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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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| office      = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Nominated Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
| office      = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Nominated Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start  = 4 July 2017
| term_start  = 4 July 2017
| term_end    =  
| term_end    = 20 February 2021
| predecessor  = M. Visweswaran
| predecessor  = M. Visweswaran
| successor    =  
| successor    = [[K. Venkatesan]]
| constituency = Nominated
| constituency = Nominated
| office1      = President of the Puducherry BJP Unit
| office1      = President of the Puducherry BJP Unit
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'''V. Saminathan''' is an [[India]]n politician and member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. Saminathan is a member of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]] from 4 July 2017 as a Nominated by Central Government of India.<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/puducherry-chief-minister-v-narayanaswamy-kiran-bedi-issue/article19225011.ece]</ref><ref>[http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/end-congress-govt-puducherry-newly-nominated-bjp-mla-tells-tnm-64730 'End of Congress govt in Puducherry,' newly nominated BJP MLA]</ref><ref>[http://myneta.info/puducherry2016/candidate.php?candidate_id=5 My Neta]</ref>
'''V. Saminathan''' is an Indian politician and member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. Saminathan is a member of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]] from 4 July 2017 as a Nominated by Central Government of India.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/puducherry-chief-minister-v-narayanaswamy-kiran-bedi-issue/article19225011.ece| title = The low down on the Puducherry nominated MLAs issue - The Hindu}} </ref><ref>[http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/end-congress-govt-puducherry-newly-nominated-bjp-mla-tells-tnm-64730 'End of Congress govt in Puducherry,' newly nominated BJP MLA]</ref><ref>[http://myneta.info/puducherry2016/candidate.php?candidate_id=5 My Neta]</ref>


He contested [[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Lawspet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Lawspet constituency]] and got only 1,509 votes. He is the current President of BJP Puducherry unit.<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/jul/03/big-ripples-in-little-pondy-as-bjp-gains-backdoor-entry-into-assembly-1623817--1.html Big ripples in little Pondy as BJP gains backdoor entry into Assembly]</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Swaminathan-elected-chief-of-BJP-Puducherry-unit/article13997113.ece Swaminathan elected chief of BJP Puducherry unit]</ref>
He lost the 2021 assembly election in Lawspet assembly constituency where his opponent of Indian National Congress M. Vaithianathan won by a margin of 5701 votes. He contested [[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Lawspet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Lawspet constituency]] and got 8,891 votes.<ref>https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseU0711.htm?ac=11</ref> He is the current President of BJP Puducherry unit.<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/jul/03/big-ripples-in-little-pondy-as-bjp-gains-backdoor-entry-into-assembly-1623817--1.html Big ripples in little Pondy as BJP gains backdoor entry into Assembly]</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Swaminathan-elected-chief-of-BJP-Puducherry-unit/article13997113.ece Swaminathan elected chief of BJP Puducherry unit]</ref>


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Latest revision as of 06:46, 10 January 2022

V. Saminathan
Nominated Member of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
In office
4 July 2017 – 20 February 2021
Preceded byM. Visweswaran
Succeeded byK. Venkatesan
ConstituencyNominated
President of the Puducherry BJP Unit
Assumed office
12 January 2016
Preceded byM. Visweswaran
Personal details
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party

V. Saminathan is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Saminathan is a member of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly from 4 July 2017 as a Nominated by Central Government of India.[1][2][3]

He lost the 2021 assembly election in Lawspet assembly constituency where his opponent of Indian National Congress M. Vaithianathan won by a margin of 5701 votes. He contested 2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election from Lawspet constituency and got 8,891 votes.[4] He is the current President of BJP Puducherry unit.[5][6]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "The low down on the Puducherry nominated MLAs issue - The Hindu".
  2. 'End of Congress govt in Puducherry,' newly nominated BJP MLA
  3. My Neta
  4. https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseU0711.htm?ac=11
  5. Big ripples in little Pondy as BJP gains backdoor entry into Assembly
  6. Swaminathan elected chief of BJP Puducherry unit