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'''K. Pitchandi''', also spelled '''K. Pichandi''',  is an Indian politician and, {{asof|2016|lc=yes}}, a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) of [[Tamil Nadu]].
'''K. Pitchandi''', also known as  '''K. Pichandi''',  is an Indian Tamil politician and the current Deputy Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/newly-elected-mlas-to-take-oath-on-may-11-k-pitchandi-appointed-pro-tem-speaker/articleshow/82480744.cms | title=Newly elected MLAs to take oath on May 11; K Pitchandi .appointed pro-tem Speaker | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Julie Mariappan | date=8 May 2021 | accessdate=8 May 2021}}</ref>


Pitchandi was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] from [[Tiruvannamalai (State Assembly Constituency)|Tiruvannamalai constituency]] as a [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) candidate in the [[1989 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1989]],<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf 1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> [[1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1996]],<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |page=6 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election 1996 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu |accessdate=2017-05-06}}</ref> [[2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2001]]<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> and [[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2006 elections]].<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 also contested the constituency in the [[1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1991 elections]], when he finished as runner-up to [[V. Kannan]] of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |page=268 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election 1991 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu |accessdate=2017-05-17}}</ref>
Pitchandi was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] from [[Tiruvannamalai (State Assembly Constituency)|Tiruvannamalai constituency]] as a [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) candidate in the [[1989 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1989]],<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf 1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> [[1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1996]],<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |page=6 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election 1996 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu |accessdate=2017-05-06}}</ref> [[2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2001]]<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> and [[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2006 elections]].<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 also contested the constituency in the [[1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1991 elections]], when he finished as runner-up to [[V. Kannan]] of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |page=268 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election 1991 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu |accessdate=2017-05-17}}</ref>
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Pitchandi was the Minister for Housing and Urban Development in the Tamil Nadu Cabinet from 1996 to 2001.<ref name="hindu"/> He stood as a candidate in [[2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2011]] in the [[Kilpennathur (State Assembly Constituency)|Kilpennathur constituency]],<ref>{{cite news |work=The Hindu |title=E. V. Velu, K. Pichandi file nomination papers in Tiruvannamalai |date=22 March 2011 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/E.V.-Velu-K.-Pichandi-file-nomination-papers-in-Tiruvannamalai/article14957191.ece |accessdate=2017-05-17}}</ref> where he finished as runner-up to [[A. K. Aranganathan]] of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK) party.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |page=285 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_TN_May2011.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election 2011 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu |accessdate=2017-05-17}}</ref>
Pitchandi was the Minister for Housing and Urban Development in the Tamil Nadu Cabinet from 1996 to 2001.<ref name="hindu"/> He stood as a candidate in [[2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2011]] in the [[Kilpennathur (State Assembly Constituency)|Kilpennathur constituency]],<ref>{{cite news |work=The Hindu |title=E. V. Velu, K. Pichandi file nomination papers in Tiruvannamalai |date=22 March 2011 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/E.V.-Velu-K.-Pichandi-file-nomination-papers-in-Tiruvannamalai/article14957191.ece |accessdate=2017-05-17}}</ref> where he finished as runner-up to [[A. K. Aranganathan]] of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK) party.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |page=285 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_TN_May2011.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election 2011 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu |accessdate=2017-05-17}}</ref>


Pitchandi remained loyal to the DMK party, for which he was rewarded with the mostly honorific position of deputy whip in May 2016.<ref name="hindu">{{cite news |work=The Hindu |title=Pichandi gets recognition |first=A. D. |last=Balasubramaniyan |date=25 May 2016 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/pichandi-gets-recognition/article8643654.ece |accessdate=2017-05-17}}</ref> He had won the Kilpennathur seat in the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|elections of 2016]] to become an MLA once again.<ref>{{cite web |title=15th Assembly Members |publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/15thassembly/members/051_100.html |accessdate=2017-05-17}}</ref>
Pitchandi remained loyal to the DMK party, for which he was rewarded with the mostly honorific position of deputy whip in May 2016.<ref name="hindu">{{cite news |work=The Hindu |title=Pichandi gets recognition |first=A. D. |last=Balasubramaniyan |date=25 May 2016 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/pichandi-gets-recognition/article8643654.ece |accessdate=2017-05-17}}</ref> He had won the Kilpennathur seat in the [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|elections of 2021]] to become MLA once again, after which he was made the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.]]<ref>{{cite web |title=15th Assembly Members |publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/15thassembly/members/051_100.html |accessdate=2017-05-17}}</ref>


Pitchandi was instrumental in persuading [[E. V. Velu]] to transfer his allegiance to the DMK from the AIADMK.<ref name="hindu"/> Velu, who had already served twice as an AIADMK MLA,<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |page=6 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election 2001 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu |accessdate=2017-05-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |page=6 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election 2006 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu |accessdate=2017-05-17}}</ref> was elected to Pitchandi's former seat in Tiruvannamalai as a DMK member from 2011.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of Indian government|page=10 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_TN_May2011.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election 2011 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu |accessdate=2017-05-17}}</ref>
Pitchandi was instrumental in persuading [[E. V. Velu]] to transfer his allegiance to the DMK from the AIADMK.<ref name="hindu"/> Velu, who had already served twice as an AIADMK MLA,<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |page=6 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election 2001 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu |accessdate=2017-05-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |page=6 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election 2006 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu |accessdate=2017-05-17}}</ref> was elected to Pitchandi's former seat in [[Tiruvannamalai (state assembly constituency)|Tiruvannamalai]] as a DMK member from 2011.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of Indian government|page=10 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_TN_May2011.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election 2011 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu |accessdate=2017-05-17}}</ref>


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K. Pitchandi, also known as K. Pichandi, is an Indian Tamil politician and the current Deputy Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.[1]

Pitchandi was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Tiruvannamalai constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate in the 1989,[2] 1996,[3] 2001[4] and 2006 elections.[5] He also contested the constituency in the 1991 elections, when he finished as runner-up to V. Kannan of the Indian National Congress.[6]

Pitchandi was the Minister for Housing and Urban Development in the Tamil Nadu Cabinet from 1996 to 2001.[7] He stood as a candidate in 2011 in the Kilpennathur constituency,[8] where he finished as runner-up to A. K. Aranganathan of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party.[9]

Pitchandi remained loyal to the DMK party, for which he was rewarded with the mostly honorific position of deputy whip in May 2016.[7] He had won the Kilpennathur seat in the elections of 2021 to become MLA once again, after which he was made the Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.[10]

Pitchandi was instrumental in persuading E. V. Velu to transfer his allegiance to the DMK from the AIADMK.[7] Velu, who had already served twice as an AIADMK MLA,[11][12] was elected to Pitchandi's former seat in Tiruvannamalai as a DMK member from 2011.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Newly elected MLAs to take oath on May 11; K Pitchandi .appointed pro-tem Speaker". Julie Mariappan. The Times of India. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. ↑ 1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election 1996 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 6. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  4. ↑ 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  5. ↑ 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  6. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election 1991 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 268. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Balasubramaniyan, A. D. (25 May 2016). "Pichandi gets recognition". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "E. V. Velu, K. Pichandi file nomination papers in Tiruvannamalai". The Hindu. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election 2011 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 285. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "15th Assembly Members". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election 2001 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 6. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  12. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election 2006 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 6. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  13. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election 2011 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of Indian government. p. 10. Retrieved 17 May 2017.


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