P. Dhanapal

P. Dhanapal (born 16 May 1951) is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He is currently the Speaker for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

P. Dhanapal
Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 October 2012
Preceded by	D. Jayakumar
Constituency	Avanashi (from May 2016) Rasipuram (2011-2016)
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office May 2016
Constituency	Avanashi
In office 2011 - 2016
Constituency	Rasipuram
In office 1977-1980 1980-1984 1984-1989 2001-2006
Constituency	Sankagiri
Personal details
Born	16 May 1951 Karuppur, Salem district, Tamil Nadu
Political party	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

P. Dhanapal was born on 16 May 1951 in Karupur. He obtained a master's degree and is married with two children.[1]

Dhanapal was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Sankagiri constituency in the 1977, 1980 and 1984 and 2001 elections.[2][3][4][5] In the 2011 and 2016 Tamil Nadu assembly elections he won from Rasipuram[6] and Avanashi constituencies, respectively.[7]

References

1. "Thiru. P. Dhanapal (AIADMK)". Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
2. 1977 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
3. 1980 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
4. 1984 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
5. 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
6. "Rasipuram (Tamil Nadu) Election Results". infobase. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
7. "Avanashi (Tamil Nadu) Election Results 2016". infobase. Retrieved 2 May 2017.