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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = K. Selvaperunthagai
| image =
Selvaperunthagai.png
| office = President of the [[Tamil Nadu Congress Committee]]
| 1blankname = [[President of the Indian National Congress|National President]]
| 1namedata = [[Mallikarjun Kharge]]
| term_start = 18 February 2024
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[K. S. Alagiri]]
| successor =
| office1 = Leader of Congress Legislative Party, Tamil Nadu Assembly
| term_start1 = May 2021
| term_end1 = February 2024
| predecessor1 = [[K. R. Ramasamy (politician)|K.R.Ramasamy]]
| successor1 = [[S. Rajeshkumar]]
| office2 = State Chairman, SC Department, [[Tamil Nadu Congress Committee]]
| term_start2 = 2012
| term_end2 = 2022
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| office3 = Chair Person, Public Accounts Committee, [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]<ref name="tweet1">{{cite tweet |author=Selvaperunthagai K |user=SPK_TNCC |number=1408302719035605001 |date=25 June 2021 |title=நன்றி 🙏 https://t.co/XlbCSftokG |language=ta |access-date=29 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704160758/https://twitter.com/spk_tncc/status/1408302719035605001 |archive-date=4 July 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| term_start3 = 25 June 2021
| term_end3 =
| predecessor3 = [[M.K.Stalin]]
| successor3 =
| office4 = Member, [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] (MLA)
| constituency4 = [[Sriperumbudur Assembly constituency|Sriperumbudur]]
| term_start4 = 2 May 2021
| term_end4 =
| predecessor4 = K. Palani
| successor4 =
| term_start5 = 11 May 2006
| term_end5 = 13 May 2011
| predecessor5 = [[C. V. Ganesan]]
| successor5 = Assembly delimited as [[Tittakudi (state assembly constituency)|Tittakudi]]
| constituency5 = [[Mangalore, Tamil Nadu Assembly constituency|Mangalore]]
| office6 = Member, SC/ST Welfare Committee, [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
| term_start6 = 24 July 2021
| term_end6 =
| office7 = State President of [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| term_start7 = 11 November 2008
| term_end7 = 4 July 2010
| predecessor7 = [[K. Armstrong]]
| successor7 = K. Armstrong
| occupation = [[Politician]], [[advocate]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|4|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kanchipuram district|Manimangalam]], [[Madras State]], India
| residence = Sriperumbudur, [[Tamil Nadu]]
| spouse = Umayal Selvaperunthagai
| party = [[Indian National Congress]](Since 2010)
| otherparty = [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (2008 - 2010)<br/>[[Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi]] (till 2008)<br/>[[Puthiya Tamilagam]]<br/>[[Puratchi Bharatham Katchi]]
| alma_mater = BL ([[Sri Venkateswara University]])<br/>MA ([[Madras University]])
}}
'''K. Selvaperunthagai''' is an Indian politician representing the party [[Indian National Congress]]. He is the president of [[Tamil Nadu Congress Committee|Tamil Nadu Congress party]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/selvaperunthagai-named-state-congress-president-rajesh-kumar-new-floor-leader/article67858665.ece/|title=Selvaperunthagai named State Congress president, Rajesh Kumar new floor leader|date=18 February 2024|work=The Hindu}}</ref> He served as the State Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee's section of SC Department. He is currently MLA from [[Sriperumbudur (state assembly constituency)|Sriperumbudur Constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/tamil-nadu-assembly-election-candidates-list-2021/selvaperunthagai-22029-2|title=Selvaperunthagai Election Results 2021: News, Votes, Results of Tamil-nadu Assembly|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

==Early life==

K.Sevaperunthagai was born on 14 April 1964 at Manimangalam Village, Sriperumbudur, [[Tamil Nadu]]. His parents were Kuppusamy and Rasammal.

He did his Bachelor of Law at [[Sri Venkateswara University]], [[Tirupati]] and MA at [[Madras University]].

==Political career==
He started his political career at [[Puratchi Bharatham Katchi]]. He later joined [[Puthiya Tamilagam]] Party and got expelled in January 2001. He was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] from Mangalore constituency in the 2006 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections as a member of the party [[Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi]], After that, due to a disagreement with Thirumavalavan, he left the VCK and joined [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] on 11 November 2008 and later switched to [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] on 1 August 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vikatan.com/government-and-politics/politics/52718--2|title=நிரூபிக்கும் தாவல் பெருந்தகை!|website=vikatan.com|date=8 August 2010}}</ref>

== Member of Legislative Assembly ==
He is currently elected [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] (MLA)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2021/tamil-nadu/selvaperunthagai-sriperumbudur-(sc)-candidate-s22a029c001/|title=Selvaperunthagai | Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results Live, Candidates News, Videos, Photos|website=News18}}</ref> to the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections from Sriperumbudur Assembly constituency on behalf of the Indian National Congress and has been elected as the Leader of the Legislative Assembly of the Congress Party.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/selvaperunthagai-appointed-congress-legislative-party-leader-in-tamil-nadu-assembly/articleshow/82884629.cms|title=Selvaperunthagai appointed Congress Legislative Party leader in Tamil Nadu assembly | Chennai News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
On 25 June 2021, he was unanimously nominated as Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee of [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].<ref name="tweet1"/> On 24 July 2021, he was appointed a member of All party SC/ST Welfare Committee, [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] by Chief Minister Thiru. [[M.K.Stalin]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tamil-nadu-govt-sets-up-all-party-panel-for-sc/st-welfare/articleshow/84698587.cms|title = Tamil Nadu govt sets up all-party panel for SC/ST welfare | Chennai News - Times of India|website = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

;[[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly#Committees|Committee assignments of 16th Tamil Nadu Assembly]]<ref name="TN Committee 2021-2022">{{cite web |title=Members of the Standing Committees of the House (2021-2022) |url=https://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/16thassembly/standing_committees.php |website=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |access-date=21 June 2022 |archive-date=12 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312035152/https://assembly.tn.gov.in/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Chairperson (2021–23) [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly#Public Accounts Committee|Public Accounts Committee]]

==Electoral performances==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Election
!colspan="2"|Party
!Constituency Name
!Result
!Votes gained
!Vote share%
|-
|2006
| [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Tamil Nadu Assembly Election]]
|rowspan="1" {{party color cell|Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi}}
|rowspan="1" |[[Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi]] 
|[[Mangalore, Tamil Nadu Assembly constituency|Mangalore]]
|{{Won}}
|62,217
|43.7%
|-
|2011
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Tamil Nadu Assembly Election]]
|rowspan="2" {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]] 
|[[Chengam (state assembly constituency)|Chengam]]
|{{Lost}}
|72,225
|40.50%
|-
|2016
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Tamil Nadu Assembly Election]]
|[[Sriperumbudur (state assembly constituency)|Sriperumbudur]]
|{{Lost}}
|90,285
|38.23%
|-
|2021
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Tamil Nadu Assembly Election]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Sriperumbudur (state assembly constituency)|Sriperumbudur]]
|{{Won}}
|1,15,353
|43.65%
|-
|}

{{transcluded section|source=Mangalore, Tamil Nadu Assembly constituency}}
{{trim|{{#section-h:Mangalore, Tamil Nadu Assembly constituency|2006}}}}
{{transcluded section|source=Chengam Assembly constituency}}
{{trim|{{#section-h:Chengam Assembly constituency|2011}}}}
{{transcluded section|source=Sriperumbudur Assembly constituency}}
{{trim|{{#section-h:Sriperumbudur Assembly constituency|2016}}}}
{{trim|{{#section-h:Sriperumbudur Assembly constituency|2021}}}}

==References==
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[[Category:1964 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 2021–2026]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 2006–2011]]
[[Category:Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi politicians]]
[[Category:Presidents of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee]]

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