chief Minister of Puducherry from 2001 to 2008 as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] and then from 2011 to 2016 as a member of his own party, the [[All India N.R. Congress]]. He holds the record of becoming Chief Minister within three months after creating his own party. He also holds concessive record of becoming Chief Minister of Puducherry for fourth time.

	==Early life==		==Early life==
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	* 2016 to 2021 – Leader of the Opposition		* 2016 to 2021 – Leader of the Opposition
	* 2021 to present - Chief Minister of Puducherry, as part of NDA Alliance.		* 2021 to present - Chief Minister of Puducherry, as part of NDA Alliance.
	[[File:N. Rangaswamy, Pondicherry.jpg\|centre\|250px]]		[[File:N. Rangaswamy, Pondicherry.jpg\|centre\|250px]]

	During his first tenure as Chief Minister, various path breaking schemes for socio-economic development were implemented like ‘Perunthalaivar Kamarajar’ Housing Scheme for making the [[Union Territory of Puducherry]] a "Hut-free Zone", distribution of free text books, note books, rain coats, cycles, umbrella, ‘Shri Rajiv Gandhi Breakfast Scheme’ under which hot milk and biscuits are provided to students of Govt and Govt-aided schools apart from mid-day meal scheme, free LPG connection with free stove and cylinder to BPL families, 50% concession on stamp duty for immovable property registered in the name of Women and full reimbursement of tuition fees for students selected through CENTAC for pursuing Medicine and Engineering courses.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/puducherry-profile-of-all-india-n-r-congress-chief-n-rangasamy/1/138041.html\|title=Rangasamy's clean image helped him humble Congress in Puducherry\|access-date=2016-11-14}}</ref>		During his first tenure as Chief Minister, various path breaking schemes for socio-economic development were implemented like ‘Perunthalaivar Kamarajar’ Housing Scheme for making the [[Union Territory of Puducherry]] a "Hut-free Zone", distribution of free text books, note books, rain coats, cycles, umbrella, ‘Shri Rajiv Gandhi Breakfast Scheme’ under which hot milk and biscuits are provided to students of Govt and Govt-aided schools apart from mid-day meal scheme, free LPG connection with free stove and cylinder to BPL families, 50% concession on stamp duty for immovable property registered in the name of Women and full reimbursement of tuition fees for students selected through CENTAC for pursuing Medicine and Engineering courses.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/puducherry-profile-of-all-india-n-r-congress-chief-n-rangasamy/1/138041.html\|title=Rangasamy's clean image helped him humble Congress in Puducherry\|access-date=2016-11-14}}</ref>