D. Jayakumar

D. Jayakumar
D. Jayakumar
Minister for Fisheries and Administration reforms
	In office; 2016–2021
Chief Minister (s)	Edappadi K. Palaniswami; O. Panneerselvam; J.Jayalalithaa
Minister of Finance
	In office; Feb 2017 – Dec 2017
Chief Minister	Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	In office; 16 May 2011 – 9 October 2012
Minister of Law, Information Technology & Electricity
	In office; 2001–2006
Chief Minister (s)	J.Jayalalithaa; O. Panneerselvam
Minister of Fisheries,Forest and Backward Class
	In office; 1991–1996
Chief Minister	J.Jayalalithaa
Member of Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1991-1996; 2001 – 2021
Constituency	Royapuram
Organizing Secretary of AIADMK
	In office; 2020 – Incumbent
Personal details
Born	18 September 1960; Royapuram, Madras, (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu), India
Political party	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse(s)	J. Jayakumari
Children	3

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D. Jayakumar^[1] is an Indian politician and was a Member of the 15th Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly until his resignation on 29 September 2012. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Royapuram constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in the 1991, 2001, 2006, 2011 elections and 2016 elections for five terms.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] During the Tamil Nadu legislative Assembly 2021, he again contested in Royapuram Constituency and lost to the DMK candidate Ira Moorthy. He served in various cabinet positions starting from 1991 - Forests, Fisheries, Information Technology, Elelctricty and Finance. He is one among the senior leaders of AIADMK. In October 2020, he was appointed to 11 member Steering Committee of AIADMK and also serves as its Organizng Secretary. In the TN 2021 Election for Royapuram constituency, he was defeated by Murthy.R of DMK by a margin of 27,779 votes. He had represented Royapuram five times - 1991, 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2016.

References[edit]

↑ Desk, Internet. "Jayakumar appointed Tamil Nadu Finance Minister". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
↑ "In a battle for prestige, AIADMK's Jayakumar seeks to retain Royapuram seat; DMK rival assures more amenities". The Economic Times. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
↑ 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
↑ 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
↑ 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
↑ "The verdict 2016". The Hindu. Chennai. 19 May 2016. p. 6.
↑ "Green cover". The Times of India. Chennai. 19 May 2016. p. 2 or 6.

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[1] Desk, Internet. "Jayakumar appointed Tamil Nadu Finance Minister". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 February 2017.

[2] "In a battle for prestige, AIADMK's Jayakumar seeks to retain Royapuram seat; DMK rival assures more amenities". The Economic Times. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

[3] 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India

[4] 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India

[5] 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India

[6] "The verdict 2016". The Hindu. Chennai. 19 May 2016. p. 6.

[7] "Green cover". The Times of India. Chennai. 19 May 2016. p. 2 or 6.

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v t e Government of Tamil Nadu
Executive	Governor: Banwarilal Purohit
Council of Ministers	Edappadi K. Palanisamy O. Panneerselvam Dindigul C. Sreenivasan K. A. Sengottaiyan Sellur K. Raju P. Thangamani S. P. Velumani D. Jayakumar C. Ve. Shanmugam K. P. Anbalagan Dr. V. Saroja M. C. Sampath K. C. Karuppannan R. Kamaraj O. S. Manian Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan Dr. C. Vijaya Baskar R. Doraikkannu Kadambur C. Raju R. B. Udhaya Kumar Vellamandi N. Natarajan K. C. Veeramani K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji P. Benjamin M. R. Vijayabhaskar Dr. Nilofer Kafeel Dr. M. Manikandan V. M. Rajalakshmi K. Pandiarajan G. Baskaran Sevvoor S. Ramachandran S. Valarmathi P. Balakrishna Reddy
Legislature	Speaker: P. Dhanapal Deputy Speaker: V. Jayaraman
Judiciary	Chief Justice of the Madras High Court: Amreshwar Pratap Sahi
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Agencies	AIDS Control Society (TANSACS) Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) CMDA CMWSSB Electricity Board Energy Development Agency (TEDA) Express Transport Corporation ELCOT Housing Board (TNHB) Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) Metropolitan Transport Corporation Poompuhar Shipping Corporation Limited State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) SIPCOT TANSIDCO TNPL Technology Development and Promotion Centre (TNTDPC) Tourism Development Corporation Slum Clearance Board Transport Corporation (TNSTC) Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD)