T. T. V. Dhinakaran

T. T. V. Dhinakaran
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly[1]
Assumed office
24 December 2017
Preceded by J. Jayalalithaa
Constituency Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
2004–2010
Constituency Tamil Nadu
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha[2]
In office
1999–2004
Preceded by R. Muthiah
Succeeded by J. M. Aaron Rashid
Constituency Periyakulam
Personal details
Born (1963-12-13) 13 December 1963
Thiruthuraipoondi, Madras State, (now Thiruvarur District, Tamil Nadu, India)
Political party Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (from 2018)
Other political
affiliations		 AIADMK (before 2017)
Spouse(s) Anuradha
Children Jayaharini [3]
Residence Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India[4]
Occupation Politician, Businessman

T. T. V. Dhinakaran (born 13 December 1963) is an Indian politician and the Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar. In Past he was the Treasurer of AIADMK Party and served as the Member of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. He is the nephew of AIADMK (Amma) General Secretary V. K. Sasikala. He won the highly anticipated RK Nagar by-election in December 2017.On March 15, 2018 Dhinakaran launched his political party, Amma Makkal Munetra Kazhagam.

Career

Dhinakaran was a Member of Lok Sabha , representing Periyakulam from 1999 to 2004,[5] and was runner-up in the seat as 2004 general election when he was defeated by J. M. Aaron Rashid. In 2017 R.K Nagar by-election, he defeated AIADMK's candidate E. Madhusudhanan with a huge margin of votes as an Independent candidate. He assumed office of MLA on 29 December, 2017.

Dinakaran was reinducted into the AIADMK and appointed deputy general secretary on 15th February 2017, hours before V. K. Sasikala left to surrender herself in the Bengaluru court to serve the jail term in a disproportionate assets case. Later, he started his own party Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK).

Controversy

On 17 April 2017, Delhi police registered a case against Dhinakaran regarding an allegation of attempting to bribe the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the AIADMK's election symbol.[6] It is claimed that a middle-man named Sukesh Chandrasekhar, who was raided and arrested in Delhi and was found with 1.3 crores, which was allegedly meant as a bribe for the ECI in exchange for the symbol. Dinakaran has been charged with conspiracy and corruption in the case.[7] In a recent development, the Tis Hazari Special Court granted him bail[8] on the ground that the police had failed to identify the public official allegedly bribed, accepting the argument made by his lawyer Mr. Aman Lekhi.[9]

Political career

T. T. V. Dhinakaran represented the Periyakulam Lok Sabha constituency in 1999, and was a Rajya Sabha member between 2004 and 2010. He is now Incumbent MLA of Dr. Radhakrishnan nagar, which fell vacant after the death of former Chief minister of Tamilnadu J.Jayalalithaa.

Elections

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections

T. T. V. Dhinakaran is representing as MLA of Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar from 2017 in the Tamil Nadu Assembly. [10]

Year Party Constituency Result Votes gained Vote %
2017 Independent Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar Winner 89,013 50.32%

Lok Sabha Elections

Dhinakaran won and runner in the 1999 and 2004 Lok Sabha election respectively [11] [12]

Year Election Party PC Name Result Votes gained Vote %
1999 13th Lok Sabha All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam  Periyakulam Winner 3,03,881 46.15%
2004 14th Lok Sabha All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam  Periyakulam Runner 3,25,696

    References

    1. ↑ "Dhinakaran wins RK Nagar bypoll, creates history in Tamil Nadu". Pradeep Kumar. The Times of India. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
    2. ↑ "Dhinakaran, Shri T. T. V. Lok Sabha Profile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
    3. ↑ "The other side of TTV Dinakaran: All you didn't know about the AIADMK leader". India Today. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
    4. ↑ "Shri LED. T. V. Dhinakaran CMRajya Sabha profile". Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
    5. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1999 to the 13th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 85. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
    6. ↑ Biswas, Tanima; Shukla, Shuchi (April 17, 2017). "Dinakaran Allotted 50 Crores To Buy AIADMK Symbol, Audio Proof Too: Cops". NDTV.
    7. ↑ Jha, Rajshekhar (April 17, 2017). "More trouble for TTV Dinakaran as Delhi police files bribery case against him". Times of India.
    8. ↑ "AIADMK symbol case: Delhi Court grants bail to TTV Dhinakaran - Times of India ►". Retrieved 24 July 2018.
    9. ↑ "AIADMK Election Symbol Case: TTV Dhinakaran Seeks Bail, Police Opposes It". Retrieved 24 July 2018.
    10. ↑ "Dhinakaran wins RK Nagar bypoll, creates history in Tamil Nadu". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
    11. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1999/Vol_I_LS_99.pdf
    12. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf

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    1. ↑ "How TTV Dhinakaran is making his presence felt - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
    2. ↑ "Amma Makkal Munetra Kazhagam- the new party of TTV Dhinakaran - Times of India ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
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