Thangam Thenarasu | |
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Minister for Electricity (Tamil Nadu) | |
Assumed office 16 June 2023 | |
Chief Minister | M. K. Stalin |
Preceded by | V. Senthil Balaji |
Minister for Finance and Human Resources Management (Tamil Nadu) | |
Assumed office 11 May 2023 | |
Chief Minister | M. K. Stalin |
Preceded by | Palanivel Thiagarajan |
Minister for Industries (Tamil Nadu) | |
In office 7 May 2021 – 10 May 2023 | |
Chief Minister | M. K. Stalin |
Preceded by | M. C. Sampath |
Succeeded by | T. R. B. Rajaa |
Minister for School Education (Tamil Nadu) | |
In office 13 May 2006 – 15 May 2011 | |
Chief Minister | M. Karunanidhi |
Preceded by | C. V. Shanmugam |
Succeeded by | C. V. Shanmugam |
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office May 2011 | |
Preceded by | Constituency Created |
Constituency | Tiruchuli |
In office May 2006 – May 2011 | |
Preceded by | K. K. Sivasamy |
Succeeded by | Vaigaichelvan |
Constituency | Aruppukottai |
In office May 1998 – May 2001 | |
Preceded by | V. Thangapandian |
Succeeded by | K. K. Sivasamy |
Constituency | Aruppukottai |
Personal details | |
Born | Mallankinaru, composite Ramanathapuram district, Madras State (now Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu), India | 3 June 1966
Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Relations |
V. Thangapandian (Father) Thamizhachi Thangapandian (Sister) [1] |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | THANGAM THENARASU |
Thangam Thenarasu (born 3 June 1966) is an Indian politician. He is a member of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.
He was born in Mallankinaru, Tamil Nadu. He has a bachelor's degree in Engineering. [2]
He has served as a Minister for Finance, Planning, Human Resources Management, Pensions and Pensionary benefits, Statistics and Archeology Minister of Tamil nadu. He was allocated Electricity and Non-Conventional Energy Development portfolios of minister V. Senthil Balaji who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a job racket case on 16 June 2023 by Tamil Nadu Governor R. N. Ravi on the recommendations of Chief Minister M K Stalin. [3]
He served as Minister for School Education in Tamil Nadu during 2006-2011. He has been elected to the Tamil Nadu assembly five times. [2] He is the son of the former Member of Legislative Assembly from Aruppukottai, V. Thangapandian
He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Aruppukottai constituency in 1997–98 by-election, and 2006 election. [4] [5] He is the younger brother of recently elected Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, from the Chennai South constituency, Thamizhachi Thangapandian.
Thenarasu, whose father was V. Thangapandian, a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government minister, [6] himself became Minister for Schools in the DMK government that gained power at the 2006 state assembly elections. Thenarasu stood as a candidate in the newly-created constituency of Tiruchuli for the 2011 elections.
He filed a case in the court against the Tamil Nadu Government's decision to form an inquiry into the alleged irregularities in construction of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly-secretariat complex.
Elections | Constituency | Party | Result | Vote percentage |
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1997–98 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election | Aruppukottai | DMK | Won | 36.50% |
2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Aruppukottai | DMK | Lost | 40.32% |
2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Aruppukottai | DMK | Won | 44.88% |
2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Tiruchuli | DMK | Won | 54.36% |
2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Tiruchuli | DMK | Won | 53.61% |
2021 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Tiruchuli | DMK | Won | 59.15% |
Thangam Thenarasu | |
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Minister for Electricity (Tamil Nadu) | |
Assumed office 16 June 2023 | |
Chief Minister | M. K. Stalin |
Preceded by | V. Senthil Balaji |
Minister for Finance and Human Resources Management (Tamil Nadu) | |
Assumed office 11 May 2023 | |
Chief Minister | M. K. Stalin |
Preceded by | Palanivel Thiagarajan |
Minister for Industries (Tamil Nadu) | |
In office 7 May 2021 – 10 May 2023 | |
Chief Minister | M. K. Stalin |
Preceded by | M. C. Sampath |
Succeeded by | T. R. B. Rajaa |
Minister for School Education (Tamil Nadu) | |
In office 13 May 2006 – 15 May 2011 | |
Chief Minister | M. Karunanidhi |
Preceded by | C. V. Shanmugam |
Succeeded by | C. V. Shanmugam |
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office May 2011 | |
Preceded by | Constituency Created |
Constituency | Tiruchuli |
In office May 2006 – May 2011 | |
Preceded by | K. K. Sivasamy |
Succeeded by | Vaigaichelvan |
Constituency | Aruppukottai |
In office May 1998 – May 2001 | |
Preceded by | V. Thangapandian |
Succeeded by | K. K. Sivasamy |
Constituency | Aruppukottai |
Personal details | |
Born | Mallankinaru, composite Ramanathapuram district, Madras State (now Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu), India | 3 June 1966
Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Relations |
V. Thangapandian (Father) Thamizhachi Thangapandian (Sister) [1] |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | THANGAM THENARASU |
Thangam Thenarasu (born 3 June 1966) is an Indian politician. He is a member of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.
He was born in Mallankinaru, Tamil Nadu. He has a bachelor's degree in Engineering. [2]
He has served as a Minister for Finance, Planning, Human Resources Management, Pensions and Pensionary benefits, Statistics and Archeology Minister of Tamil nadu. He was allocated Electricity and Non-Conventional Energy Development portfolios of minister V. Senthil Balaji who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a job racket case on 16 June 2023 by Tamil Nadu Governor R. N. Ravi on the recommendations of Chief Minister M K Stalin. [3]
He served as Minister for School Education in Tamil Nadu during 2006-2011. He has been elected to the Tamil Nadu assembly five times. [2] He is the son of the former Member of Legislative Assembly from Aruppukottai, V. Thangapandian
He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Aruppukottai constituency in 1997–98 by-election, and 2006 election. [4] [5] He is the younger brother of recently elected Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, from the Chennai South constituency, Thamizhachi Thangapandian.
Thenarasu, whose father was V. Thangapandian, a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government minister, [6] himself became Minister for Schools in the DMK government that gained power at the 2006 state assembly elections. Thenarasu stood as a candidate in the newly-created constituency of Tiruchuli for the 2011 elections.
He filed a case in the court against the Tamil Nadu Government's decision to form an inquiry into the alleged irregularities in construction of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly-secretariat complex.
Elections | Constituency | Party | Result | Vote percentage |
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1997–98 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election | Aruppukottai | DMK | Won | 36.50% |
2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Aruppukottai | DMK | Lost | 40.32% |
2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Aruppukottai | DMK | Won | 44.88% |
2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Tiruchuli | DMK | Won | 54.36% |
2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Tiruchuli | DMK | Won | 53.61% |
2021 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Tiruchuli | DMK | Won | 59.15% |