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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = R. B. Udhaya Kumar
| office = 8th [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 14 February 2024
| constituency = [[Thirumangalam Assembly constituency|Thirumangalam]]
| leader = [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
| predecessor = [[O. Panneerselvam]]
| office1 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = 25 May 2016
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = [[M. Muthuramalingam]]
| successor1 =
| constituency1 = [[Thirumangalam Assembly constituency|Thirumangalam]]
| term_start2 = 23 May 2011
| term_end2 = 21 May 2016
| predecessor2 = [[K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran]]
| successor2 = [[S. G. Subramanian]]
| constituency2 = [[Sattur Assembly constituency|Sattur]]
| office3 = [[Department of Revenue (Tamil Nadu)|Minister for Revenue]] in The [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata3 = {{ubl|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]|[[O. Panneerselvam]]|[[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]}}
| term_start3 = 19 May 2014
| term_end3 = 6 May 2021
| predecessor3 = [[B. V. Ramanaa]]
| successor3 = [[Sattur Ramachandran]]
| office4 = [[Government of Tamil Nadu|Minister for Sports and Youth Welfare]]
| 1blankname4 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata4 = [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
| term_start4 = 11 December 2013
| term_end4 = 19 May 2014
| predecessor4 = [[K. V. Ramalingam]]
| successor4 = [[S. Sundararaj]]
| office5 = [[Government of Tamil Nadu|Minister for Information Technology]]
| 1blankname5 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata5 = [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
| term_start5 = 16 May 2011
| term_end5 = 4 November 2011
| predecessor5 = [[Poongothai Aladi Aruna]]
| successor5 = [[K. A. Sengottaiyan]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1973|4|10}}
| birth_place = [[Madurai district|Madurai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| party = [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
}}
'''R. B. Udhayakumar''' is an Indian politician and the Deputy [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].<ref name="rbudylop"/> He is the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] of [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly|Tamil Nadu]] from [[Tirumangalam (state assembly constituency)|Thirumangalam constituency]].<ref>{{cite web|title=List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu|url=http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2011_Winner_Runner.pdf|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu|access-date=25 August 2011|archive-date=2 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402043414/http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2011_Winner_Runner.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> He belongs to the [[Thevar]] community, a socially and politically dominant caste found throughout [[Chola Nadu|Central]] and [[Pandya Nadu|Southern Tamil Nadu]]

==Political career==
Kumar was sacked as Minister for Information Technology in November 2011 as part of the third cabinet reshuffle in a five-month period by [[Chief Minister (India)|Chief Minister]] [[Jayalalithaa]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Jayalalithaa sacks six Tamil Nadu ministers |agency=PTI |date=4 November 2011 |url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-sacks-six-tamil-nadu-ministers-572958 |work=NDTV |access-date=2017-05-04}}</ref>

On 17 July 2022, R. B. Udhaya Kumar was elected as the Deputy [[Leader of the Opposition]] in [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] replacing [[O. Panneerselvam]] at the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]] Legislative Party Meeting. It was formally declared on 19 July 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/eps-faction-elects-rb-udayakumar-as-deputy-leader-of-opposition-to-replace-ops/articleshow/92975243.cms|title=EPS faction elects RB Udayakumar as deputy leader of opposition to replace OPS|work=thenewsminute|access-date=19 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="rbudylop">{{Cite web |date=2022-07-19 |title=RB Udhayakumar replaces OPS as deputy leader in Tamil Nadu assembly |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rb-udhayakumar-replaces-ops-as-deputy-leader-in-tamil-nadu-assembly-101658229856046.html |access-date=2022-08-26 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> On 14 February 2024, Speaker [[M. Appavu]] allotted the seat of the deputy opposition leader to Udhayakumar in the first row of Tamil Nadu Assembly replacing Panneerselvam after the nearly 19 month long demand of the AIADMK.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-14 |title=சட்டப்பேரவையில் எதிர்க்கட்சி துணைத் தலைவர் இருக்கை உதயகுமாருக்கு ஒதுக்கீடு: ஓபிஎஸ் இருக்கை மாற்றம் |url=https://tamil.news18.com/tamil-nadu/rp-udayakumar-was-allotted-the-seat-of-the-vice-opposition-leader-1344318.html|access-date=2024-02-14 |website=news18 tamil|language=ta}}</ref>

== Electoral performance ==

=== Tamil Nadu Legislative elections ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Elections
!Constituency
!Party
!Result
!% Votes
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]
|[[Sattur Assembly constituency|Sattur]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|ADMK]]
|{{Won}}
|58.32%
|-
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]
|[[Thirumangalam Assembly constituency|Thirumangalam]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|ADMK]]
|{{Won}}
|46.99%
|-
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]
|[[Thirumangalam Assembly constituency|Thirumangalam]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|ADMK]]
|{{Won}}
|45.51%
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 2016–2021]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 2021–2026]]
[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 2011–2016]]

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