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'''K. Ramachandran''' (born 9 August 1951) is an Indian politician and the | '''K. Ramachandran''' (born 9 August 1951) is an Indian politician and the [[Minister for Forests]] in [[Tamil Nadu]]. He was born in [[Coonoor]]. | ||
He was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] as a [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]](DMK) candidate from [[Gudalur (State Assembly Constituency)|Gudalur constituency]] in 2006<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> and from [[Coonoor (State Assembly Constituency)|Coonoor constituency]] in 2011 and 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011 |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf |publisher=Govt. of Tamil Nadu |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320103427/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf |archivedate=20 March 2012 }}</ref> | |||
He also served as the [[Minister for Khadi]] of Tamil Nadu from 2006-2011 in the Cabinet of Dr.[[M. Karunanidhi]]. | |||
The Coonoor seat had long been held by the DMK but supporters of Ramachandran were incensed that he was deselected for the [[2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2016 elections]] and threatened to rebel. The new candidate was [[B. M. Mubarak]], who had also been given the post of district secretary of the party in [[Nilgiris]] after Ramachandran had been removed from it in 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=DMK protest over nominee: Chappals hurled at A Raja |first=B. |last=Ravichandran |date=23 April 2016 |work=The Asian Age |url=http://www.asianage.com/india/dmk-protest-over-nominee-chappals-hurled-raja-507 |accessdate=2017-05-06}}</ref> The DMK lost the seat.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Times of India |date=20 May 2016 |title=AIADMK wins back Coonoor seat after a gap of 25 years |accessdate=2017-05-06 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/AIADMK-wins-back-Coonoor-seat-after-a-gap-of-25-years/articleshow/52351973.cms}}</ref> | The Coonoor seat had long been held by the DMK but supporters of Ramachandran were incensed that he was deselected for the [[2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2016 elections]] and threatened to rebel. The new candidate was [[B. M. Mubarak]], who had also been given the post of district secretary of the party in [[Nilgiris]] after Ramachandran had been removed from it in 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=DMK protest over nominee: Chappals hurled at A Raja |first=B. |last=Ravichandran |date=23 April 2016 |work=The Asian Age |url=http://www.asianage.com/india/dmk-protest-over-nominee-chappals-hurled-raja-507 |accessdate=2017-05-06}}</ref> The DMK lost the seat.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Times of India |date=20 May 2016 |title=AIADMK wins back Coonoor seat after a gap of 25 years |accessdate=2017-05-06 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/AIADMK-wins-back-Coonoor-seat-after-a-gap-of-25-years/articleshow/52351973.cms}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 17:38, 9 December 2021
K. Ramachandran (born 9 August 1951) is an Indian politician and the Minister for Forests in Tamil Nadu. He was born in Coonoor.
He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(DMK) candidate from Gudalur constituency in 2006[1] and from Coonoor constituency in 2011 and 2021.[2]
He also served as the Minister for Khadi of Tamil Nadu from 2006-2011 in the Cabinet of Dr.M. Karunanidhi.
The Coonoor seat had long been held by the DMK but supporters of Ramachandran were incensed that he was deselected for the 2016 elections and threatened to rebel. The new candidate was B. M. Mubarak, who had also been given the post of district secretary of the party in Nilgiris after Ramachandran had been removed from it in 2014.[3] The DMK lost the seat.[4]
References
- ↑ 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ↑ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012.
- ↑ Ravichandran, B. (23 April 2016). "DMK protest over nominee: Chappals hurled at A Raja". The Asian Age. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ↑ "AIADMK wins back Coonoor seat after a gap of 25 years". The Times of India. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
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