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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = T. Ramachandran
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1968}}
| birth_place = [[Thalli]], [[Krishnagiri district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
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| occupation = [[Politician]]<br>[[Social Worker]]
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| office1 = Member of [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency1 = [[Thalli Assembly constituency|Thalli]]
| term_start1 = 2 May 2021
| predecessor1 = [[Y. Prakaash]]
| party = [[Communist Party of India]] (2007 - present)
| other_party = *[[Independent politician|Independent]] (2006 - 2007)
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (till 2006)
| constituency2 = [[Thalli Assembly constituency|Thalli]]
| term_start2 = 11 May 2006
| term_end2 = 19 May 2016
| predecessor2 = [[K. V. Muralidharan]]
| successor2 = [[Y. Prakaash]]
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'''T. Ramachandran''' is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu. He is a four time Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the [[Thalli Assembly constituency]], first as an independent in 2006 and later representing the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in 2011, 2021 and 2026.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-05-04 |title=Tamil Nadu election results 2026: Full list of winners |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamil-nadu-assembly/tamil-nadu-assembly-election-2026-results-full-list-of-winners/article70908112.ece |access-date=2026-05-06 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Political career==
Ramachandran began getting involved in politics. He joined the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]. He criticised the state leadership of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] in public, resigned and contested as independent candidate in [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]. Later, he joined the Communist Party of India in 2007.
He represented the [[Communist Party of India]] in the [[Fourteenth Assembly of Tamil Nadu|Fourteenth Assembly]] (2011-2016).<ref>{{cite web|title=List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106023829/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf|archivedate=2015-11-06|publisher=Govt. of Tamil Nadu}}</ref> In the [[Thirteenth Assembly of Tamil Nadu|prior Assembly]] of 2006-2011 he represented the same constituency as an independent member.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref>

== Elections contested ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Election
! Constituency
! Party
! Result
! Vote %
! Runner-up
! Runner-up Party
! Runner-up vote %
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|bgcolor="98FB98"| [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] || [[Thalli Assembly constituency|Thalli]]|| [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] || Won ||62.18% || Dr.C.Nageshkumar|| [[BJP]] || 33.2%
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|bgcolor="98FB98"| [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] || [[Thalli Assembly constituency|Thalli]]|| [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] || Won || 47.09% || Prakaash. Y || [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] || 43.75%
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|bgcolor="98FB98"| [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] || [[Thalli Assembly constituency|Thalli]]|| [[Independent politician|Independent]] || Won || 43.60% || NAGARAJA REDDY P || [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] || 42.40%
|}

==Legal allegations==

On 5 October 2012 Ramachandran faced allegations of instigating violence in connection with a temple festival in Nilgiris village near Uthanapalli near [[Hosur]].
Ramachandran was also arrested in the illegal quarry mining case registered in Kelamangalam Police station under Crime No. 201/2012 under sections 379 of IPC and 21 (IV) of Mines and Minerals Act and Section 4 of PPDL.
Ramachandran was arrested in connection with all the ten cases registered against him after the murder of PDK functionary T. Palani in Balepuram village on 5 July 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/Two-more-cases-against-Thally-MLA/article12546221.ece|title=Two more cases against Thally MLA|author=Staff Reporter|date=5 October 2012|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

In 2015 Ramachandran was charged under the [[Tamil Nadu Goondas Act|Goondas Act]] for his alleged involvement in several murders and other anti-social activities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150623/nation-crime/article/family-suspects-mla-t-ramachandran’s-role-murder|title=Family suspects MLA T Ramachandran's role in murder|first=Deccan|last=Chronicle|date=23 June 2015|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 2006–2011]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 2011–2016]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 2021–2026]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Communist Party of India politicians from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Vokkaliga politicians]]
[[Category:1968 births]]

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