V. Saminathan
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V. Saminathan | |
|---|---|
| Nominated Member of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 4 July 2017 – 20 February 2021 | |
| Preceded by | M. Visweswaran |
| Succeeded by | K. Venkatesan |
| Constituency | Nominated |
| President of the Puducherry BJP Unit | |
| Assumed office 12 January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | M. Visweswaran |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
V. Saminathan is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Saminathan is a member of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly from 4 July 2017 as a Nominated by Central Government of India.[1][2][3]
He lost the 2021 assembly election in Lawspet assembly constituency where his opponent of Indian National Congress M. Vaithianathan won by a margin of 5701 votes. He contested 2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election from Lawspet constituency and got 8,891 votes.[4] He is the current President of BJP Puducherry unit.[5][6]
References[]
- ^ https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/puducherry-chief-minister-v-narayanaswamy-kiran-bedi-issue/article19225011.ece[bare URL]
- ^ 'End of Congress govt in Puducherry,' newly nominated BJP MLA
- ^ My Neta
- ^ https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseU0711.htm?ac=11
- ^ Big ripples in little Pondy as BJP gains backdoor entry into Assembly
- ^ Swaminathan elected chief of BJP Puducherry unit
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