I. P. Senthil Kumar

I. P. Senthil Kumar
I. P. Senthil Kumar
	I.P Senthil Kumar (standing) with Kalaignar Karunanidhi (sitting in chair)
MLA
Personal details
Born	30 October 1977 (age 44); Batlagundu, Tamilnadu
Political party	DMK
Parent(s)	I. Periyasamy (father);

I.P. Senthil Kumar, a.k.a. I.P.S, is an Indian politician and the presiding M.L.A of Palani Constituency in Tamil Nadu who belongs to the DMK party. He is the son of current Minister of Tamil Nadu I.Periyasamy of Attur (State Assembly Constituency) in Tamil Nadu. Senthil Kumar was born at Batlagundu on 30 October 1977.

Early life[]

I.P.Senthil Kumar aka IPS(fondly called by his friends and cadre) grew up his childhood in Batlagundu. He studied in Salem law college. As a young boy He was interested in shaping the society and welfare of the public so he decided to complete law and later to serve the public he came to politics. He became a member of DMK party and was given the posting of leadership to youth wing in the party because of his hardwork^[1] and intelligence. Later he became Tamil Nadu Youth Assistant Secretary Of DMK party and later on he became an MLA.

Personal life[]

I.P.Senthil Kumar married Arul Mercy who was former a television celebrity. The couple has two children, Aadhavan Senthil Kumar and Oviya Meenatchi Senthil Kumar.

Appointments[]

Former Dindigul District Youth Assistant Secretary (DMK PARTY)
Former Tamil Nadu Youth Assistant Secretary (DMK PARTY)
District Secretary Dindigul (East) District (DMK PARTY)
Sitting M.L.A Palani Constituency

Political career[]

Elections contested[]

Elections	Constituency	Party	Result	Vote percentage	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party	Opposition vote percentage
2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election	Palani	DMK	Lost	47.43	K S N Venugopalu	AIADMK	48.47
2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly election	Palani	DMK	Won	50.66	P Kumarasamy	AIADMK	37.71
2021 Tamil Nadu state assembly election	Palani	DMK	Won	52.86	K Ravi Manoharan	AIADMK	38.23

References[]

^ Staff Reporter. "DMK cadre stage protest against erratic drinking water supply". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 June 2017.

Sources[]

[1] Staff Reporter. "DMK cadre stage protest against erratic drinking water supply". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 June 2017.

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