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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1974)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| office1             = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|Member]] of [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| office1       = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|Member]] of [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| termstart1         = 2016
| termstart1   = 2016
| termend1         = 2021
| termend1     = 2021
| office             = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|Member]] of [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| office       = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|Member]] of [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency       = [[Chengalpattu (state assembly constituency)|Chengalpattu constituency]]
| constituency = [[Chengalpattu (state assembly constituency)|Chengalpattu constituency]]
| constituency1       = [[Chengalpattu (state assembly constituency)|Chengalpattu constituency]]
| constituency1 = [[Chengalpattu (state assembly constituency)|Chengalpattu constituency]]
| termstart         = 2021
| termstart     = 2021
| party               = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| party         = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|4|16}}
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|4|16}}
|spouse= Madhusudhanan P
| spouse       = Madhusudhanan P
| children =1 Son & 1 Daughter
| children     = 1 Son & 1 Daughter
|alma_mater =College of Nursing, Chengalpattu Medical College
| alma_mater   = College of Nursing, Chengalpattu Medical College
}}
}}
'''M. Varalakshmi''' (born 16 April 1974<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Fifteenth Assembly 2016|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/15thassembly/members/whoswho-2016.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]|page=102}}</ref>) is an Indian politician and member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]. She was elected as the representative of the [[Chengalpattu (state assembly constituency)|Chengalpattu constituency]] in the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] as a member of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Tamil Nadu General Legislative Election 2016|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3473-tamil-nadu-general-legislative-election-2016/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>
'''M. Varalakshmi''' (born 16 April 1974<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Fifteenth Assembly 2016|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/15thassembly/members/whoswho-2016.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]|page=102}}</ref>) is an Indian politician and member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]. She was elected as the representative of the [[Chengalpattu (state assembly constituency)|Chengalpattu constituency]] in the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] as a member of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Tamil Nadu General Legislative Election 2016|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3473-tamil-nadu-general-legislative-election-2016/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Varalakshmi is a resident of Appur village in the [[Kanchipuram district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and a diploma graduate of the Kanchipuram Government College of Nursing.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Varalakshmi.m|url=https://myneta.info/tamilnadu2016/candidate.php?candidate_id=1718|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=myneta.info|publisher=[[Association for Democratic Reforms]]}}</ref>
Varalakshmi is a resident of Appur village in the [[Kanchipuram district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and a diploma graduate of the Kanchipuram Government College of Nursing.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Varalakshmi.m|url=https://myneta.info/tamilnadu2016/candidate.php?candidate_id=1718|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=myneta.info|publisher=[[Association for Democratic Reforms]]}}</ref>


== Political career ==
== Political career ==
Varalakshmi was the representative as the head of the Appur Panchayat between 2006 and 2016.<ref name=":1" />
Varalakshmi was the representative as the head of the Appur Panchayat between 2006 and 2016.<ref name=":1" />


In the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, she was nominated to contest as the candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam from the Chengalpattu state assembly constituency in the Kanchipuram district . Her primary opponent in the election was R. Kamalakkannan who was the candidate of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]. The election resulted in Varalakshmi emerging as the winning candidate with a margin of over 27,000 votes and polling at 45.11% of the votes cast against 34.58% of the votes cast in favor of Kamalakkannan.<ref name=":2" />
In the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, she was nominated to contest as the candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam from the Chengalpattu state assembly constituency in the Kanchipuram district. Her primary opponent in the election was R. Kamalakkannan who was the candidate of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]. The election resulted in Varalakshmi emerging as the winning candidate with a margin of over 27,000 votes and polling at 45.11% of the votes cast against 34.58% of the votes cast in favor of Kamalakkannan.<ref name=":2" />
 
==Electoral performance ==
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== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Members of the 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 2016–2021]]
[[Category:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians]]
[[Category:People from Chengalpattu district]]
[[Category:Members of the 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 2021–2026]]

Latest revision as of 09:59, 14 March 2026


M. Varalakshmi
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2021
ConstituencyChengalpattu constituency
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
2016–2021
ConstituencyChengalpattu constituency
Personal details
Born (1974-04-16) 16 April 1974 (age 52)
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse(s)Madhusudhanan P
Children1 Son & 1 Daughter
Alma materCollege of Nursing, Chengalpattu Medical College

M. Varalakshmi (born 16 April 1974[1]) is an Indian politician and member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. She was elected as the representative of the Chengalpattu constituency in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.[2]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Varalakshmi is a resident of Appur village in the Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu and a diploma graduate of the Kanchipuram Government College of Nursing.[3]

Political career[edit | edit source]

Varalakshmi was the representative as the head of the Appur Panchayat between 2006 and 2016.[1]

In the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, she was nominated to contest as the candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam from the Chengalpattu state assembly constituency in the Kanchipuram district. Her primary opponent in the election was R. Kamalakkannan who was the candidate of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. The election resulted in Varalakshmi emerging as the winning candidate with a margin of over 27,000 votes and polling at 45.11% of the votes cast against 34.58% of the votes cast in favor of Kamalakkannan.[2]

Electoral performance[edit | edit source]

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2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Chengalpattu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. Varalakshmi 130,573 48.18% 3.07%
AIADMK Gajendran. M 1,03,908 38.34% 3.76%
NTK Sanjeevinathan. K 26,868 9.91% 8.30%
IJK Muthamilselvan. S 4,146 1.53%
NOTA Nota 3,075 1.13% −0.30%
AMMK Sathishkumar. A 3,069 1.13%
Margin of victory 26,665 9.84% -0.69%
Turnout 2,71,012 63.26% −4.04%
Registered electors 4,28,379
DMK hold Swing 3.07%


2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Chengalpattu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. Varalakshmi 112,675 45.11%
AIADMK Kamalakkannan. R 86,383 34.58%
PMK Arumugam. K 20,899 8.37%
DMDK D. Murugesan 17,438 6.98% −37.59%
NTK Sanjeevinathan. K 4,035 1.62%
NOTA None Of The Above 3,584 1.43%
IJK Muthamilselvan. S 1,517 0.61%
BSP Ajay. S 577 0.23% −0.39%
Independent Venkatesan. E 467 0.19%
Independent Durairaj. L 439 0.18%
Independent Varalakshmi. K 406 0.16%
Margin of victory 26,292 10.53% 10.37%
Turnout 2,49,774 67.30% −6.73%
Registered electors 3,71,109
DMK gain from DMDK Swing 0.54%

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Fifteenth Assembly 2016" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. p. 102.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Tamil Nadu General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India.
  3. "Varalakshmi.m". myneta.info. Association for Democratic Reforms.