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'''R. Sakkarapani''' is an Indian politician and incumbent [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] who has been elected from [[Oddanchatram (State Assembly Constituency)|Oddanchatram constituency]] for five consecutive periods. A member of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] party, he won in [[1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1996]],<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |page=8 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 |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> [[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|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> 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu}}</ref> and 2016 elections. He is the DMK Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Whip for 2006 to 2011 Legislative assembly and 2011 to 2016 Legislative assembly and also current 2016 to 2021 assembly.  
'''R. Sakkarapani''' is an Indian Tamil politician, Minister of Tamil Nadu and incumbent [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] who has been elected from [[Oddanchatram (State Assembly Constituency)|Oddanchatram constituency]] for five consecutive periods and now as sixth term. A member of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) party, he won in [[1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1996]],<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |page=8 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 |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> [[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|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> 2011,<ref>{{cite web|title=List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu}}</ref> 2016 and 2021 elections.
 
He was the [[Chief Government Whip]] of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011 and as a DMK Whip for 2011 to 2016 Legislative assembly and also for 2016 to 2021 assembly. He is appointed as the [[Minister for Food and Civil Supplies]] of Tamil Nadu for the first time in Thiru M K Stalin's Cabinet.He is one among the only 3 members who were consecutively elected to TamilNadu assembly from 1996 onwards for the sixth time consecutively which record he holds along with his party counterparts [[M. K. Stalin|M.K.Stalin]] and [[Durai Murugan|Duraimurugan]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/m-k-stalin-cabinet-in-tamil-nadu-raj-bhavan-releases-list-of-ministers/articleshow/82430341.cms | title=DMK govt in Tamil Nadu: Names of MK Stalin’s cabinet colleagues revealed | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Julie Mariappan | date=6 May 2021 | accessdate=6 May 2021}}</ref>


==Birth==
==Birth==


Sakarapani was born in a village near Kallimandayam.
Sakkarapani was born in a village Kaaliyappagoundanpatti near Kallimandayam


== Elections contested ==
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| bgcolor="98FB98" |[[2021 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]||[[Oddanchatram (state assembly constituency)|Oddanchatram]]||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||Won|| 54.51|| Nataraj N P||[[AIADMK]]||40.26{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}
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R. Sakkarapani is an Indian Tamil politician, Minister of Tamil Nadu and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu who has been elected from Oddanchatram constituency for five consecutive periods and now as sixth term. A member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party, he won in 1996,[1] 2001,[2] 2006,[3] 2011,[4] 2016 and 2021 elections.

He was the Chief Government Whip of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011 and as a DMK Whip for 2011 to 2016 Legislative assembly and also for 2016 to 2021 assembly. He is appointed as the Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu for the first time in Thiru M K Stalin's Cabinet.He is one among the only 3 members who were consecutively elected to TamilNadu assembly from 1996 onwards for the sixth time consecutively which record he holds along with his party counterparts M.K.Stalin and Duraimurugan[5]

Birth

Sakkarapani was born in a village Kaaliyappagoundanpatti near Kallimandayam

Elections contested

Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election Oddanchatram DMK Won 58.57 K Sellamuthu AIADMK 26.08[6]
2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election Oddanchatram DMK Won 46.4 A T Sellasamy AIADMK 45.2[7]
2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election Oddanchatram DMK Won 53.66 K P Nallasamy AIADMK 36.93[8]
2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election Oddanchatram DMK Won 51.99 P Baalasubramani AIADMK 43.14[9]
2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly election Oddanchatram DMK Won 64.26 K Kittusamy AIADMK 29.56[10][11]
2021 Tamil Nadu state assembly election Oddanchatram DMK Won 54.51 Nataraj N P AIADMK 40.26[citation needed]

Election

Sakarapani contested his first election in 1996 from oddanchatram constituency .He defeated K.sellamuthu of Admk by 36823. He contested his second election from the same constituency in 2001,Irrespective of Admk sweeping the state Sakarapani won the Constituency by 1369 votes .In 2006 again contesting from the same oddanchatram constituency and won by a margin of 19903. He was selected as Tamil Nadu govt whip and also for the ruling party DMk. In 2011, Sakarapani won against huge anti incumbency by 14933. In 2016 election Sakarapani defeated the Admk candidate Kittusamy by margin of 65727. His winning margin is second highest in the state behind DMK supremo Karunanidh.

References

  1. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 8. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  2. ↑ 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. ↑ 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  4. ↑ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu.
  5. ↑ "DMK govt in Tamil Nadu: Names of MK Stalin's cabinet colleagues revealed". Julie Mariappan. The Times of India. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Statistical report on Tamil Nadu Assembly election 1996" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 1996. p. 261. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Statistical report on Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2001" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 2001. p. 257. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Statistical report on Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2006". Election Commission of India. 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "Statistical report on Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2001" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 2011. p. 36. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  10. ↑ "The verdict 2016". The Hindu. Chennai. 19 May 2016. p. 6.
  11. ↑ "Green cover". The Times of India. Chennai. 19 May 2016. p. 2.


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