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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|image =
|imagesize = 300px
|name = Thangam Thennarasu
|caption =Thennarasu in 2021
| office1 = Minister of [[Department of Industries (Tamil Nadu)|Department of Industries, Tamil Official Language, Tamil Culture and Archeology]]<br>[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
| term_start1 = 7 May 2021
| term_end =
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| predecessor1 = [[M. C. Sampath]]
|office2 = Tamil Nadu Minister for School Education
|term_start2 = May 2006
|term_end2 = May 2011
|predecessor = none
|successor =
|firstminister2 = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
|office3 = Member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|term_start3 = May 2011
|term_end3 =
|constituency3 = [[Tiruchuli (state assembly constituency)|Tiruchuli]]
|predecessor3 = None (new seat)
|term_start4 = May 1998
|term_end4 = May 2001
|constituency4 = [[Aruppukottai (State Assembly Constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
|predecessor4 = [[V. Thangapandian]]
|successor4 = [[K. K. Sivasamy]]
|term_start5 = May 2006
|term_end5 = May 2011
|constituency5 = [[Aruppukottai (State Assembly Constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
|predecessor5 = [[K. K. Sivasamy]]
|successor5 = [[Vaigaichelvan]]
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1966|06|03}}
|birth_place = [[Mallankinaru]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
|party = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|spouse =
|relations = [[V. Thangapandian]] (Father)<br /> [[Thamizhachi Thangapandian]] (Sister)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090320235855/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/16/stories/2009031660530800.htm Thamizhachi Thangapandian injured in accident]</ref>
|children =
|residence =
|occupation =
|website = [http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/disp_ind.asp?prof_id=254 THANGAM THENARASU]
}}
'''Thangam Thennarasu''' (born 3 June 1966) is an Indian politician and the Minister for [[Department of Industries (Tamil Nadu)|Department of Industries]], [[Tamil language|Tamil Official Language, Tamil Culture]] and [[Archaeology|Archeology]] Minister of [[Tamil Nadu|Tamil nadu]]. He served Minister for School Education of Tamil Nadu during 2006-2011. He was born in [[Mallankinaru]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. He has a bachelor's degree in Engineering. He has been elected to the [[Tamil Nadu]] assembly five times.<ref>[http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/disp_ind.asp?prof_id=254 Thangam Thenarasu profile at TN government website]</ref> He is the son of the former Member of Legislative Assembly from [[Aruppukottai (State Assembly Constituency)|Aruppukottai]], [[V. Thangapandian]]

He was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] as a [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] candidate from [[Aruppukottai (State Assembly Constituency)|Aruppukottai constituency]] in [[Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 1997/98|1997/98 by-election]], and [[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2006 election]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/ByeElection/ByeFeb1998/S22/TN-204-LA.HTML 1998 Tamil Nadu assembly By-election]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> He is the younger brother of recently elected Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, from the Chennai South constituency, [[Thamizhachi Thangapandian]].

== Ministerial roles ==
Thennarasu, whose father was [[V. Thangapandian]], a [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) government minister,<ref>{{cite news |work=The Hindu |title=Descendants shine in party of rising sun |first=B. |last=Kolappan |date=21 April 2016 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/descendants-shine-in-party-of-rising-sun/article8501998.ece |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421015034/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/descendants-shine-in-party-of-rising-sun/article8501998.ece |archivedate=2016-04-21}}</ref> himself because Minister for Schools in the DMK government that gained power at the [[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2006 state assembly elections]].

== Later career ==
Thennarasu stood as a candidate in the newly-created constituency of [[Tiruchuli (State Assembly Constituency)|Tiruchuli]] for the [[2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2011 elections]].

He filed a case in the court against the Tamil Nadu Government's decision to form an inquiry into the alleged irregularities in construction of [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly-secretariat complex]]

==Elections Contested and Results==
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!width=150|Elections
!width=100|Constituency
!width=70|Party
!width=70|Result
!width=70|Vote percentage
!width=100|Opposition Candidate
!width=70|Opposition Party
!width=70|Opposition vote percentage
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|bgcolor=98FB98|[[1997–98 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election]]||[[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||Won|| 36.50||V.S. Panchavarnam||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|ADMK]]||34.73<ref>{{cite web|title=1997–98 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997–98_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_by-election/}}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=May 2019}}
|- style="background:#cff;"
|bgcolor=FFA07A|[[2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]||[[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{lost}}|| 40.32||SIVASAMY K.K.||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|ADMK]]||46.07<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2001 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3338-tamil-nadu-2001/}}</ref>
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|bgcolor=98FB98|[[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]||[[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||Won|| 44.88||MURUGAN.K||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|ADMK]]||37.77<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2006 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3339-tamil-nadu-2006/}}</ref>
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|bgcolor=98FB98|[[2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]||[[Tiruchuli (state assembly constituency)|Tiruchuli]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||Won|| 54.36||ESAKKI MUTHU||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|ADMK]]||41.07<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2011 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3340-tamil-nadu-2011/}}</ref>
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|bgcolor=98FB98|[[2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]||[[Tiruchuli (state assembly constituency)|Tiruchuli]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||Won|| 53.61||DINESH BABU, K.||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|ADMK]]||37.77<ref>{{cite web|title=Tamil Nadu General Legislative Election 2016, Election Commission of India|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3473-tamil-nadu-general-legislative-election-2016/?do=download&csrfKey=8555dba886d8cafe8d781d065aa9c151}}</ref>
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|bgcolor=98FB98|[[2021 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]||[[Tiruchuli (state assembly constituency)|Tiruchuli]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||Won|| 59.15||S. Rajasekar||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|ADMK]]||23.86<ref>{{cite web|title=Tamil Nadu General Legislative Election 2021, Election Commission of India|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3473-tamil-nadu-general-legislative-election-2021/?do=download&csrfKey=8555dba886d8cafe8d781d065aa9c151}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080613102824/http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/11/stories/2008061157860600.htm First Mega Job Fair]
*[http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article123826.ece Job Fair in Thiruchirapalli]
*[http://headlinesindia.mapsofindia.com/business-news/employment/dmk-job-fairs-attract-both-firms-and-people-41051.html Job Fair Continued]
*[[Anna Centenary Library]]
*[[World Classical Tamil Conference 2010|Iniyavai Naarppathu Parade]]
*[[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly-secretariat complex|Abonded assembly complex]]

{{Council of Ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
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[[Category:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians]]
[[Category:1966 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu ministers]]
[[Category:Members of the 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]

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