Thangam Thennarasu
Thangam Thennarasu (born 3 June 1966) is an Indian politician and the 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 two times.[2] He is the son of the former Member of Legislative Assembly from Aruppukottai, V. Thangapandian
Thangam Thennarasu | |
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Thangam Thennarasu (fourth from right) | |
Tamil Nadu Minister for School Education | |
In office May 2006 – May 2011 | |
First Minister | M. Karunanidhi |
Preceded by | none |
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office May 2006 | |
Preceded by | K. K. Sivasamy |
Constituency | Aruppukottai |
In office 1998–2010 | |
Preceded by | V. Thangapandian |
Succeeded by | K. K. Sivasamy |
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 |
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
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
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
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] |
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] |
References
- 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".
External links
- First Mega Job Fair
- Job Fair in Thiruchirapalli
- Job Fair Continued
- Anna Centenary Library
- Iniyavai Naarppathu Parade
- Abonded assembly complex