Thangam Thennarasu
Thangam Thenarasu | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Electricity (Tamil Nadu) | |
| In office 16 June 2023 – 28 September 2024 | |
| Chief Minister | M. K. Stalin |
| Preceded by | V. Senthil Balaji |
| Succeeded by | V. Senthil Balaji |
| Minister for Finance and Human Resources Management (Tamil Nadu) | |
| Assumed office 11 May 2023 | |
| Chief Minister | M. K. Stalin |
| Preceded by | Palanivel Thiagarajan |
| Minister for Industries (Tamil Nadu) | |
| In office 7 May 2021 – 10 May 2023 | |
| Chief Minister | M. K. Stalin |
| Preceded by | M. C. Sampath |
| Succeeded by | T. R. B. Rajaa |
| Minister for School Education (Tamil Nadu) | |
| In office 13 May 2006 – 15 May 2011 | |
| Chief Minister | M. Karunanidhi |
| Preceded by | C. V. Shanmugam |
| Succeeded by | C. V. Shanmugam |
| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Constituency | Tiruchuli |
| In office May 2006 – May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | K. K. Sivasamy |
| Succeeded by | Vaigaichelvan |
| Constituency | Aruppukottai |
| In office May 1998 – May 2001 | |
| Preceded by | V. Thangapandian |
| Succeeded by | K. K. Sivasamy |
| Constituency | Aruppukottai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1966年06月03日) 3 June 1966 (age 58) Mallankinaru, composite Ramanathapuram district, Madras State (now Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu), India |
| Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Relations | V. Thangapandian (Father) Thamizhachi Thangapandian (Sister)[1] |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | THANGAM THENARASU |
Thangam Thenarasu (born 3 June 1966) is an Indian politician. He is a member of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.
Early life and education
[edit ]He was born in Mallankinaru, Tamil Nadu. He has a bachelor's degree in Engineering.[2]
Political career
[edit ]He has served as a Minister for Finance, Planning, Human Resources Management, Pensions and Pensionary benefits, Statistics and Archeology Minister of Tamil nadu. He was allocated Electricity and Non-Conventional Energy Development portfolios of minister V. Senthil Balaji who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a job racket case on 16 June 2023 by Tamil Nadu Governor R. N. Ravi on the recommendations of Chief Minister M K Stalin.[3]
He served as Minister for School Education in Tamil Nadu during 2006-2011. 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.[4] [5] He is the younger brother of recently elected Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, from the Chennai South constituency, Thamizhachi Thangapandian.
Thenarasu, whose father was V. Thangapandian, a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government minister,[6] himself became Minister for Schools in the DMK government that gained power at the 2006 state assembly elections. Thenarasu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election | Aruppukottai | DMK | Won | 36.50% |
| 2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Aruppukottai | DMK | Lost | 40.32% |
| 2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Aruppukottai | DMK | Won | 44.88% |
| 2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Tiruchuli | DMK | Won | 54.36% |
| 2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Tiruchuli | DMK | Won | 53.61% |
| 2021 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Tiruchuli | DMK | Won | 59.15% |
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Thamizhachi Thangapandian injured in accident
- ^ a b Thangam Thenarasu profile at TN government website
- ^ The Indian Express (16 June 2023). "TN Governor reallocates portfolios held by arrested minister Senthil Balaji, opposes his continuing in cabinet". Archived from the original on 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ 1998 Tamil Nadu assembly By-election
- ^ 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ Kolappan, B. (21 April 2016). "Descendants shine in the party of rising sun". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016.