Thanga Tamil Selvan

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Thanga Tamil Selvan
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tamil Nadu
In office
2001-2002
2011-2016
2016-2018(disqualified)
ConstituencyAndipatti
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
2002-2008
ConstituencyTamil Nadu
Personal details
BornAged 58
Narayanathevanpatti, Theni
NationalityIndian
Political partyDMK(2019-present)
Other political
affiliations
AIADMK (1996-2018)
AMMK (2018-2019)
Spouse(s)Pandyammal
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[]

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[]

Thanga Tamilselvan on June 2019 joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the presence of its Working 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]

Election[]

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election[]

Year Party Constituency Result
2001-2002 ADMK Andipatti Won
2011-2016 ADMK Andipatti Won
2016-2018 ADMK Andipatti Won
2021- DMK Bodi Lost

Parliamentary Election[]

Year Election Party PC Name Result
2002 Rajya Sabha All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam  Tamil Nadu Win
2019 16th Lok Sabha Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam  Theni (Lok Sabha constituency) Lost

2019 Indian general election[]

He was one of the candidates for Theni (Lok Sabha constituency) but lost in the election. He represented Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam.

References[]

  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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