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Thanga Tamil Selvan

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Thanga Tamil Selvan
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative
In office
2001-2002
2011-2016
2016-2017(disqualified)
ConstituencyAndipatti
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
2002-2008
ConstituencyTamilnadu
Member of parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2024
ConstituencyTheni Lok Sabha constituency
Personal details
BornAged 58
Narayanathevanpatti, Theni
NationalityIndian
Political party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(2019-present)
Other political
affiliations		 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1996-2018)
Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (2018-2019)
SpousePandyammal
ChildrenShanti, Nishanth
EducationM.A., Post Graduate
Alma materUniversity of Madras, 1988

Thanga Tamil Selvan is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Andipatti constituency.[1][2][3] Previously, he was a member of Parliament of India representing Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament and Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Andipatti constituency in 2001-2002 period.

Personal life

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He completed his post graduate degree in Master of Arts with the University of Madras. He is married to Pandyammal and has two children, Shanti and Nishant.

Political career

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Thanga Tamilselvan in June 2019 joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the presence of its President MK Stalin. He said that the AIADMK, after the demise of the late leader J Jayalalithaa, was being operated by the Bharatiya Janata Party and he don't wanted to lose his self respect.[4] He was one of the candidates for Theni (Lok Sabha constituency) but lost in the election. He represented Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam.

Electoral Career

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Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election

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Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Andipatti AIADMK Won 53.78 Aasiyan. P DMK 31.67
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Andipatti AIADMK Won 53.75 L. Mookiah DMK 41.42
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Andipatti AIADMK Won 51.93 L. Mookiah DMK 36.72
2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election BODINAYAKKANUR DMK Lost 41.45 O. Panneerselvam AIADMK 46.58

Lok Sabha Elections Contested

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Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
2009 Theni AIADMK Lost 41.76 J. M. Aaroon Rashid INC 42.54
2019 Theni AMMK Lost 12.26 P. Ravindhranath AIADMK 42.96
2024 Theni DMK Won 50.1% T. T. V. Dhinakaran AMMK 25.6%

Rajya Sabha Elections Contested

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Year Election Party PC Name Result
2002 Rajya Sabha All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam  Tamil Nadu Won


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References

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  1. ^ "In picturesque Theni, rail connectivity, water major issues". Canindia News. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. ^ PTI. "Lok Sabha polls in TN: OPS' son to fight against Elangovan from Congress in Theni". @businessline. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. ^ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  4. ^ Scroll Staff. "Tamil Nadu: AMMK leader Thanga Tamilselvan joins Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam". Scroll.in. Retrieved 15 June 2021.


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