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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =
| name = K. N. Nehru
| caption =
| birth_date = 9 November 1952
| birth_place = Kanakiliyanallur, Tiruchirapalli district, [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| residence =
| office = Minister for Municipal Administration, Urban and Water Supply <br />[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
| term_start = 7 May 2021
| term_end = Incumbent
| office1 = Minister for Transport<br />[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
| minister = * Municipal Administration
* Urban
* Water Supply
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| predecessor = [[S. P. Velumani]]
| term_start1 = 2006
| term_end1 = 2011
| office2 = Minister for Food & Public Distribution System<br />[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
| term_start2 = 1996
| term_end2 = 2001
| office3 = Minister for Electricity<br />[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
|term_start3 = 1989
|term_end3 = 1991

| party = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| spouse =
| footnotes =
}}

'''K. N. Nehru''' (born 9 November 1952) an Indian Tamil politician and Minister for Municipal Administration, Urban and Water Supply.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/m-k-stalin-cabinet-in-tamil-nadu-raj-bhavan-releases-list-of-ministers/articleshow/82430341.cms | title=DMK govt in Tamil Nadu: Names of MK Stalin’s cabinet colleagues revealed | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Julie Mariappan | date=6 May 2021 | accessdate=6 May 2021}}</ref> He is the [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) of the [[Tiruchirappalli West (State Assembly Constituency)|Tiruchirappalli West constituency]]. He is a former Minister for Transport in the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]. He has been elected to the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] on four occasions as a candidate of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) party.
He presently elevated as Principal Secretary of DMK.
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== Personal life ==
K. N. Nehru was born in [[Kanakiliyanallur]] on 9 November 1952. He completed his school education and now lives in [[Trichy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/disp_ind.asp?prof_id=214 |title=K. N. Nehru profile at TN government website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119221200/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/disp_ind.asp?prof_id=214|archive-date=19 Jan 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Politics ==
Nehru has been elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on four occasions, twice from [[Lalgudi (State Assembly Constituency)|Lalgudi constituency]], in the elections of [[1989 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1989]] and [[1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1996]]<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |page=8 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 |accessdate=2017-05-06}}</ref> and twice from [[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2006]] and [[2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2016]] [[Tiruchirappalli West (State Assembly Constituency)|Tiruchirappalli West constituency]].

== Minister for Transport ==
Nehru was the Minister for Transport in the DMK government from 2006 to 2011. During this period, the bus fleet was modernised and improvements were made to the frequency of buses, passenger amenities and connections to the new suburban areas of [[Chennai]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/all-set-for-unified-transport-authority/article882468.ece |title=All set for unified transport authority |work=The Hindu |accessdate=2017-05-06}}</ref> More than 10,000 new buses were introduced across the state.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/2000-bus-routes-introduced-in-the-last-five-years/article1494598.ece |title=‘2,000 bus routes introduced in the last five years' |work=The Hindu |date=27 February 2011 |accessdate=2017-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/new-buses/article373651.ece |title=New buses |work=The Hindu |accessdate=2017-05-06}}</ref> Fuel efficiency was given an important thrust and drivers were educated on importance of managing fuel.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/fuel-efficiency-drive-pays-off/article1181706.ece |title=Fuel efficiency drive pays off |work=The Hindu |accessdate=2017-05-06}}</ref>

== Charges ==
Cases have been filed on Nehru by the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] government but the courts have dismissed them as being vague.

The [[Madras High Court]] struck down the controversial land-grabbing cells which were primarily used to torment common people and opposition figures. The court had clearly remarked chance of misuse by officials and ruling government citing broad language used in the act.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tn-moves-sc-against-madras-hc-verdict-on-antilandgrab-cells/article6922327.ece |title=TN moves SC against Madras HC verdict on anti-land-grab cells |work=The Hindu |date=22 February 2015 |accessdate=2017-05-06}}</ref>

==Elections Contested and Results==
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Elections
!Constituency
!Result
!Vote %
!Opposition Candidate
!Opposition Party
!Opposition vote %

|-
|[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]|| [[Lalgudi (state assembly constituency)|Lalgudi]] ||{{Won}}|| 45.95% || Thirunavukkarasu Sami ||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|ADK (JL)]]|| 26.32%
|-
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]|| [[Lalgudi (state assembly constituency)|Lalgudi]] ||{{Lost}}|| 43.59% || J. Logambal ||[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|| 54.88%
|-
|[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]|| [[Lalgudi (state assembly constituency)|Lalgudi]] ||{{Won}}|| 68.47% || J. Logambal ||[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|| 20.03%
|-
|[[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]|| [[Lalgudi (state assembly constituency)|Lalgudi]] ||{{Lost}}|| 45.81% || S.M. Balan ||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]|| 47.11%
|-
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]|| [[Tiruchirappalli – II]] ||{{Won}}|| 49.37% || [[M. Mariam Pichai]] ||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]|| 38.28%
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]|| [[Tiruchirappalli West (state assembly constituency)|Tiruchirappalli West]] ||{{Lost}}|| 45.56% || [[M. Mariam Pichai]] ||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]|| 50.21%
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011 (Bye Elect)]]|| [[Tiruchirappalli West (state assembly constituency)|Tiruchirappalli West]] ||{{Lost}}|| 42.64% || [[M. Paranjothi]] ||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]|| 54.16%
|-
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]|| [[Tiruchirappalli West (state assembly constituency)|Tiruchirappalli West]] ||{{Won}}|| 51.30% || [[R. Manoharan]] ||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]|| 35.47%
|-
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]|| [[Tiruchirappalli West (state assembly constituency)|Tiruchirappalli West]] ||{{Won}}|| 67.02% || [[V. Padmanathan]] ||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]|| 32.98%
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:Members of the 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Members of the 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]

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