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'''P. Saravanan''' is an Indian politician and an Ex [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly]] of Tamil Nadu from [[Thirupparankundram (state assembly constituency)|Thirupparankundram Constituency]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/15thassembly/members/151_200.html | title=15th Assembly Members | publisher=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | accessdate=20 September 2019 }}</ref> <br />
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==Political career==<br />
Saravanan started his political career as the Madurai Rural Unit Secretary of the [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (MDMK) and later moved to the DMK because he was denied the ticket to contest the polls by MDMK.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=BJP cadre shell shocked as DMK MLA joins party in morning, gets Madurai North seat within hours|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/mar/14/bjp-cadre-shell-shocked-as-dmk-mla-joins-party-in-morning-gets-madurai-north-seat-within-hours-2276527.html|access-date=2021-03-17|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Saravanan was also a member of the BJP earlier during 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Tamil Nadu Assembly polls: Sitting DMK MLA P Saravanan joins BJP|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/elections/tamil-nadu-assembly-polls-sitting-dmk-mla-p-saravanan-joins-bjp-121031400310_1.html|access-date=2021-03-17|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=14 March 2021|language=en}}</ref><br />
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He was then made as the Deputy Leader of [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] Party’s Doctor wing. During the By Elections held for Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on 19 May, He defeated his rival Muniyandi of the [[AIADMK]] with a difference of 2936 votes.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|first=Padmini Sivarajah|title=Tamil Nadu assembly elections: BJP fields DMK MLA within hours of his joining party {{!}} Tamil Nadu Election News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/tamil-nadu/tamil-nadu-assembly-elections-bjp-fields-dmk-mla-within-hours-of-his-joining-party/articleshow/81502572.cms|url-status=live|access-date=|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> <br />
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Later he joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) on 14 March 2021, upset as the DMK did not give him a seat to contest.<ref>{{cite news |title=DMK huffs and puffs to win Tirupparankundram at last |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/dmk-huffs-and-puffs-to-win-tirupparankundram-at-last/article27231514.ece |work=The Hindu |date=24 May 2019 |accessdate=20 July 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Within hours of joining the BJP, Saravanan was allotted the Madurai North constituency.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-14|title=Disgruntled DMK MLA joins BJP, hours later gets Assembly ticket|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/disgruntled-dmk-mla-joins-bjp-hours-later-gets-assembly-ticket-145216|access-date=2021-03-17|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> Many cadres of BJP protested stating that the constituency should not be allotted to him and many cadres locked the BJP office at K Pudur as protest.<ref name=":1" /> Madurai rural district BJP secretary A Nagarajan said in protest that “It is a very wrong move by party leadership to give ticket to a renowned party defector”.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* https://drpsaravanan.in/<br />
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