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|image =
| image               = Thangam Thennarasu.jpg
|imagesize = 300px
| caption = Thenarasu (centre right) presenting a [[lifetime achievement award]] to N. Dharmarajan
|name = Thangam Thennarasu
| name               = Thangam Thenarasu
|caption =Thennarasu in 2021
| office          = [[Government of Tamil Nadu|Minister for Electricity (Tamil Nadu)]]
| office1            = Minister of [[Department of Industries (Tamil Nadu)|Department of Industries, Tamil Official Language, Tamil Culture and Archeology]]<br>[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
| term_start    = 16 June 2023
| term_start1        = 7 May 2021
| term_end      = 28 September 2024
| term_end            =  
| predecessor  = [[V. Senthil Balaji]]
| successor    = [[V. Senthil Balaji]]
| office1      = [[Government of Tamil Nadu|Minister for Finance and Human Resources Management (Tamil Nadu)]]
| 1blankname1        = Chief Minister
| 1blankname1        = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1          = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| 1namedata1          = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| predecessor1        = [[M. C. Sampath]]
| predecessor1 = [[Palanivel Thiagarajan]]
|office2 = Tamil Nadu Minister for School Education
| termstart1    = 11 May 2023
|term_start2 = May 2006
| termend1      =
|term_end2 = May 2011
| 2namedata    = [[M. K. Stalin]]
|predecessor        = none
| 2blankname    = Chief Minister
|successor         =  
| office2            = [[Government of Tamil Nadu|Minister for Industries (Tamil Nadu)]]
|firstminister2 = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| term_start2        = 7 May 2021
|office3 = Member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| term_end2          = 10 May 2023
|term_start3 = May 2011
| 2blankname2        = Chief Minister
|term_end3 =  
| 2namedata2          = [[M. K. Stalin]]
|constituency3 = [[Tiruchuli (state assembly constituency)|Tiruchuli]]
| predecessor2       = [[M. C. Sampath]]
|predecessor3       = None (new seat)
| successor2          = [[T. R. B. Rajaa]]
|term_start4 = May 1998
| office3            = [[Government of Tamil Nadu|Minister for School Education (Tamil Nadu)]]
|term_end4 = May 2001
| term_start3        = 13 May 2006
|constituency4 = [[Aruppukottai (State Assembly Constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
| term_end3          = 15 May 2011
|predecessor4       = [[V. Thangapandian]]
| 3blankname3        = Chief Minister
|successor4         = [[K. K. Sivasamy]]
| 3namedata3         = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
|term_start5 = May 2006
| predecessor3        = [[C. V. Shanmugam]]
|term_end5 = May 2011
| successor3          = [[C. V. Shanmugam]]
|constituency5 = [[Aruppukottai (State Assembly Constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
| office4            = Member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|predecessor5       = [[K. K. Sivasamy]]
| term_start4        = 13 May 2011
|successor5         = [[Vaigaichelvan]]
| term_end4          =  
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1966|06|03}}
| constituency4      = [[Tiruchuli (state assembly constituency)|Tiruchuli]]
|birth_place = [[Mallankinaru]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| predecessor4       = Constituency Created
|party = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| term_start5        = 11 May 2006
|spouse =  
| term_end5          = 13 May 2011
|relations = [[V. Thangapandian]] (Father)<br /> [[Thamizhachi Thangapandian]] (Sister)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090320235855/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/16/stories/2009031660530800.htm Thamizhachi Thangapandian injured in accident]</ref>
| constituency5      = [[Aruppukottai (State Assembly Constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
|children =
| predecessor5       = [[K. K. Sivasamy]]
|residence =
| successor5         = [[Vaigaichelvan]]
|occupation =
| term_start6        = 4 March 1998
|website = [http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/disp_ind.asp?prof_id=254 THANGAM THENARASU]
| term_end6          = 13 May 2001
| constituency6      = [[Aruppukottai (State Assembly Constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
| predecessor6       = [[V. Thangapandian]]
| successor6         = [[K. K. Sivasamy]]
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1966|06|03}}
| birth_place         = [[Mallankinaru]], composite [[Ramanathapuram district]],<br/>[[Madras State]]<br/>(now [[Virudhunagar district]],<br/>[[Tamil Nadu]]), [[India]]
| party               = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| spouse             =  
| relations           = [[V. Thangapandian]] (Father)<br /> [[Thamizhachi Thangapandian]] (Sister)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090320235855/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/16/stories/2009031660530800.htm Thamizhachi Thangapandian injured in accident]</ref>
| children           =  
| residence           =  
| occupation         = Politician
| website             = [http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/disp_ind.asp?prof_id=254 THANGAM THENARASU]
}}
}}
'''Thangam Thennarasu''' (born 3 June 1966) is an Indian politician and the Minister for [[Department of Industries (Tamil Nadu)|Department of Industries]], [[Tamil language|Tamil Official Language, Tamil Culture]] and [[Archaeology|Archeology]] Minister of [[Tamil Nadu|Tamil nadu]]. He served  Minister for School Education of Tamil Nadu during 2006-2011. He was born in [[Mallankinaru]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. He has a bachelor's degree in Engineering. He has been elected to the [[Tamil Nadu]] assembly five times.<ref>[http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/disp_ind.asp?prof_id=254 Thangam Thenarasu profile at TN government website]</ref> He is the son of the former Member of Legislative Assembly from [[Aruppukottai (State Assembly Constituency)|Aruppukottai]], [[V. Thangapandian]]
'''Thangam Thenarasu''' (born 3 June 1966) is an Indian politician. He is a member of [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]].


He was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] as a [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] candidate from [[Aruppukottai (State Assembly Constituency)|Aruppukottai constituency]] in [[Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 1997/98|1997/98 by-election]], and [[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2006 election]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/ByeElection/ByeFeb1998/S22/TN-204-LA.HTML 1998 Tamil Nadu assembly By-election]</ref><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 is the younger brother of recently elected Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, from the Chennai South constituency, [[Thamizhachi Thangapandian]].
== Early life and education ==
He was born in [[Mallankinaru]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. He has a bachelor's degree in Engineering.<ref name=":0" />


== Ministerial roles ==
== Political career ==
Thennarasu, whose father was [[V. Thangapandian]], a [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) government minister,<ref>{{cite news |work=The Hindu |title=Descendants shine in party of rising sun |first=B. |last=Kolappan |date=21 April 2016 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/descendants-shine-in-party-of-rising-sun/article8501998.ece |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421015034/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/descendants-shine-in-party-of-rising-sun/article8501998.ece |archivedate=2016-04-21}}</ref> himself because Minister for Schools in the DMK government that gained power at the [[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2006 state assembly elections]].
He has served as a Minister for [[Department of Industries (Tamil Nadu)|Finance, Planning, Human Resources Management, Pensions and Pensionary benefits, Statistics]] and [[Archaeology|Archeology]] Minister of [[Tamil Nadu|Tamil nadu]]. He was allocated Electricity and Non-Conventional Energy Development portfolios of minister [[V. Senthil Balaji]] who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a job racket case on 16 June 2023 by Tamil Nadu Governor [[R. N. Ravi]] on the recommendations of Chief Minister [[M. K. Stalin|M K Stalin]].<ref name="TN Governor reallocates portfolios held by arrested minister Senthil Balaji, opposes his continuing in cabinet">{{cite news |last1=The Indian Express |title=TN Governor reallocates portfolios held by arrested minister Senthil Balaji, opposes his continuing in cabinet |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/tn-governor-re-allocates-portfolios-held-by-senthil-balaji-8667410/ |access-date=18 June 2023 |date=16 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618100742/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/tn-governor-re-allocates-portfolios-held-by-senthil-balaji-8667410/ |archive-date=18 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref>


== Later career ==
He served as Minister for School Education in Tamil Nadu during 2006-2011. He has been elected to the [[Tamil Nadu]] assembly five times.<ref name=":0">[http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/disp_ind.asp?prof_id=254 Thangam Thenarasu profile at TN government website]</ref> He is the son of the former Member of Legislative Assembly from [[Aruppukottai (State Assembly Constituency)|Aruppukottai]], [[V. Thangapandian]].
Thennarasu stood as a candidate in the newly-created constituency of [[Tiruchuli (State Assembly Constituency)|Tiruchuli]] for the [[2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2011 elections]].


He filed a case in the court against the Tamil Nadu Government's decision to form an inquiry into the alleged irregularities in construction of [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly-secretariat complex]]
He was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] as a [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] candidate from [[Aruppukottai (State Assembly Constituency)|Aruppukottai constituency]] in [[1997–98 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections|1997–98 by-election]], and [[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2006 election]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/ByeElection/ByeFeb1998/S22/TN-204-LA.HTML 1998 Tamil Nadu assembly By-election]</ref><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 is the younger brother of recently elected Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, from the Chennai South constituency, [[Thamizhachi Thangapandian]].


==Elections Contested and Results==
Thenarasu, whose father was [[V. Thangapandian]], a [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) government minister,<ref>{{cite news |work=The Hindu |title=Descendants shine in the party of rising sun |first=B. |last=Kolappan |date=21 April 2016 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/descendants-shine-in-party-of-rising-sun/article8501998.ece |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421015034/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/descendants-shine-in-party-of-rising-sun/article8501998.ece |archivedate=2016-04-21}}</ref> himself became Minister for Schools in the DMK government that gained power at the [[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2006 state assembly elections]]. Thenarasu stood as a candidate in the newly created constituency of [[Tiruchuli (State Assembly Constituency)|Tiruchuli]] for the [[2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2011 elections]].
 
He filed a case in the court against the Tamil Nadu Government's decision to form an inquiry into the alleged irregularities in construction of [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly-secretariat complex]].
 
==Elections contested and results==
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!width=70|Result
!width=70|Vote percentage
!width=70|Vote percentage
!width=100|Opposition Candidate
|-
!width=70|Opposition Party
|[[1997–98 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election]]
!width=70|Opposition vote percentage
|[[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|bgcolor=98FB98|[[1997–98 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election]]||[[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||Won|| 36.50||V.S. Panchavarnam||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|ADMK]]||34.73<ref>{{cite web|title=1997–98 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997–98_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_by-election/}}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=May 2019}}
|{{Won}}
|- style="background:#cff;"
|36.50%
|bgcolor=FFA07A|[[2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]||[[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{lost}}|| 40.32||SIVASAMY K.K.||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|ADMK]]||46.07<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2001 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3338-tamil-nadu-2001/}}</ref>
|-
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|[[2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]
|bgcolor=98FB98|[[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]||[[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||Won|| 44.88||MURUGAN.K||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|ADMK]]||37.77<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2006 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3339-tamil-nadu-2006/}}</ref>
|[[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{lost}}
|bgcolor=98FB98|[[2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]||[[Tiruchuli (state assembly constituency)|Tiruchuli]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||Won|| 54.36||ESAKKI MUTHU||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|ADMK]]||41.07<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2011 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3340-tamil-nadu-2011/}}</ref>
|40.32%
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|-
|bgcolor=98FB98|[[2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]||[[Tiruchuli (state assembly constituency)|Tiruchuli]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||Won|| 53.61||DINESH BABU, K.||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|ADMK]]||37.77<ref>{{cite web|title=Tamil Nadu General Legislative Election 2016, Election Commission of India|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3473-tamil-nadu-general-legislative-election-2016/?do=download&csrfKey=8555dba886d8cafe8d781d065aa9c151}}</ref>
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|[[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
|bgcolor=98FB98|[[2021 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]||[[Tiruchuli (state assembly constituency)|Tiruchuli]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||Won|| 59.15||S. Rajasekar||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|ADMK]]||23.86<ref>{{cite web|title=Tamil Nadu General Legislative Election 2021, Election Commission of India|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3473-tamil-nadu-general-legislative-election-2021/?do=download&csrfKey=8555dba886d8cafe8d781d065aa9c151}}</ref>
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|{{Won}}
|44.88%
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]
|[[Tiruchuli (state assembly constituency)|Tiruchuli]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|{{Won}}
|54.36%
|-
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]
|[[Tiruchuli (state assembly constituency)|Tiruchuli]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|{{Won}}
|53.61%
|-
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]
|[[Tiruchuli (state assembly constituency)|Tiruchuli]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|{{Won}}
|59.15%
|}
|}
==See also==
*[[Anna Centenary Library]]
*[[World Classical Tamil Conference 2010|Iniyavai Naarppathu Parade]]
*[[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly-secretariat complex|Abonded assembly complex]]


== References ==
== References ==
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*[http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article123826.ece Job Fair in Thiruchirapalli]
*[http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article123826.ece Job Fair in Thiruchirapalli]
*[http://headlinesindia.mapsofindia.com/business-news/employment/dmk-job-fairs-attract-both-firms-and-people-41051.html Job Fair Continued]
*[http://headlinesindia.mapsofindia.com/business-news/employment/dmk-job-fairs-attract-both-firms-and-people-41051.html Job Fair Continued]
*[[Anna Centenary Library]]
*[[World Classical Tamil Conference 2010|Iniyavai Naarppathu Parade]]
*[[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly-secretariat complex|Abonded assembly complex]]


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Latest revision as of 08:36, 14 February 2026


Thangam Thenarasu
Thenarasu (centre right) presenting a lifetime achievement award to N. Dharmarajan
Minister for Electricity (Tamil Nadu)
In office
16 June 2023 – 28 September 2024
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
Preceded byV. Senthil Balaji
Succeeded byV. Senthil Balaji
Minister for Finance and Human Resources Management (Tamil Nadu)
Assumed office
11 May 2023
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
Preceded byPalanivel Thiagarajan
Minister for Industries (Tamil Nadu)
In office
7 May 2021 – 10 May 2023
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
Preceded byM. C. Sampath
Succeeded byT. R. B. Rajaa
Minister for School Education (Tamil Nadu)
In office
13 May 2006 – 15 May 2011
Chief MinisterM. Karunanidhi
Preceded byC. V. Shanmugam
Succeeded byC. V. Shanmugam
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
13 May 2011
Preceded byConstituency Created
ConstituencyTiruchuli
In office
11 May 2006 – 13 May 2011
Preceded byK. K. Sivasamy
Succeeded byVaigaichelvan
ConstituencyAruppukottai
In office
4 March 1998 – 13 May 2001
Preceded byV. Thangapandian
Succeeded byK. K. Sivasamy
ConstituencyAruppukottai
Personal details
Born (1966-06-03) 3 June 1966 (age 60)
Mallankinaru, composite Ramanathapuram district,
Madras State
(now Virudhunagar district,
Tamil Nadu), India
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
RelationsV. Thangapandian (Father)
Thamizhachi Thangapandian (Sister)[1]
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteTHANGAM THENARASU

Thangam Thenarasu (born 3 June 1966) is an Indian politician. He is a member of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

He was born in Mallankinaru, Tamil Nadu. He has a bachelor's degree in Engineering.[2]

Political career[edit | edit source]

He has served as a Minister for Finance, Planning, Human Resources Management, Pensions and Pensionary benefits, Statistics and Archeology Minister of Tamil nadu. He was allocated Electricity and Non-Conventional Energy Development portfolios of minister V. Senthil Balaji who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a job racket case on 16 June 2023 by Tamil Nadu Governor R. N. Ravi on the recommendations of Chief Minister M K Stalin.[3]

He served as Minister for School Education in Tamil Nadu during 2006-2011. He has been elected to the Tamil Nadu assembly five times.[2] He is the son of the former Member of Legislative Assembly from Aruppukottai, V. Thangapandian.

He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Aruppukottai constituency in 1997–98 by-election, and 2006 election.[4][5] He is the younger brother of recently elected Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, from the Chennai South constituency, Thamizhachi Thangapandian.

Thenarasu, whose father was V. Thangapandian, a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government minister,[6] himself became Minister for Schools in the DMK government that gained power at the 2006 state assembly elections. Thenarasu stood as a candidate in the newly created constituency of Tiruchuli for the 2011 elections.

He filed a case in the court against the Tamil Nadu Government's decision to form an inquiry into the alleged irregularities in construction of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly-secretariat complex.

Elections contested and results[edit | edit source]

Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage
1997–98 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election Aruppukottai DMK Won 36.50%
2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election Aruppukottai DMK Lost 40.32%
2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election Aruppukottai DMK Won 44.88%
2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election Tiruchuli DMK Won 54.36%
2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly election Tiruchuli DMK Won 53.61%
2021 Tamil Nadu state assembly election Tiruchuli DMK Won 59.15%

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Thamizhachi Thangapandian injured in accident
  2. 2.0 2.1 Thangam Thenarasu profile at TN government website
  3. The Indian Express (16 June 2023). "TN Governor reallocates portfolios held by arrested minister Senthil Balaji, opposes his continuing in cabinet". Archived from the original on 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  4. 1998 Tamil Nadu assembly By-election
  5. 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  6. Kolappan, B. (21 April 2016). "Descendants shine in the party of rising sun". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016.

External links[edit | edit source]