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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1951)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = K. Ramachandran
| relations          =
| office              = [[Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers|Minister for Tourism]] <br>[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
| minister            =
| term_start          = 14 December 2022
| office1            = [[Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers|Minister for Forests]] <br>[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
| constituency1      =


'''K. Ramachandran''' (born 9 August 1951) is an Indian politician and the [[Minister for Forests]] in [[Tamil Nadu]]. He was born in [[Coonoor]].
| term1              =
| predecessor1        = [[Dindigul C. Sreenivasan]]
| successor          = [[R. Rajendran (DMK politician)|R.Rajendran]]
| party              = [[File:Flag DMK.svg|20px]] [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| term_end            = 29 September 2024
| predecessor        = [[M. Mathiventhan]]
| office2            = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| predecessor2        =
| successor2          =
| termstart2          = 2 May 2021
| termend2            =
| constituency4    = [[Gudalur Assembly constituency|Gudalur]]
| term4 = 11 May  2006 — 13 May 2011
| term3              = 23 May 2011 — 21 May 2016
| constituency3    = [[Coonoor Assembly constituency|Coonoor]]
 
| constituency2 = [[Coonoor Assembly constituency|Coonoor]]
| successor1          = [[M. Mathiventhan]]
| termstart1          = 7 May 2021
| termend1            = 14 December 2022
}}
 
'''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 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]].
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=https://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=https://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>
==Elections Contested==
=== Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections ===
{|class="sortable wikitable"style="font-size: 85%"
!Elections
!Constituency
!Party
!Result
!Vote percentage
!Opposition candidate
!Opposition party
!Opposition vote percentage
|-
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Gudalur Assembly constituency|Gudalur]]||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{Won}}||51.72||A. Miller||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||37.61
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Coonoor Assembly constituency|Coonoor]]||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{Won}}||50.66||Bellie. A||[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]||42.98
|-
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Coonoor Assembly constituency|Coonoor]]||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{Won}}||45.89||Vinoth. D||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||42.84
|}


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


{{Government of Tamil Nadu}}
{{Council of Ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{{Council of Ministers of Tamil Nadu}}


Latest revision as of 18:00, 6 September 2025


K. Ramachandran
Minister for Tourism
Government of Tamil Nadu
In office
14 December 2022 – 29 September 2024
Preceded byM. Mathiventhan
Succeeded byR.Rajendran
Minister for Forests
Government of Tamil Nadu
In office
7 May 2021 – 14 December 2022
Preceded byDindigul C. Sreenivasan
Succeeded byM. Mathiventhan
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2 May 2021
ConstituencyCoonoor
In office
23 May 2011 — 21 May 2016
ConstituencyCoonoor
In office
11 May 2006 — 13 May 2011
ConstituencyGudalur
Personal details
Political party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

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]

Elections Contested[edit | edit source]

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections[edit | edit source]

Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage Opposition candidate Opposition party Opposition vote percentage
2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Gudalur DMK Won 51.72 A. Miller AIADMK 37.61
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Coonoor DMK Won 50.66 Bellie. A CPI 42.98
2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Coonoor DMK Won 45.89 Vinoth. D AIADMK 42.84

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  2. ↑ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012.
  3. ↑ Ravichandran, B. (23 April 2016). "DMK protest over nominee: Chappals hurled at A Raja". The Asian Age. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "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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