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| name               = Durai Murugan
| name = Durai Murugan
| native_name        = <!-- Don't add Indic script here, per [[WP:INDICSCRIPT]] -->
| image =  
| image               =
| caption =  
| caption             =  
| office = [[List of leaders of the house in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the House, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1938|7|1}}<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/duraimurugan-1574.html|title=Durai Murugan Biography}}</ref>
| governor = [[Banwarilal Purohit]]<br />[[R. N. Ravi]]
| birth_place        = [[Gudiyatham]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]] (now in Gudiyatham, [[Vellore District]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]])
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| residence          = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]<br />[[Katpadi]], [[Vellore]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| 1namedata = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| death_date          =
| death_place        =
 
| office  =  [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the House Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| governor           = [[R. N. Ravi]]
| 1blankname         = Chief Minister
| 1namedata           = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| term_start = 11 May 2021
| term_start = 11 May 2021
| predecessor         = [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
| predecessor = [[O. Panneerselvam]]
| successor           =  
| successor =  
 
| office1 = [[Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers|Cabinet Minister]] <br />[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
| office1 = [[Government of Tamil Nadu|Cabinet Minister Government of Tamil Nadu]]
| governor1 = [[Banwarilal Purohit]]<br />[[R. N. Ravi]]
| governor1           = [[Banwarilal Purohit]]
| term_start1 = 8 May 2025
| term_start1 = 7 May 2021
| predecessor1 =  
| predecessor1         =  
| successor1 =  
| successor1           =  
| minister1 = * Law
| minister1           = * Irrigation Projects including small Irrigation
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| governor2 = [[Banwarilal Purohit]]<br />[[R. N. Ravi]]
| term_start2 = 7 May 2021
| term_end2 =
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| minister2 = * Irrigation Projects including small Irrigation
* Legislative Assembly
* Legislative Assembly
* Governor and Ministry
* Governor and Ministry
* Elections and Passports
* Elections and Passports
* Minerals and Mines
* Water Resources
* Water Resources
| 1blankname1          = Chief Minister
| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1          = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| 1namedata2 = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| office2              = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|General Secretary Of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| governor3 = [[Banwarilal Purohit]]<br />[[R. N. Ravi]]
| term_start2          = 9 September 2020
| term_start3 = 7 May 2021
| term_end2            =  
| term_end3 = 8 May 2025
| president2          = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| predecessor3 =
| predecessor2        = [[K. Anbazhagan]]
| successor3 = [[S. Regupathy]]
| successor2=
| minister3 = * Minerals and Mines
| office3            = [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister
| leader3            = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| 1namedata3 = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| term3        = 25 May 2016 - 6 May 2021
| minister4 = [[Department of Law (Tamil Nadu)|Law]]
| predecessor3        = Vacant
| term4 = 12 July 2009 – 15 May 2011
| successor3          = [[O. Panneerselvam]]  
| 1blankname4 = Chief Minister
 
| 1namedata4 = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| office4            = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|Treasurer of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| term5 = 13 May 2006 — 12 July 2009
| term4        = 28 August 2018 - 3 September 2020
| 1blankname5 = Chief Minister
| 1blankname4        = General Secretary
| 1namedata5 = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| 1namedata4          = [[K. Anbazhagan]]
| minister5 = [[Tamil Nadu Public Works Department|Public Works Department]]
| president4          = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| term6 = 13 May 1996 — 13  May 2001
| predecessor4        = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| 1blankname6 = Chief Minister
| successor4          = [[T. R. Baalu]]
| 1namedata6 = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| office5            = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam| Principal Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| minister6 = [[Tamil Nadu Public Works Department|Public Works Department]]
| term5        = 10 January 2015 - 27 August 2018
| term7 = 27 January 1989 — 30 January 1991
| president5          = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| 1blankname7 = Chief Minister
| 1blankname5        = General Secretary
| 1namedata7 = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| 1namedata5          = [[K. Anbazhagan]]
| minister7 = [[Tamil Nadu Public Works Department|Public Works Department]]
| successor5          = [[K. N. Nehru]]
| office8 = 4th General Secretary of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
 
| term_start8 = 9 September 2020
 
| term_end8 =  
 
| president8 = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| office6            = [[Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers|Cabinet Minister]] <br>[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
| predecessor8 = [[K. Anbazhagan]]
| minister6          = [[Department of Law (Tamil Nadu)|Law]]
| successor8 =
| term6        = 2009 - 2011
| office9 = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|Treasurer of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| term7        = 2006 - 2009
| term9 = 28 August 2018 – 3 September 2020
| term8        = 1996 - 2001
| 1blankname9 = General Secretary
| term9        = 1989 - 1991
| 1namedata9 = [[K. Anbazhagan]]
| 1blankname9        = Chief Minister
| president9 = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| 1namedata9          = [[Karunanidhi]]
| predecessor9 = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| minister9          = [[Tamil Nadu Public Works Department|Public Works Department]]
| successor9 = [[T. R. Baalu]]
 
| office10 = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|Principal Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| office10          = [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly| Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] for [[Ranipet (State Assembly Constituency)|Ranipet]]
| term10 = 9 January 2015 – 27 August 2018
| term10        = 1977 - 1980
| president10 = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| predecessor10        = K. A. Wahab
| 1blankname10 = General Secretary
| successor10= K. A. Wahab
| 1namedata10 = [[K. Anbazhagan]]
| term11        = 1980 - 1984
| predecessor10 = [[Arcot N. Veeraswami]]
| predecessor11        = N. Renu
| successor10 = [[K. N. Nehru]]
 
| term11 = 2 June 2003 – 26 December 2008
| office12    = [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] for [[Katpadi (State Assembly Constituency)|Katpadi]]
| president11 = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| term12        =2011 - incumbent
| 1blankname11 = General Secretary
| predecessor12=Appu S.R.K.(A) Radhakrishnan.S
| 1namedata11 = [[K. Anbazhagan]]
| term13        =2006 - 2011
| predecessor11 = ''position established''
| predecessor13 =B. Narayanan
| successor11 = [[Arcot N. Veeraswami]]
| term14        =2001 - 2006
| office12 = Deputy General Secretary of [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| predecessor14 =A. K. Natarajan
| term_start12 = 27 December 2008
| term15        = 1996 - 2001
| term_end12 = 8 January 2015
| predecessor15= K. Pandurangan
| president12 = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| term16        = 1989 - 1991
| predecessor12 = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| predecessor16= G. Ragupathi
| successor12 = [[I. Periyasamy]]
| term17=1971 - 1977
| 1blankname12 = General Secretary
| predecessor17=G. Natarajan
| 1namedata12 = [[K. Anbazhagan]]
 
| office13 = [[Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
 
| term_start13 = 4 June 2016
| party               = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| term_end13 = 3 May 2021
| spouse             = Santhakumari
| 1blankname13 = [[Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of Opposition]]
| children           = [[Kathir Anand]] (only son)
| 1namedata13 = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| website             =  
| predecessor13 = [[Azhagappuram Mohan Raj]]
| footnotes           =  
| successor13 = [[O. Pannerselvam]]
| source             = http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/12thAssembly/profiles/036.htm
| term_start14 = 24 May 2001
| term_end14 = 14 April 2006
| 1blankname14 = [[Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of Opposition]]
| 1namedata14 = [[K. Anbazhagan]]
| predecessor14 =  
| successor14 = [[O. Pannerselvam]]
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| office1 = [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = 10 May 1996
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = K. M. Kalaiselvi
| successor1 =
| constituency1 = [[Katpadi Assembly constituency|Katpadi]]
| term2 = 6 February 1989 — 30 January 1991
| predecessor2 = G. Ragupathi
| successor2 = K. M. Kalaiselvi
| constituency2 = [[Katpadi Assembly constituency|Katpadi]]
| term3 = 30 June 1977 —15 November 1984
| predecessor3 = K. A. Wahab
| successor3 = M. Kadirvelu
| constituency3 = [[Ranipet Assembly constituency|Ranipet]]
| term4 = 15 March 1971 — 31 January 1976
| predecessor4 = G. Natarajan
| successor4 = M. A. Jayavelu
| constituency4 = [[Katpadi Assembly constituency|Katpadi]]
{{Collapsed infobox section end}}
}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1938|7|1}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/duraimurugan-1574.html |title=Durai Murugan Biography}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Gudiyatham]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]] (now in Gudiyatham, [[Vellore District]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]])
| death_date =  
| death_place =  
| party = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| spouse = Santhakumari
| children = [[Kathir Anand]] (only son)
| website =  
| footnotes =  
| source = http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/12thAssembly/profiles/036.htm
}}
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'''Durai Murugan'''  (born 1 July 1938) is an Indian Tamil politician and lawyer. He is the Minister for Water Resources under the government of [[M. K. Stalin]] since 2021. He is the [[general secretary]] of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] party since 9 September 2020. He graduated in [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] and [[Bachelor of Laws|B.L.]] and is an [[advocate]] by profession. He is a very close confidant to former [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] Supremo [[M. Karunanidhi]] and his son [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] President [[M. K. Stalin]]. He also worked as Treasurer, Principal Secretary and Deputy General secretary of the DMK party


Durai Murugan was first elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly in 1971 and has been elected ten times since. He was elected from the [[Katpadi (State Assembly Constituency)|Katpadi]] constituency in 2006. After the 2006 assembly elections, Durai Murugan was appointed Minister for Public Works in the Government of Tamil Nadu.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}
'''Durai Murugan'''  (born 1 July 1938) is an Indian politician and lawyer from [[Tamil Nadu]]. He is the Minister for Water Resources under the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]. He is the [[general secretary]] of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] since 9 September 2020. He graduated in [[Master of Arts|MA]] and [[Bachelor of Laws|BL]] and is an [[advocate]] by profession. He is a very close confidant to former [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] Supremo [[M. Karunanidhi]] and his son [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] President [[M. K. Stalin]]. He also worked as Treasurer, Principal Secretary and Deputy General secretary of the DMK party. MGR was his guardian during while studying in the 2nd and 3rd years of BA, both years of MA and Law.


<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1999/mar/25tn.htm |title=DMK cautious as Tamaraikkani row takes new turn |work=Rediff |date=25 March 1999 |access-date=2017-04-26}}</ref>
Durai Murugan was first elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly in 1971 and has been elected ten times since. He was elected from the [[Katpadi Assembly constituency|Katpadi constituency]] in 2006. After the 2006 assembly elections, Durai Murugan was appointed Minister for Public Works in the Government of Tamil Nadu.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1999/mar/25tn.htm |title=DMK cautious as Tamaraikkani row takes new turn |work=Rediff |date=25 March 1999 |access-date=2017-04-26}}</ref>


He was divested of the Public Works Department portfolio on 13 July 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/13/stories/2009071354090100.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125160027/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/13/stories/2009071354090100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2013|work=[[The Hindu]]|title= Durai Murugan divested of PWD portfolio|date=13 July 2009}}</ref>
He was divested of the Public Works Department portfolio on 13 July 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/13/stories/2009071354090100.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125160027/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/13/stories/2009071354090100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 January 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]] |title=Durai Murugan divested of PWD portfolio |date=13 July 2009}}</ref>


He was re-elected from the Katpadi constituency in the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|elections of 2016]].<ref>{{cite web |title=15th Assembly Members |publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/15thassembly/members/001_050.html |access-date=2017-04-26}}</ref>
He was re-elected from the Katpadi constituency in the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|elections of 2016]].<ref>{{cite web |title=15th Assembly Members |publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/15thassembly/members/001_050.html |access-date=2017-04-26}}</ref>


He currently resides in [[Kotturpuram]], [[Chennai]].{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}
He currently resides in [[Kotturpuram]], [[Chennai]].{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} He was born in 1938 in [[Gudiyatham]], [[North Arcot]], [[Madras Presidency]] (now [[Vellore District]], [[Tamil Nadu]]) to Duraisamy and Thavasi Ammal. He belongs to the [[Vanniyar]] community, a numerically-large caste found throughout [[Tondaimandalam|Northern Tamil Nadu]]. He is married to Santhakumari and has one son, [[Kathir Anand]], who has served as the [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]] from [[Vellore Lok Sabha constituency|Vellore]] since [[2019 Indian general election|2019]].


==Elections Contested and Results==
== Elections contested and results ==
{|class="sortable wikitable"
=== Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections ===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Year
! Constituency
! colspan=2|Party
! Votes
! %
! Opponent
! colspan=2|Opponent Party
! Opponent Votes
! %
! Result
! Margin
! %
|-
! [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
| [[Katpadi Assembly constituency|Katpadi]]
| {{Party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=12}}
| 37,487
| 57.79
| <small>Dhandayuthapani</small>
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress (Organisation)}}
| 20,919
| 32.25
| {{yes2|Won}}
| 16,568
| 25.54
|-
! [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Ranipet Assembly constituency|Ranipet]]
| 31,940
| 43.53
| <small>Wahab K.A.</small>
| {{Party name with color|Independent|shortname=IND}}
| 16,643
| 22.68
| {{yes2|Won}}
| 15,297
| 20.85
|-
! [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| 44,318
| 53.70
| <small>Renu. N</small>
| {{Party name with color|AIADMK|rowspan=5}}
| 37,064
| 44.91
| {{yes2|Won}}
| 7,254
| 8.79
|-
! [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
| rowspan="9"|[[Katpadi Assembly constituency|Katpadi]]
| 36,839
| 39.62
| <small>[[G. Ragupathi]]</small>
| 53,077
| 57.08
| {{no2|Lost}}
| -16,238
| -17.46
|-
! [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
| 43,181
| 43.41
| <small>Margabandu R</small>
| 23,344
| 23.47
| {{yes2|Won}}
| 19,837
| 19.94
|-
|-
!Elections
! [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
!Constituency
| 36,866
!Party
| 33.02
!Result
| <small>[[K. M. Kalaiselvi|K.M. Kalaiselvi]]</small>
!Vote%
| 63,005
!Opposition Candidate
| 56.43
!Opposition Party
| {{no2|Lost}}
!Opposition vote%
| -26,139
|-
| -23.41
|[[1971 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1971]]||[[Katpadi (state assembly constituency)|Katpadi]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{Won}}|| 57.79||DHANDAYUTHAPANI||[[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|NCO]]||32.25<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1971 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3326-tamil-nadu-1971/}}</ref>
|-
|[[1977 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1977]]||[[Ranipet (state assembly constituency)|Ranipet]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{Won}}|| 43.53||WAHAB K.A.||[[Independent politician|Independent]]||22.68<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1977 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3327-tamil-nadu-1977/}}</ref>
|-
|[[1980 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1980]]||[[Ranipet (state assembly constituency)|Ranipet]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{Won}}|| 53.70||RENU. N||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||44.91<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1980 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3328-tamil-nadu-1980/}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[1984 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1984]]||[[Katpadi (state assembly constituency)|Katpadi]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{Lost}}|| 39.62||G. RAGHUPATHI ||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||57.08<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1984 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3331-tamil-nadu-1984/}}</ref>
! [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|-
| 75,439
|[[1989 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1989]]||[[Katpadi (state assembly constituency)|Katpadi]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{Won}}|| 43.41||MARGABANDU, R||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||23.47<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1989 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3333-tamil-nadu-1989/}}</ref>
| 61.20
| <small>Pandurangan.K</small>
| 34,432
| 27.93
| {{yes2|Won}}
| 41,007
| 33.27
|-
|-
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1991]]||[[Katpadi (state assembly constituency)|Katpadi]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{Lost}}|| 33.02||K.M. KALAISELVI ||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||56.43<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1991 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3335-tamil-nadu-1991/}}</ref>
! [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|-
| 64,187
|[[1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1996]]||[[Katpadi (state assembly constituency)|Katpadi]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{Won}}|| 61.20||PANDURANGAN, K||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||27.93<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1996 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3336-tamil-nadu-1996/}}</ref>
| 49.47
| <small>Natarajan A.K.</small>
| {{Party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}
| 56,185
| 43.30
| {{yes2|Won}}
| 8,002
| 6.17
|-
|-
|[[2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2001]]||[[Katpadi (state assembly constituency)|Katpadi]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{Won}}|| 49.47||NATARAJAN A.K.||[[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]]||43.30<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>
! [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
| 86,824
| 57.45
| <small>Narayanan.B</small>
| {{Party name with color|AIADMK|rowspan=4}}
| 51,677
| 34.19
| {{yes2|Won}}
| 35,147
| 23.26
|-
|-
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2006]]||[[Katpadi (state assembly constituency)|Katpadi]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{Won}}|| 49.55||NARAYANAN.B||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||47.59<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>
! [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|-
| 75,064
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2011]]||[[Katpadi (state assembly constituency)|Katpadi]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{Won}}|| 49.55||APPU S.R.K||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||47.59<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>
| 49.55
|-  
| rowspan="2"|<small>Appu S.R.K</small>
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2016]]||[[Katpadi (state assembly constituency)|Katpadi]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{Won}}|| 50.90||APPU S.R.K||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||37.44<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>
| 72,091
| 47.59
| {{yes2|Won}}
| 2,973
| 1.96
|-
! [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| 90,534
| 50.90
| 66,588
| 37.44
| {{yes2|Won}}
| 23,946
| 13.46
|-
! [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| 85,140
| 46.18
| <small>V Ramu</small>
| 84,394
| 45.78
| {{yes2|Won}}
| 746
| 0.40
|-
|-
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]||[[Katpadi (state assembly constituency)|Katpadi]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{Won}}||45.71||V RAMU||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||45.31
|}
|}
== Controversy ==
In March 1989, during the skirmish in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, Durai Murugan is reported to have rushed to hit [[J. Jayalalithaa|J. Jayalalitha]] and is reportedly the reason why her saree was torn. Other reports suggest that Durai Murugan pulled her saree which resulted in it being torn.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-06|title=The iconic image of Jayalalithaa looking through her torn saree, photographer remembers|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/iconic-image-jayalalithaa-looking-through-her-torn-saree-photographer-remembers-53901|access-date=2021-05-24|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|title=Thalaivi Trailer: The truth behind Jayalalithaa's saree pulling scene in Kangana Ranaut-starrer|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/thalaivi-trailer-the-truth-behind-jayalalithaas-saree-pulling-scene-in-kangana-ranaut-starrer|access-date=2021-05-24|website=Free Press Journal|language=en}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Government of Tamil Nadu}}
*[http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/ministers.htm Tamil Nadu Ministers]
*[http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/12thAssembly/profiles/036.htm Durai Murugan Profile]
*[http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2001/04/26/stories/1526223h.ht Encomiums for Durai Murugan]
 
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Durai Murugan
Leader of the House, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
11 May 2021
GovernorBanwarilal Purohit
R. N. Ravi
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
Preceded byO. Panneerselvam
Cabinet Minister
Government of Tamil Nadu
Assumed office
8 May 2025
Minister
  • Law
GovernorBanwarilal Purohit
R. N. Ravi
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
Assumed office
7 May 2021
Minister
  • Irrigation Projects including small Irrigation
  • Legislative Assembly
  • Governor and Ministry
  • Elections and Passports
  • Water Resources
GovernorBanwarilal Purohit
R. N. Ravi
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
In office
7 May 2021 – 8 May 2025
Minister
  • Minerals and Mines
GovernorBanwarilal Purohit
R. N. Ravi
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
Succeeded byS. Regupathy
In office
12 July 2009 – 15 May 2011
MinisterLaw
Chief MinisterM. Karunanidhi
In office
13 May 2006 — 12 July 2009
MinisterPublic Works Department
Chief MinisterM. Karunanidhi
In office
13 May 1996 — 13 May 2001
MinisterPublic Works Department
Chief MinisterM. Karunanidhi
In office
27 January 1989 — 30 January 1991
MinisterPublic Works Department
Chief MinisterM. Karunanidhi
4th General Secretary of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Assumed office
9 September 2020
PresidentM. K. Stalin
Preceded byK. Anbazhagan
Treasurer of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office
28 August 2018 – 3 September 2020
PresidentM. K. Stalin
General SecretaryK. Anbazhagan
Preceded byM. K. Stalin
Succeeded byT. R. Baalu
Principal Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office
9 January 2015 – 27 August 2018
PresidentM. Karunanidhi
General SecretaryK. Anbazhagan
Preceded byArcot N. Veeraswami
Succeeded byK. N. Nehru
In office
2 June 2003 – 26 December 2008
PresidentM. Karunanidhi
General SecretaryK. Anbazhagan
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byArcot N. Veeraswami
Deputy General Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office
27 December 2008 – 8 January 2015
PresidentM. Karunanidhi
General SecretaryK. Anbazhagan
Preceded byM. K. Stalin
Succeeded byI. Periyasamy
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
4 June 2016 – 3 May 2021
Leader of OppositionM. K. Stalin
Preceded byAzhagappuram Mohan Raj
Succeeded byO. Pannerselvam
In office
24 May 2001 – 14 April 2006
Leader of OppositionK. Anbazhagan
Succeeded byO. Pannerselvam
Legislative posts
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
10 May 1996
Preceded byK. M. Kalaiselvi
ConstituencyKatpadi
In office
6 February 1989 — 30 January 1991
Preceded byG. Ragupathi
Succeeded byK. M. Kalaiselvi
ConstituencyKatpadi
In office
30 June 1977 —15 November 1984
Preceded byK. A. Wahab
Succeeded byM. Kadirvelu
ConstituencyRanipet
In office
15 March 1971 — 31 January 1976
Preceded byG. Natarajan
Succeeded byM. A. Jayavelu
ConstituencyKatpadi
Personal details
Born (1938-07-01) 1 July 1938 (age 88)[1]
Gudiyatham, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Gudiyatham, Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India)
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse(s)Santhakumari
ChildrenKathir Anand (only son)

Durai Murugan (born 1 July 1938) is an Indian politician and lawyer from Tamil Nadu. He is the Minister for Water Resources under the Government of Tamil Nadu. He is the general secretary of the DMK since 9 September 2020. He graduated in MA and BL and is an advocate by profession. He is a very close confidant to former DMK Supremo M. Karunanidhi and his son DMK President M. K. Stalin. He also worked as Treasurer, Principal Secretary and Deputy General secretary of the DMK party. MGR was his guardian during while studying in the 2nd and 3rd years of BA, both years of MA and Law.

Durai Murugan was first elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly in 1971 and has been elected ten times since. He was elected from the Katpadi constituency in 2006. After the 2006 assembly elections, Durai Murugan was appointed Minister for Public Works in the Government of Tamil Nadu.[citation needed][2]

He was divested of the Public Works Department portfolio on 13 July 2009.[3]

He was re-elected from the Katpadi constituency in the elections of 2016.[4]

He currently resides in Kotturpuram, Chennai.[citation needed] He was born in 1938 in Gudiyatham, North Arcot, Madras Presidency (now Vellore District, Tamil Nadu) to Duraisamy and Thavasi Ammal. He belongs to the Vanniyar community, a numerically-large caste found throughout Northern Tamil Nadu. He is married to Santhakumari and has one son, Kathir Anand, who has served as the MP from Vellore since 2019.

Elections contested and results[edit | edit source]

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections[edit | edit source]

Year Constituency Party Votes % Opponent Opponent Party Opponent Votes % Result Margin %
1971 Katpadi DMK 37,487 57.79 Dhandayuthapani Indian National Congress 20,919 32.25 Won 16,568 25.54
1977 Ranipet 31,940 43.53 Wahab K.A. Independent 16,643 22.68 Won 15,297 20.85
1980 44,318 53.70 Renu. N AIADMK 37,064 44.91 Won 7,254 8.79
1984 Katpadi 36,839 39.62 G. Ragupathi 53,077 57.08 Lost -16,238 -17.46
1989 43,181 43.41 Margabandu R 23,344 23.47 Won 19,837 19.94
1991 36,866 33.02 K.M. Kalaiselvi 63,005 56.43 Lost -26,139 -23.41
1996 75,439 61.20 Pandurangan.K 34,432 27.93 Won 41,007 33.27
2001 64,187 49.47 Natarajan A.K. PMK 56,185 43.30 Won 8,002 6.17
2006 86,824 57.45 Narayanan.B AIADMK 51,677 34.19 Won 35,147 23.26
2011 75,064 49.55 Appu S.R.K 72,091 47.59 Won 2,973 1.96
2016 90,534 50.90 66,588 37.44 Won 23,946 13.46
2021 85,140 46.18 V Ramu 84,394 45.78 Won 746 0.40

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Durai Murugan Biography".
  2. ↑ "DMK cautious as Tamaraikkani row takes new turn". Rediff. 25 March 1999. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Durai Murugan divested of PWD portfolio". The Hindu. 13 July 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "15th Assembly Members". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

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