K. Pitchandi

K. Pitchandi, also spelled K. Pichandi, is an Indian politician and, as of 2016, a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Tamil Nadu.

Pitchandi was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Tiruvannamalai constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate in the 1989,[1] 1996,[2] 2001[3] and 2006 elections.[4] He also contested the constituency in the 1991 elections, when he finished as runner-up to V. Kannan of the Indian National Congress.[5]

Pitchandi was the Minister for Housing and Urban Development in the Tamil Nadu Cabinet from 1996 to 2001.[6] He stood as a candidate in 2011 in the Kilpennathur constituency,[7] where he finished as runner-up to A. K. Aranganathan of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party.[8]

Pitchandi remained loyal to the DMK party, for which he was rewarded with the mostly honorific position of deputy whip in May 2016.[6] He had won the Kilpennathur seat in the elections of 2016 to become an MLA once again.[9]

Pitchandi was instrumental in persuading E. V. Velu to transfer his allegiance to the DMK from the AIADMK.[6] Velu, who had already served twice as an AIADMK MLA,[10][11] was elected to Pitchandi's former seat in Tiruvannamalai as a DMK member from 2011.[12]

References

  1. ↑ 1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  2. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election 1996 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 6. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  3. ↑ 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  4. ↑ 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  5. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election 1991 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 268. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  6. 1 2 3 Balasubramaniyan, A. D. (25 May 2016). "Pichandi gets recognition". The Hindu. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  7. ↑ "E. V. Velu, K. Pichandi file nomination papers in Tiruvannamalai". The Hindu. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  8. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election 2011 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 285. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  9. ↑ "15th Assembly Members". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  10. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election 2001 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 6. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  11. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election 2006 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 6. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  12. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election 2011 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 10. Retrieved 2017-05-17.


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