R. Vaithilingam
R. Vaithilingam is an Indian politician and a member of the Rajya Sabha from the state of Tamil Nadu.
R. Vaithilingam | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Convener of ADMK | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| MP of Rajya Sabha for Tamil Nadu | |
| Assumed office 30 June 2016 | |
| Preceded by | E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan, INC |
| Minister of Housing & Urban Development (Government of Tamil Nadu) | |
| In office 2011–2016 | |
| Minister of Forest & Environment (Government of Tamil Nadu) | |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| In office 2001 – 2016 Orathanad constituency | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | AIADMK |
Vaithilingam was Minister for Housing and Urban Development in the Government of Tamil Nadu prior to his defeat by M. Ramachandran in the state assembly election of 2016. The defeat was described as a giant-killing outcome.[1] As a cadre of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), he had been elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Orathanad constituency in 2001,[2] 2006[3] and 2011.[4]
On 3 June 2016, he was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha, along with three others of his party.[5][6] Upon He loss 2016 general election in orathanadu . After OPS-EPS faction merged, Vaithilingam said that general council will assemble soon to remove sasikala from the party.He was a close confidante of late Chief Minister J.Jayalalitha.
References
- "DMK and AIADMK edge out others in Thanjavur district". The Hindu. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu.
- "26 Rajya Sabha members elected unopposed in six states (Roundup)". The Times of India. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- "Bihar: Piyush Goyal, Chidambaram, Suresh Prabhu, Sharad Yadav elected to Rajya Sabha". The Economic Times. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2017.