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{{Indian name|Palaniswami|Edappadi Karuppa Gounder}} | {{Indian name|Palaniswami|Edappadi Karuppa Gounder}} | ||
{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = Edappadi K . Palaniswami | | name = Edappadi K. Palaniswami | ||
| image = File:Palanisamy.jpg | | image = File:Palanisamy.jpg | ||
| caption = Palaniswami in 2017 | | caption = Palaniswami in 2017 | ||
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| predecessor = [[M. K. Stalin]] | | predecessor = [[M. K. Stalin]] | ||
| successor = | | successor = | ||
| office1 = 7th [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] | | office1 = 7th [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] | ||
| governor1 = [[C. Vidyasagar Rao]] (Addit. charge)<br/>[[Banwarilal Purohit]] | | governor1 = [[C. Vidyasagar Rao]] (Addit. charge)<br/>[[Banwarilal Purohit]] | ||
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| predecessor1 = [[O. Panneerselvam]] | | predecessor1 = [[O. Panneerselvam]] | ||
| successor1 = [[M. K. Stalin]] | | successor1 = [[M. K. Stalin]] | ||
| office2 = [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] | | office2 = [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| term_start2 = 23 May 2011 | | term_start2 = 23 May 2011 | ||
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* New D.No. 6/77, Old D.No. 3/153, Siluvampalayam, Nedungulam village, [[Edappadi]], [[Salem District]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] (permanent) | * New D.No. 6/77, Old D.No. 3/153, Siluvampalayam, Nedungulam village, [[Edappadi]], [[Salem District]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] (permanent) | ||
| profession = {{hlist|Agriculturalist|Politician}} | | profession = {{hlist|Agriculturalist|Politician}} | ||
| awards = *[[ | | awards = *[[Paul Harris (Rotary)#Paul Harris Fellow|Paul Harris Fellow]] (2020) | ||
*[[Honorary Doctorate]] (2019) | *[[Honorary Doctorate]] (2019) | ||
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'''Edapaddi K. Palaniswami''' (born as '''Karuppa Gounder Palanisamy''' on 12 May 1954) is an Indian | '''Edapaddi K. Palaniswami''' (born as '''Karuppa Gounder Palanisamy''' on 12 May 1954) is an Indian politician and the current [[Official Opposition (India)|leader of opposition]] in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/edappadi-k-palaniswami-to-be-leader-of-opposition-in-tamil-nadu-assembly/articleshow/82518216.cms | title=Edappadi K Palaniswami to be leader of opposition in Tamil Nadu assembly | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Julie Mariappan | date=10 May 2021 | accessdate=11 May 2021}}</ref> He served as the 7th [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu|Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]], from 2017 to 2021. He is also the joint coordinator of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] party. | ||
Palaniswami has represented [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]] since 2011 as [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]], previously serving from 1989 | Palaniswami has represented [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]] since 2011 as [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]], previously serving from 1989 to 1996. In the [[1998 Indian general election]] he was elected as [[Member of Parliament]] of the [[Lok Sabha]] representing [[Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchengode]]. | ||
When AIADMK won the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]], he was given a ministerial berth by [[J.Jayalalithaa|J. Jayalalithaa]] and served as the Minister of Highways and Minor Ports on 16 May 2011 for the government of Tamil Nadu. After [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] victory, he was given the additional responsibility of Ministry of Public Works by J. Jayalalithaa. | When AIADMK won the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]], he was given a ministerial berth by [[J.Jayalalithaa|J. Jayalalithaa]] and served as the Minister of Highways and Minor Ports on 16 May 2011 for the government of Tamil Nadu. After [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] victory, he was given the additional responsibility of Ministry of Public Works by J. Jayalalithaa. | ||
== Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
Edappadi Karuppa Palaniswami was born on 12 May 1954<ref name="LokSabha"/> to Karuppa Gounder and Thavasiyammal at Siluvampalayam, [[Salem district|Salem]], [[Madras State]], [[India]] (now in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]).<ref name="LokSabha"/><ref name=Who>{{cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/LHz7tFFOYAE8wVXXJ6QqGP/Who-is-Edappadi-K-Palanisamy.html|title=Who is Edappadi K. Palaniswami?|first=Dharani|last=Thangavelu|date=15 February 2017|work=Mint|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313040846/http://www.livemint.com/Politics/LHz7tFFOYAE8wVXXJ6QqGP/Who-is-Edappadi-K-Palanisamy.html|archive-date=13 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title= Profile |url= http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/profile/086.htm |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170217222740/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/profile/086.htm |archive-date= 17 February 2017 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> His parents were farmers. After completing school, he enrolled for [[Bachelor of Science|B.Sc]] degree in [[Sri Vasavi College]] but did not graduate.He was the students union leader at college. He has a brother Govindraj and a sister Ranjitham.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mariappan|first=Julie|date=13 October 2020|title=Edappadi K Palaniswami Mother: Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami's mother Dhavusayammal dies aged 93|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tamil-nadu-chief-minister-edappadi-k-palaniswamis-mother-thavasi-ammal-dies-aged-93/articleshow/78631060.cms|access-date=31 January 2021|work=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> He is married to Ratha Palaniswami and has one son and is an agriculturalist by occupation.<ref name="JayaTOI">{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/from-jaggery-farmer-to-tamil-nadu-cm-eps-is-no-pushover/articleshow/82364519.cms | title=From jaggery farmer to Tamil Nadu CM, Edappadi K Palaniswami | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Jaya Menon | date=3 May 2021 | accessdate=4 May 2021}}</ref><ref name="LokSabha"/><ref name=Who/> | Edappadi Karuppa Palaniswami was born on 12 May 1954<ref name="LokSabha"/> to Karuppa Gounder and Thavasiyammal at Siluvampalayam, [[Salem district|Salem]], [[Madras State]], [[India]] (now in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]).<ref name="LokSabha"/><ref name=Who>{{cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/LHz7tFFOYAE8wVXXJ6QqGP/Who-is-Edappadi-K-Palanisamy.html|title=Who is Edappadi K. Palaniswami?|first=Dharani|last=Thangavelu|date=15 February 2017|work=Mint|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313040846/http://www.livemint.com/Politics/LHz7tFFOYAE8wVXXJ6QqGP/Who-is-Edappadi-K-Palanisamy.html|archive-date=13 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title= Profile |url= http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/profile/086.htm |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170217222740/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/profile/086.htm |archive-date= 17 February 2017 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> His parents were farmers. After completing school, he enrolled for [[Bachelor of Science|B.Sc]] degree in [[Sri Vasavi College]] but did not graduate. He was the students union leader at college. He has a brother Govindraj and a sister Ranjitham.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mariappan|first=Julie|date=13 October 2020|title=Edappadi K Palaniswami Mother: Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami's mother Dhavusayammal dies aged 93|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tamil-nadu-chief-minister-edappadi-k-palaniswamis-mother-thavasi-ammal-dies-aged-93/articleshow/78631060.cms|access-date=31 January 2021|work=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> He is married to Ratha Palaniswami and has one son and is an agriculturalist by occupation.<ref name="JayaTOI">{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/from-jaggery-farmer-to-tamil-nadu-cm-eps-is-no-pushover/articleshow/82364519.cms | title=From jaggery farmer to Tamil Nadu CM, Edappadi K Palaniswami | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Jaya Menon | date=3 May 2021 | accessdate=4 May 2021}}</ref><ref name="LokSabha"/><ref name=Who/> | ||
== Political career == | == Political career == | ||
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Palaniswami was selected by the AIADMK as [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] in February 2017,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/From-farmer-to-CM-pick-%E2%80%94-the-rise-of-a-Jaya-loyalist/article17300830.ece|title=From farmer to CM pick — the rise of a Jaya loyalist|first=Syed Muthahar|last=Saqaf|date=14 February 2017|via=www.thehindu.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215215141/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/From-farmer-to-CM-pick-%E2%80%94-the-rise-of-a-Jaya-loyalist/article17300830.ece|archive-date=15 February 2017|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> following the resignation of [[O. Panneerselvam]], who became chief minister after the demise of former chief minister [[J. Jayalalithaa]] who won the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016 Legislative Assembly election]] as CM candidate of AIADMK. He was announced as the Chief Minister by [[V. K. Sasikala]] and was sworn in on 16 February 2017 before a crowd of party workers, along with his [[Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers#Edappadi K. Palaniswami ministry|32-member cabinet]]. Palaniswami also holds the charge of Home, Prohibition & Excise Departments along with the other portfolios normally held by the Chief Ministers, and not mentioned elsewhere. He is elected from Edappadi constituency. During his reign, he introduced various schemes like Kudimaramaththu Work, FAME India scheme and Amma Patrol in Tamil Nadu to ascertain the security of women and children in public places. | Palaniswami was selected by the AIADMK as [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] in February 2017,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/From-farmer-to-CM-pick-%E2%80%94-the-rise-of-a-Jaya-loyalist/article17300830.ece|title=From farmer to CM pick — the rise of a Jaya loyalist|first=Syed Muthahar|last=Saqaf|date=14 February 2017|via=www.thehindu.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215215141/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/From-farmer-to-CM-pick-%E2%80%94-the-rise-of-a-Jaya-loyalist/article17300830.ece|archive-date=15 February 2017|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> following the resignation of [[O. Panneerselvam]], who became chief minister after the demise of former chief minister [[J. Jayalalithaa]] who won the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016 Legislative Assembly election]] as CM candidate of AIADMK. He was announced as the Chief Minister by [[V. K. Sasikala]] and was sworn in on 16 February 2017 before a crowd of party workers, along with his [[Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers#Edappadi K. Palaniswami ministry|32-member cabinet]]. Palaniswami also holds the charge of Home, Prohibition & Excise Departments along with the other portfolios normally held by the Chief Ministers, and not mentioned elsewhere. He is elected from Edappadi constituency. During his reign, he introduced various schemes like Kudimaramaththu Work, FAME India scheme and Amma Patrol in Tamil Nadu to ascertain the security of women and children in public places. | ||
In May 2018, police [[Thoothukudi violence|opened fire]] on protests against a Sterilite plant that was polluting local groundwater in Thoothukudi, killing 13 people. While ordering a one-man commission into the violence, Palaniswami also declared the shootings were in "self-defence."<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sterlite violence: 492 people questioned over 20 phases by Aruna Jagadeesan commission|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/may/22/sterlite-violence-492-people-questioned-over-20-phases-by-aruna-jagadeesan-commission-2146576.html|access-date=31 January 2021|work=The New Indian Express|date=22 May 2020}}</ref> On May 28, Palaniswami led Tamil Nadu Government ordered the permanently closure of the sterlite copper plant. “The [[J. Jayalalithaa|Amma]] government has issued an order to have the Sterlite plant closed down permanently in deference to the sentiments of the people of Thoothukudi,” then Chief Minister | In May 2018, police [[Thoothukudi violence|opened fire]] on protests against a Sterilite plant that was polluting local groundwater in Thoothukudi, killing 13 people. While ordering a one-man commission into the violence, Palaniswami also declared the shootings were in "self-defence."<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sterlite violence: 492 people questioned over 20 phases by Aruna Jagadeesan commission|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/may/22/sterlite-violence-492-people-questioned-over-20-phases-by-aruna-jagadeesan-commission-2146576.html|access-date=31 January 2021|work=The New Indian Express|date=22 May 2020}}</ref> On May 28, Palaniswami led Tamil Nadu Government ordered the permanently closure of the sterlite copper plant. “The [[J. Jayalalithaa|Amma]] government has issued an order to have the Sterlite plant closed down permanently in deference to the sentiments of the people of Thoothukudi,” then Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami told journalists in the evening after chairing a meeting of his party legislators at the AIADMK headquarters in Chennai.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sterlite Copper to be permanently closed, says Tamil Nadu government|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/sterlite-copper-to-be-permanently-closed-says-tamil-nadu-government/article24014605.ece|date=28 May 2018|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Indian copper plant shut down days after deadly protests|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/28/india-copper-plant-sterlite-vedanta-shut-down-deadly-protests|date=28 May 2018|work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Tamil Nadu govt orders permanent shutdown of Sterlite copper plant in Thoothukudi|url=https://www.livemint.com/Industry/C1OMNDlJC0y1EVj1P5xlTI/Sterlite-protests-Panneerselvam-vows-to-shut-down-Thoothuku.html|date=28 May 2018|work=Live Mint}}</ref> | ||
However, during the 2019 elections, AIADMK contested in alliance with the BJP and was swept out of parliament when the DMK-led alliance won 38 out of 39 seats in the state.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Ramakrishnan|first1=T.|last2=Kumar|first2=D. Suresh|date=12 January 2021|title=People's reception gives us confidence that we will win a majority, says Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Palaniswami|language=en-IN|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamil-nadu-assembly/peoples-reception-gives-us-confidence-that-we-will-win-with-a-majority-says-tn-cm-palaniswami/article33561342.ece|work=The Hindu|access-date=31 January 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | However, during the 2019 elections, AIADMK contested in alliance with the BJP and was swept out of parliament when the DMK-led alliance won 38 out of 39 seats in the state.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Ramakrishnan|first1=T.|last2=Kumar|first2=D. Suresh|date=12 January 2021|title=People's reception gives us confidence that we will win a majority, says Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Palaniswami|language=en-IN|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamil-nadu-assembly/peoples-reception-gives-us-confidence-that-we-will-win-with-a-majority-says-tn-cm-palaniswami/article33561342.ece|work=The Hindu|access-date=31 January 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | ||
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In February 2020, Palaniswami led Tamil Nadu government declared the Cauvery delta region as a Protected Special Agriculture Zone. The announcement was widely hailed by political parties and farmers organisations.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Cauvery delta to be declared a protected agriculture zone|language=en-IN|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/cauvery-delta-to-be-declared-a-protected-agriculture-zone/article30778695.ece|access-date=10 February 2020|work=The Hindu|date=10 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Tamil Nadu declares Cauvery delta a protected agricultural zone|language=en-IN|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tamil-nadu-declares-cauvery-delta-a-protected-agricultural-zone/story-Xu1rVqg7eFoJza6wrKrJAK.html|date=10 February 2020|work=hindustan times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Rules notified for Delta Agri Zone Act|language=en-IN|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/aug/27/rules-notified-for-delta-agri-zone-act-2188823.html|date=27 August 2020|work=new indian express}}</ref> | In February 2020, Palaniswami led Tamil Nadu government declared the Cauvery delta region as a Protected Special Agriculture Zone. The announcement was widely hailed by political parties and farmers organisations.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Cauvery delta to be declared a protected agriculture zone|language=en-IN|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/cauvery-delta-to-be-declared-a-protected-agriculture-zone/article30778695.ece|access-date=10 February 2020|work=The Hindu|date=10 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Tamil Nadu declares Cauvery delta a protected agricultural zone|language=en-IN|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tamil-nadu-declares-cauvery-delta-a-protected-agricultural-zone/story-Xu1rVqg7eFoJza6wrKrJAK.html|date=10 February 2020|work=hindustan times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Rules notified for Delta Agri Zone Act|language=en-IN|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/aug/27/rules-notified-for-delta-agri-zone-act-2188823.html|date=27 August 2020|work=new indian express}}</ref> | ||
Under his governance, | Under his governance, Tamil Nadu was rated as the best governed state based on a composite index in the context of sustainable development according to the Public Affairs Index-2020 released by the Public Affairs Centre in Oct 2020. Palaniswami is also praised for his administration during the coronavirus pandemic. | ||
On 3 May 2021, Palaniswami resigned as Chief Minister following AIADMK's defeat in the [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly Election]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=TN CM Palaniswami resigns, Guv accepts it; dissolves Assembly|language=en-IN|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/tamil-nadu-assembly-polls-2021/story/tn-cm-palaniswami-resigns-guv-accepts-it-dissolves-assembly-1798464-2021-05-03|date=3 May 2021|work=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=EPS quits as CM, flurry of resignations at Secretariat|language=en-IN|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2021/05/04022226/1291969/EPS-quits-as-CM-flurry-of-resignations-at-Secretariat.vpf|access-date=4 May 2021|work=DT Next|date=3 May 2021}}</ref> | On 3 May 2021, Palaniswami resigned as Chief Minister following AIADMK's defeat in the [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly Election]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=TN CM Palaniswami resigns, Guv accepts it; dissolves Assembly|language=en-IN|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/tamil-nadu-assembly-polls-2021/story/tn-cm-palaniswami-resigns-guv-accepts-it-dissolves-assembly-1798464-2021-05-03|date=3 May 2021|work=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=EPS quits as CM, flurry of resignations at Secretariat|language=en-IN|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2021/05/04022226/1291969/EPS-quits-as-CM-flurry-of-resignations-at-Secretariat.vpf|access-date=4 May 2021|work=DT Next|date=3 May 2021}}</ref> | ||
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! width="70" |Opposition vote percentage | ! width="70" |Opposition vote percentage | ||
|- style="background:#cfc;" | |- style="background:#cfc;" | ||
| bgcolor="98FB98" |[[1998 Indian general election]]||[[Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchengodu]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||Won||54.70||[[K. P. Ramalingam]]||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||40.89 | | bgcolor="98FB98" |[[1998 Indian general election]]||[[Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchengodu]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||{{Won}}||54.70||[[K. P. Ramalingam]]||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||40.89 | ||
|- style="background:#ffc;" | |- style="background:#ffc;" | ||
| bgcolor="FFA07A" |[[1999 Indian general election]]||[[Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchengodu]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||Lost||48.53||[[M. Kannappan]]||[[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|MDMK]]||49.08 | | bgcolor="FFA07A" |[[1999 Indian general election]]||[[Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchengodu]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||{{Lost}}||48.53||[[M. Kannappan]]||[[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|MDMK]]||49.08 | ||
|- style="background:#cfc;" | |- style="background:#cfc;" | ||
| bgcolor="FFA07A" |[[2004 Indian general election]]||[[Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchengodu]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||Lost||37.27||[[Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan]]||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||58.02 | | bgcolor="FFA07A" |[[2004 Indian general election]]||[[Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchengodu]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||{{Lost}}||37.27||[[Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan]]||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||58.02 | ||
|} | |} | ||
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! width="70" |Opposition vote percentage | ! width="70" |Opposition vote percentage | ||
|- style="background:#cfc;" | |- style="background:#cfc;" | ||
| bgcolor="98FB98" |[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||Won||33.08||L. Palanisamy||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||31.62 | | bgcolor="98FB98" |[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||{{Won}}||33.08||L. Palanisamy||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||31.62 | ||
|- style="background:#ffc;" | |- style="background:#ffc;" | ||
| bgcolor="98FB98" |[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||Won||58.24||P. Kolandai Gounder||[[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]]||25.03 | | bgcolor="98FB98" |[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||{{Won}}||58.24||P. Kolandai Gounder||[[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]]||25.03 | ||
|- style="background:#cfc;" | |- style="background:#cfc;" | ||
| bgcolor="FFA07A" |[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||Lost||28.21||[[I. Ganesan]]||[[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]]||37.68 | | bgcolor="FFA07A" |[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||{{Lost}}||28.21||[[I. Ganesan]]||[[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]]||37.68 | ||
|- style="background:#ffc;" | |- style="background:#ffc;" | ||
| bgcolor="FFA07A" |[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||Lost||41.06||V. Kaveri||[[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]]||44.80 | | bgcolor="FFA07A" |[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||{{Lost}}||41.06||V. Kaveri||[[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]]||44.80 | ||
|- style="background:#cfc;" | |- style="background:#cfc;" | ||
| bgcolor="98FB98" |[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||Won||56.38||M. Karthe||[[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]]||37.66 | | bgcolor="98FB98" |[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||{{Won}}||56.38||M. Karthe||[[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]]||37.66 | ||
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| bgcolor="98FB98" |[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||Won||43.74||N. Annadurai||[[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]]||25.12 | | bgcolor="98FB98" |[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||{{Won}}||43.74||N. Annadurai||[[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]]||25.12 | ||
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| bgcolor="98FB98" |[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||Won||65.97||Sampath Kumar||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||28.04 | | bgcolor="98FB98" |[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||{{Won}}||65.97||Sampath Kumar||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||28.04 | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3891.htm Official Biographical Sketch in Lok Sabha Website] | * [http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3891.htm Official Biographical Sketch in Lok Sabha Website] | ||
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{{Council of Ministers of Tamil Nadu}} | {{Council of Ministers of Tamil Nadu}} | ||
{{Members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (2011–2016)|state=collapsed}} | {{Members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (2011–2016)|state=collapsed}} | ||
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[[Category:Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu]] | [[Category:Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu]] | ||
[[Category:Members of the 10th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] | [[Category:Members of the 10th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] | ||
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