Pongalur N. Palanisamy is a politician from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He is former minister for rural industries and animal husbandry in the Government of Tamil Nadu and a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. He was born in Erode district on 3 August 1948.[1]
Pongalur N. Palanisamy | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Rural Industry,
Minister for sports, Minister for animal husbandry, Minister for tourism Government of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 1996–2001 | |
| Minister for Animal Husbandry, Government of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 2006–2011 | |
| Member of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly for Coimbatore North constituency | |
| In office 2006–2011 | |
Political career
edit- Age 76
- 1971–1976, Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for Pongalur
- 1991–2011, Coimbatore DMK District Secretary.
- 1996–2001, Minister for forests, pollution control, sports & animal husbandry.
- 2006–2011, Minister for Rural Industries & Animal Husbandry
- 2006–2011, Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for Coimbatore East
Elections contested
editTamilnadu Legislative Assembly Elections
edit| Elections | Constituency | Party | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Pongalur | DMK | Won | 59.98 | A. Senapathi | Independent | 30.24 | [2] | |
| 1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Pongalur | DMK | Lost | 20.74 | K. Nachimuthu | AIADMK | 32.56 | [3] | |
| 1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Singanallur | DMK | Won | 60.15 | Duraisamy R | AIADMK | 22.12 | [4] | |
| 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Singanallur | DMK | Lost | 37.59 | Karunakaran K C | CPI(M) | 49.57 | [5] | |
| 2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Coimbatore East | DMK | Won | 47.50 | Gopalakrishnan. V. | AIADMK | 41.70 | [6] | |
| 2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Coimbatore South | DMK | Lost | 36.88 | R. Doraisamy | AIADMK | 56.27 | ||
| 2019 Bypoll | Sulur | DMK | Lost | 40.29 | V. P. Kandasamy | AIADMK | 44.78 |
Lok Sabha Elections
edit| Elections | Constituency | Party | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Indian general election | Pollachi | DMK | Lost | 25.19 | C. Mahendran | Independent | 41.72 |
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References
edit- ^ Pongalur Palanisamy profile at TN government website
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
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