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V. Senthil Balaji

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V. Senthil Balaji
Minister for Electricity and Prohibition & Excise (Tamil Nadu)
Incumbent
Assumed office
28 September 2024
Preceded by
In office
7 May 2021 – 16 June 2023
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
Preceded byP. Thangamani
Succeeded by
Minister Without Portfolio (Tamil Nadu)
In office
16 June 2023 – 12 February 2024
Minister for Transport (Tamil Nadu)
In office
16 May 2011 – 28 July 2015
Chief MinisterJ. Jayalalithaa
O. Panneerselvam
J. Jayalalithaa
Preceded byK. N. Nehru
Succeeded byP. Thangamani
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 2021
ConstituencyKarur
In office
May 2019 – May 2021
ConstituencyAravakurichi
In office
November 2016 – September 2018
ConstituencyAravakurichi
In office
May 2006 – May 2016
ConstituencyKarur
Personal details
Born (1975-10-21) 21 October 1975 (age 49)
Karur, Tamil Nadu, India
Political party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1996 - 2000 & 2018-present)
Other political
affiliations		 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (2000-2017)
Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (2018)
SpouseMegala Senthilbalaji
Children1 Daughter
EducationB.Com.
OccupationPolitician Businessman

V. Senthil Balaji (born 21 October 1975) is an Indian politician who currently serves as the Electricity Minister [1] for the state of Tamil Nadu.

Early life

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V Senthil Balaji was born on 21 October 1975 in Rameswarapatti in Karur district. He hails from an agricultural background. He has completed his high school & Higher Secondary school studies from Rameswarapatti Govt. School, Vivekananda School, Pasupathypalayam and Municipal Higher Secondary school, Karur. He entered politics at the age of 21 and was active since early 2000s.

Politics

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In 1997 he began his public service as a local body member. He was the Minister for Transport of the Government of Tamil Nadu from 2011 to 2015. He was dropped from cabinet in July 2015. As a cadre of Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, he was previously elected to the same Karur constituency in 2006 general elections. He was elected as a MLA from Aravakurichi constituency in 2016. After the demise of Jayalalithaa he played a key role in saving the government. When AIADMK separated into factions he stood by T. T. V. Dhinakaran. On 18 September 2017, 18 MLA's were disqualified by the speaker P. Dhanapal for their petition to the Governor Mr. Banwarilal Purohit to change the Chief Minister. He joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), in the presence of Party President M. K. Stalin on 14 December 2018. Soon after joining the party he was offered District Secretary post and later was announced as by-election candidate for Aravakurichi constituency. He was elected as a MLA on 23 May 2019 for fourth time.[2][3][4] He serves as a member of the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly. He won the election held in the month of April 2021.

Arrest

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On 14 June 2023, Enforcement Directorate officials raided Senthil Balaji's house and other places related to him in Chennai and Coimbatore and interrogated him in relation to allegations made while he served as the transport minister in the AIADMK-led government from 2011 to 2015, prior to joining the DMK.[5] During the raid, they arrested Balaji for allegedly laundering money and took him for questioning.[6] Subsequently, he was sent to judicial custody until 28 June 2023.[7][8] He allegedly had chest pains during this time and he had to be treated in hospital. [9]

V Senthil Balaji tendered his resignation on 12 February 2024, eight months after his arrest ahead of his bail plea hearing in the Madras High Court.[10][11] When he was released in September 2024, then again he got minister position in same cabinet.

Ministry

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Designation Portfolio Party Chief Minister To
Took office Left office
Tamilnadu Minister of Transport Transport, Nationalised Transport, Motor Vehicles Act AIADMK J.Jayalalithaa 16 May 2011 27 September 2014
O. Panneerselvam 28 September 2014 23 May 2015
J.Jayalalithaa 23 May 2015 28 July 2015
Tamilnadu Minister for Electricity, Prohibition & Excise Electricity, Non-Conventional Energy, Prohibition & Excise, Molasses DMK M.K.Stalin 07 May 2021 16 June 2023
Tamilnadu Minister for Electricity, Prohibition & Excise Electricity, Non-Conventional Energy, Prohibition & Excise, Molasses DMK M.K.Stalin 28 September 2024 Incumbent

Electoral performance

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Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections

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Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Karur AIADMK Won 47.00 Vasuki Murugesan DMK 43.84
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Karur AIADMK Won 61.18 S.Jothimani INC 34.10
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Aravakurichi AIADMK Won 53.51 K. C. Palanisamy DMK 39.13
2019 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections Aravakurichi DMK Won 56.45 V. V. Senthil Nathan AIADMK 34.54
2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Karur DMK Won 49.31 M. R. Vijayabhaskar AIADMK 43.28

References

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  1. ^ "Council of Ministers, Govt. of Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
  2. ^ "Statistical Report of Tamil Nadu 2006 Elections" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
  3. ^ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu.
  4. ^ "Council of Ministers, Govt. of Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
  5. ^ "ED arrests Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji under anti-money laundering act". Hindustan Times. 14 June 2023.
  6. ^ "ED officials arrest Tamil Nadu Minister Senthilbalaji in money-laundering case". The Hindu. 13 June 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  7. ^ Now |, Mirror (14 June 2023). "Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji sent to judicial custody till June 28; to stay hospitalised". The Economic Times. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Senthil Balaji arrest Live Updates: Tamil Nadu minister sent to judicial custody till June 28". The Indian Express. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Political sparks fly as ED arrests DMK minister V Senthil Balaji". The Times of India. 15 June 2023.
  10. ^ The Indian Express (13 February 2024). "Jailed Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji resigns amid repeated bail rejections". Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  11. ^ Deccan Chronicle, D. C. (13 February 2024). "Senthil Balaji Resigns As Minister". Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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