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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name       = A Namassivayam
| name               = A Namassivayam
|image = File:A. Namassivayam.png
| image               = File:A. Namassivayam.png
| office1     = PWD Minister of Puducherry
| office1             = [[Government of Puducherry|PWD Minister, Government of Puducherry]]
| term_start1   = 2016  
| term_start1         = 2016
| term_end1     = 2021 January{{efn|resigned from Indian National Congress and joined Bharatiya Janata Party}}  
| term_end1           = 2021{{efn|resigned from Indian National Congress and joined Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| birth_date =
| office2            = [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Member Of Legislative Assembly<br>Puducherry]]
| birth_place = [[Pondicherry|Pondichéry]], [[French India]] (now Puducherry, India)
| term_start2        = 2 May 2021
| party       = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| term_end2          =
| otherparty = [[National Democratic Alliance]]<br>
| constituency2      = [[Mannadipet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Mannadipet]]
'''Former parties:'''
| predecessor2        = [[T. P. R. Selvame]]
| term_start3        = 2016
| term_end3          = 2021
| constituency3      = [[Villianur (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Villianur]]
| successor3          = [[R. Siva]]
| term_start4        = 2011
| term_end4          = 2016
| constituency4      = [[Villianur (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Villianur]]
| predecessor4        = J. Narayanasamy
| term_start5        = 2006
| term_end5          = 2011
| constituency5      = [[Ozhukarai (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Ozhukarai]]
| successor5          = N.G. Pannirselvam
| term_start6        = 2001
| term_end6          = 2006
| constituency6      = [[Ozhukarai (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Ozhukarai]]
| predecessor6        = K. Natarajan
| birth_date         =  
| birth_place         = [[Pondicherry|Pondichéry]], [[French India]] (now Puducherry, India)
| party               = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| otherparty         = '''Former parties:'''
*[[Indian National Congress]]
*[[Indian National Congress]]
*[[Tamil Maanila Congress]]
*[[Tamil Maanila Congress]]
*[[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
*[[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
*[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]  
*[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
}}
}}


'''Arumugam Namassivayam''' is an Indian politician. He was elected from the [[Villianur (Union Territory Assembly constituency)]] in [[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|Puducherry Legislative Assembly election in 2016]].<ref>
'''Arumugam Namassivayam''' is an Indian politician from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>
{{cite web | url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU075.htm?ac=5 | title=GENERAL ELECTION TO LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY TRENDS & RESULT 2016 Puducherry Villianur | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | accessdate=22 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/assembly-elections-2016/puducherry-polls/Tussle-in-Puducherry-Congress-for-the-top-job/2016/05/21/article3443870.ece | title=Tussle in Puducherry Congress for the top job | publisher=[[New Indian Express]] | date=21 May 2016 | accessdate=22 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/elections/congress-dmk-alliance-wins-puducherry-116051900929_1.html | title=Congress-DMK alliance wins Puducherry | publisher=[[Business Standard]] | date=20 May 2016 | accessdate=22 May 2016}}</ref>
{{cite web | url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU075.htm?ac=5 | title=GENERAL ELECTION TO LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY TRENDS & RESULT 2016 Puducherry Villianur | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | accessdate=22 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/assembly-elections-2016/puducherry-polls/Tussle-in-Puducherry-Congress-for-the-top-job/2016/05/21/article3443870.ece | title=Tussle in Puducherry Congress for the top job | publisher=[[New Indian Express]] | date=21 May 2016 | accessdate=22 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/elections/congress-dmk-alliance-wins-puducherry-116051900929_1.html | title=Congress-DMK alliance wins Puducherry | publisher=[[Business Standard]] | date=20 May 2016 | accessdate=22 May 2016}}</ref>


== Political career ==
== Political career ==
He was the Ex-president of [[Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee]].
He was the Ex-president of [[Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee]].
On January 25, 2021, he was suspended from the Congress party for his anti-party activities. Following that Namassivayam submitted his MLA resignation letter to the assembly speaker and quit Congress party.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jan 25|first=Bosco Dominique /|last2=2021|last3=Ist|first3=13:58|title=Puducherry minister A Namassivayam, MLA Theepainthan resign {{!}} Puducherry News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/puducherry/puducherry-minister-a-namassivayam-mla-theepainthan-resign/articleshow/80446727.cms|access-date=2021-01-25|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Setback to Congress in Puducherry as PWD Minister Namassivayam, MLA resign, set to join BJP|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/jan/25/setback-to-congress-in-puducherryaspwd-minister-namassivayammlaresign-set-to-join-bjp-2254876.html|access-date=2021-01-28|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
On January 25, 2021, he was suspended from the Congress party for his anti-party activities. Following that Namassivayam submitted his MLA resignation letter to the assembly speaker and quit Congress party.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-25|title=Puducherry Minister Namassivayam resigns, Congress suspends him|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/puducherry-minister-namassivayam-resigns-congress-suspends-him-142142|access-date=2021-05-11|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Setback to Congress in Puducherry as PWD Minister Namassivayam, MLA resign, set to join BJP|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/jan/25/setback-to-congress-in-puducherryaspwd-minister-namassivayammlaresign-set-to-join-bjp-2254876.html|access-date=2021-01-28|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
He joined [[Bharathiya Janata Party]] along with his supporter Theeppainthan on 28 January 2021 in the presence of its national general secretary Arun Singh.<ref>{{Cite web|last=World|first=Republic|title=Ex Puducherry Congress president A Namassivayam joins BJP|url=https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/politics/ex-puducherry-congress-president-a-namassivayam-joins-bjp.html|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Republic World|language=en}}</ref>
He joined [[Bharathiya Janata Party]] along with his supporter Theeppainthan on 28 January 2021 in the presence of its national general secretary Arun Singh.{{cn|date=November 2021}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 08:25, 5 December 2021


A Namassivayam
PWD Minister, Government of Puducherry
In office
2016 – 2021[lower-alpha 1]
Member Of Legislative Assembly
Puducherry
Assumed office
2 May 2021
Preceded byT. P. R. Selvame
ConstituencyMannadipet
In office
2016–2021
Succeeded byR. Siva
ConstituencyVillianur
In office
2011–2016
Preceded byJ. Narayanasamy
ConstituencyVillianur
In office
2006–2011
Succeeded byN.G. Pannirselvam
ConstituencyOzhukarai
In office
2001–2006
Preceded byK. Natarajan
ConstituencyOzhukarai
Personal details
BornPondichéry, French India (now Puducherry, India)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations
Former parties:

Arumugam Namassivayam is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2][3]

Political career[edit | edit source]

He was the Ex-president of Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee. On January 25, 2021, he was suspended from the Congress party for his anti-party activities. Following that Namassivayam submitted his MLA resignation letter to the assembly speaker and quit Congress party.[4][5] He joined Bharathiya Janata Party along with his supporter Theeppainthan on 28 January 2021 in the presence of its national general secretary Arun Singh.[citation needed]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. resigned from Indian National Congress and joined Bharatiya Janata Party

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "GENERAL ELECTION TO LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY TRENDS & RESULT 2016 Puducherry Villianur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. "Tussle in Puducherry Congress for the top job". New Indian Express. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  3. "Congress-DMK alliance wins Puducherry". Business Standard. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  4. "Puducherry Minister Namassivayam resigns, Congress suspends him". The News Minute. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  5. "Setback to Congress in Puducherry as PWD Minister Namassivayam, MLA resign, set to join BJP". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 January 2021.