B. Valarmathi

B.Valarmathi
B.Valarmathi
Chairman- Tamil Nadu Textbook Corporation
	In office; 8 Jan 2017 – 2 May 2021
Succeeded by	Dindigul I. Leoni
Minister of Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon meal program
	In office; 2011–2016
Chief Minister	J.Jayalalithaa ; O. Panneerselvam
Minister of Backward Class and Minority Welfare
	In office; 2001 - 2006
Chief Minister	J.Jayalalithaa ; O. Panneerselvam
Member of Legislative Assembly
	In office; 2011 - 2016
Constituency	Thousand Lights
	In office; 2001 - 2006
Constituency	Alandur
	In office; 1984 - 1989
Constituency	Mylapore
Personal details
Education	B.A.

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B. Valarmathi is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Thousand Lights constituency.^[1]^[2] As a member of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, she was elected from Mylapore in 1984, Alandur constituency in the 2001 and Thousand Lights in 2011 elections.^{[citation needed]} She also served as Minister in Jayalalitha cabinet on two occasions. Backwards class and Minority welfare (2001-2006) and Social welfare (2011-2016).

The elections of 2016 resulted in her constituency being won by Ku. Ka. Selvam.^[3] She was one among the 13 incumbent ADMK ministers defeated in 2016 Tamil Nadu assembly election.

After Jayalalitha's death, she briefly aligned with Sasikala faction before returning to ADMK camp in 2018.

She was appointed as the Chairman of Tamil Nadu Textbook Association from 2017-2021, a position which had equivalent rank as Cabinet Minister.

She was one among the few leading female leaders of ADMK.

References[edit]

↑ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
↑ "Paranjothi resigns, Selvi Ramajayam out of Cabinet". Chennai. The Hindu. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
↑ "15th Assembly Members". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

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[1] "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

[2] "Paranjothi resigns, Selvi Ramajayam out of Cabinet". Chennai. The Hindu. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[3] "15th Assembly Members". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

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