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{{short description|Indian politician (born 1977)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{more footnotes|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = I. P. Senthil Kumar
|image = I.P Senthil Kumar with Kalaingar Karunanidhi.jpg
|image_size =
|caption = I.P Senthil Kumar (standing) with Kalaignar Karunanidhi (sitting in chair)
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|10|30}}
|birth_place = Batlagundu, Tamilnadu
|father = [[I. Periyasamy]]
|party = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
}}
'''I.P. Senthil Kumar''', {{aka}} I.P.S, is an Indian politician and the presiding M.L.A of [[Palani]] [[Electoral district|Constituency]] in Tamil Nadu who belongs to the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] party. He is the son of current Minister of Tamil Nadu [[I. Periyasamy|I.Periyasamy]] of [[Attur (State Assembly Constituency)]] in Tamil Nadu. Senthil Kumar was born at Batlagundu on 30 October 1977.

==Early life==
I.P.Senthil Kumar aka IPS(fondly called by his friends and cadre) grew up his childhood in Batlagundu. He studied in Salem law college. As a young boy He was interested in shaping the society and welfare of the public so he decided to complete law and later to serve the public he came to politics. He became a member of [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] party and was given the posting of leadership to youth wing in the party because of his [[Diligence|hardwork]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dmk-cadre-stage-protest-against-erratic-drinking-water-supply-dindigul/article18353739.ece|title=DMK cadre stage protest against erratic drinking water supply|author=Staff Reporter|work=The Hindu|access-date=8 June 2017|language=en}}</ref> and [[intelligence]]. Later he became Tamil Nadu Youth Assistant Secretary Of DMK party and later on he became an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]].

==Personal life==
I.P.Senthil Kumar married Arul Mercy who was former a television celebrity. The couple has two children, Aadhavan Senthil Kumar and Oviya Meenatchi Senthil Kumar.

==Appointments==
*Former Dindigul District Youth Assistant Secretary (DMK PARTY)
*Former Tamil Nadu Youth Assistant Secretary (DMK PARTY)
*District Secretary Dindigul (East) District (DMK PARTY)
*Sitting M.L.A Palani Constituency

==Political career==
== Elections contested ==
{|
|-
! width="" |Elections
! width="100" |Constituency
! width="70" |Party
! width="70" |Result
! width="100" |Vote percentage
! width="100" |Opposition Candidate
! width="70" |Opposition Party
! width="70" |Opposition vote percentage
|- style="background:#ffc;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A" |[[2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]||[[Palani (state assembly constituency)|Palani]]||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||Lost||47.43||K S N Venugopalu||[[AIADMK]]||48.47
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| bgcolor="98FB98" |[[2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]||[[Palani (state assembly constituency)|Palani]]||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||Won||50.66||P Kumarasamy||[[AIADMK]]||37.71
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| bgcolor="98FB98" |[[2021 Tamil Nadu state assembly election]]||[[Palani (state assembly constituency)|Palani]]||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||Won||52.86||K Ravi Manoharan||[[AIADMK]]||38.23
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
*[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dmk-man-in-dindigul-after-a-15year-gap/article8473426.ece DMK man in Dindigul after a 15-year gap]
*[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dmk-cadre-stage-protest-against-erratic-drinking-water-supply-dindigul/article18353739.ece DMK cadre stage protest against erratic drinking water supply]
*[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/12-candidates-in-dindigul-10-in-theni-file-nominations/article8521559.ece 12 candidates in Dindigul, 10 in Theni file nominations]
*[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/120-candidates-contest-in-dindigul-district/article8549396.ece 120 candidates contest in Dindigul district]
*http://tamilnadumlas.com/candidate.php?mlaid=12
*[http://www.truetamil.com/election/tamilnadu-mlas Tamil Nadu MLA 2019 , List of Tamil Nadu MLA 2019, Tamilnadu Mlas list October 2019]

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[[Category:People from Dindigul district]]
[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Members of the 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]

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