Thangam Thennarasu
Thangam Thennarasu | |
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Preceded by | none |
Minister of Department of Industries, Tamil Official Language, Tamil Culture and Archeology Government of Tamil Nadu | |
Assumed office 7 May 2021 | |
Chief Minister | M. K. Stalin |
Preceded by | M. C. Sampath |
Tamil Nadu Minister for School Education | |
In office May 2006 – May 2011 | |
First Minister | M. Karunanidhi |
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office May 2011 | |
Preceded by | None (new seat) |
Constituency | Tiruchuli |
In office May 1998 – May 2001 | |
Preceded by | V. Thangapandian |
Succeeded by | K. K. Sivasamy |
Constituency | Aruppukottai |
In office May 2006 – May 2011 | |
Preceded by | K. K. Sivasamy |
Succeeded by | Vaigaichelvan |
Constituency | Aruppukottai |
Personal details | |
Born | Mallankinaru, Tamil Nadu, India | 3 June 1966
Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Relations | V. Thangapandian (Father) Thamizhachi Thangapandian (Sister)[1] |
Website | THANGAM THENARASU |
Thangam Thennarasu (born 3 June 1966) is an Indian politician and the Minister for Department of Industries, Tamil Official Language, Tamil Culture and Archeology Minister of Tamil nadu. He served Minister for School Education of Tamil Nadu during 2006-2011. He was born in Mallankinaru, Tamil Nadu. He has a bachelor's degree in Engineering. He has been elected to the Tamil Nadu assembly five times.[2] He is the son of the former Member of Legislative Assembly from Aruppukottai, V. Thangapandian
He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Aruppukottai constituency in 1997/98 by-election, and 2006 election.[3][4] He is the younger brother of recently elected Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, from the Chennai South constituency, Thamizhachi Thangapandian.
Ministerial roles[edit]
Thennarasu, whose father was V. Thangapandian, a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government minister,[5] himself because Minister for Schools in the DMK government that gained power at the 2006 state assembly elections.
Later career[edit]
Thennarasu stood as a candidate in the newly-created constituency of Tiruchuli for the 2011 elections.
He filed a case in the court against the Tamil Nadu Government's decision to form an inquiry into the alleged irregularities in construction of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly-secretariat complex
Elections Contested and Results[edit]
Elections | Constituency | Party | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage |
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1997–98 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election | Aruppukottai | DMK | Won | 36.50 | V.S. Panchavarnam | ADMK | 34.73[6][circular reference] |
2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Aruppukottai | DMK | Lost | 40.32 | SIVASAMY K.K. | ADMK | 46.07[7] |
2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Aruppukottai | DMK | Won | 44.88 | MURUGAN.K | ADMK | 37.77[8] |
2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Tiruchuli | DMK | Won | 54.36 | ESAKKI MUTHU | ADMK | 41.07[9] |
2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Tiruchuli | DMK | Won | 53.61 | DINESH BABU, K. | ADMK | 37.77[10] |
2021 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Tiruchuli | DMK | Won | 59.15 | S. Rajasekar | ADMK | 23.86[11] |
References[edit]
- ↑ Thamizhachi Thangapandian injured in accident
- ↑ Thangam Thenarasu profile at TN government website
- ↑ 1998 Tamil Nadu assembly By-election
- ↑ 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ↑ Kolappan, B. (21 April 2016). "Descendants shine in party of rising sun". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016.
- ↑ "1997–98 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election".
- ↑ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2001 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU".
- ↑ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2006 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU".
- ↑ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2011 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU".
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu General Legislative Election 2016, Election Commission of India".
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu General Legislative Election 2021, Election Commission of India".