Thangam Thennarasu

Thangam Thennarasu
Thangam Thennarasu (fourth from right)
Tamil Nadu Minister for School Education
In office
May 2006 – May 2011
First Minister M. Karunanidhi
Preceded by none
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
May 2006
Preceded by K. K. Sivasamy
Constituency Aruppukottai
In office
1998–2010
Preceded by V. Thangapandian
Succeeded by K. K. Sivasamy
Constituency Aruppukottai
Personal details
Born (1966-06-03) June 3, 1966
Mallankinaru, Tamil Nadu, India
Political party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Relations V. Thangapandian (Father)
Thamizhachi Thangapandian (Sister)[1]
Website THANGAM THENARASU

Thangam Thennarasu (born 3 June 1966) is an Indian politician and the minister for School Education of Tamil Nadu during 2006-2011. He was born in Mallankinaru, Tamil Nadu. He has a bachelor's degree in Engineering. He has been elected to the Tamil Nadu assembly two 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.[3][4]

Ministerial roles

Thennarasu, whose father was V. Thangapandian, a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government minister,[5] himself because Minister for Schools in the DMK government that gained power at the 2006 state assembly elections.

Later career

Thennarasu 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

Results

Year Constituency Result
1998 - 2001 Aruppukottai Won
2006 - 2011 Aruppukottai Won
2011 - 2016 Tiruchuli Won
2016 - Tiruchuli Won

References

  1. ↑ Thamizhachi Thangapandian injured in accident
  2. ↑ Thangam Thenarasu profile at TN government website
  3. ↑ 1998 Tamil Nadu assembly By-election
  4. ↑ 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  5. ↑ Kolappan, B. (21 April 2016). "Descendants shine in party of rising sun". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2016-04-21.
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