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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name =K. S. Alagiri
| image =
| office =[[Tamil Nadu Congress Committee|President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee]]
| 1blankname = [[President of the Indian National Congress|National President]]
| 1namedata = [[Rahul Gandhi]] <br>[[Sonia Gandhi]] (interim)<br/>[[Mallikarjun Kharge]]
| term_start = February 2019
| term_end = February 2024
| predecessor = [[Su. Thirunavukkarasar]]
| successor = [[K. Selvaperunthagai]]
| parliament1 = Indian
| term_start1 = 16 May 2009
| term_end1 = 16 May 2014
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency1 = [[Cuddalore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Cuddalore]]
| predecessor1 = [[K. Venkatapathy]]
| successor1 = [[A. Arunmozhithevan]]
| office2 = [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Member of The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start2 = 1991
| term_end2 = 2001
| constituency2 = [[Chidambaram (state assembly constituency)|Chidambaram]]
| predecessor2 = Krishnamoorthy D.
| successor2 = Saravanan Durai K.
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|10|22|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| residence =
| spouse =
| children = 1
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] ({{small|2002–present}})
| alma_mater = [[Annamalai University]]
| otherparty = [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] ({{small|1996–2002}})
}}

'''K S Alagiri''' is an Indian politician representing the party [[Indian National Congress]]. He was the president of [[Tamil Nadu Congress Committee|Tamil Nadu Congress party]] from 2019 to 2024.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/ks-alagiri-is-new-tncc-president/article26164726.ece|title=K.S. Alagiri is new TNCC president|last=Kolappan|first=B.|date=3 February 2019|work=The Hindu|access-date=7 January 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rahul-gandhi-appoints-ks-alagiri-as-new-tamil-nadu-congress-president-1445520-2019-02-02|title=Rahul Gandhi appoints KS Alagiri as new Tamil Nadu Congress president|newspaper=India Today|access-date=7 January 2020|agency=Ist}}</ref> and an ex-member of the [[Lok Sabha|Parliament of India]] from [[Cuddalore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Cuddalore Constituency]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistical Reports of Lok Sabha Elections|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/11_ListOfSuccessfulCandidate.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref>
Previously, he was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate from [[Chidambaram (state assembly constituency)|Chidambaram constituency]] in [[1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1991 election]], and as a [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] candidate in [[1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1996 election]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf 1996 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref>

==Personal life==
He was hospitalized on July 28, 2023, after he fell down and got injured during a walking session.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-29 |title=நடை பயிற்சியின் போது கீழே விழுந்த கே.எஸ் அழகிரி படுகாயம்: மருத்துவமனையில் சிகிச்சை |url=https://tamil.indianexpress.com/tamilnadu/tn-congress-president-ks-alagiri-fell-down-and-injured-730923/ |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=Indian Express Tamil |language=ta}}</ref>

==Early life==
He was born in 1952. He graduated from [[Annamalai University]], Chidambaram and is a native of [[Cuddalore]] district in North Tamil Nadu.

==Political career==
In November 2022, there was a rebellion against K. S. Alagiri by TNCC party leaders seeking replacement of Alagiri's term as the party president. The leaders met Congress president [[Mallikarjun Kharge]] and complained about Alagiri's functioning methods and not countering the BJP in the state adequately.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-22 |title=Rebellion against K S Alagiri as Tamil Nadu Congress wants leadership change |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/rebellion-against-alagiri-as-tamil-nadu-congress-wants-leadership-change/articleshow/95675270.cms |access-date=2023-08-17 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

==Positions held==
*State President – [[Tamil Nadu Congress Committee]] [Feb 2019–Feb 2024]
*Member of Parliament of India (2009–2014)
*Member of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu (1991–2001)

== Electoral performance ==

=== Lok Sabha elections ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Election
!Party
!PC name
!Result
!Votes gained
!Vote share(%)
|-
|2009
|[[15th Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Cuddalore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Cuddalore]]
|{{won}}
|{{formatnum:320473}}
|42.76%
|-
|2014
|[[16th Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Cuddalore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Cuddalore]]
|{{lost}}
|26,650
|2.71%
|}

=== Assembly elections ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Election
! Constituency
! Party
! Result
! Vote %
! Runner-up
! Runner-up Party
! Runner-up vote %
! Ref.
|-
|1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
|[[Chidambaram Assembly constituency|Chidambaram]]
|[[Tamil Maanila Congress|TMC]]
|{{won}}
|50.52%
|A. Radhakrishnan
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|22.37%
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Election Commission of India |title=1996 Election Statistical Report |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007221700/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf |archive-date=7 October 2010 |access-date=19 April 2009}}</ref>
|-
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]
|[[Chidambaram Assembly constituency|Chidambaram]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|{{won}}
|51.2%
|[[M. R. K. Panneerselvam]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|30.57%
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Election Commission of India |title=Statistical Report on General Election 1991 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007161404/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf |archive-date=7 October 2010 |access-date=19 April 2009}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:India MPs 2009–2014]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 1996–2001]]
[[Category:People from Cuddalore district]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 1991–1996]]
[[Category:1952 births]]
[[Category:Presidents of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee]]

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