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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = M. Dhanapal
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| office = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start = 25 July 2025
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| prime_minister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor = [[N. Chandrasegharan]]
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| constituency = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
| office1 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = 1 July 1991
| term_end1 = 13 May 1996
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
| predecessor1 = D. Thirumurthy
| successor1 = [[G. Chockalingam]]
| constituency1 = [[Thiruporur Assembly constituency|Tirupporur]]
| party = [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| spouse = D. Gayathiri Dhanapal
| occupation = [[Advocate]]
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'''M. Dhanapal''' is an Indian politician and advocate. He is a [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|member of Parliament]], representing [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]], the [[upper house]] of [[Parliament of India]]. He also served as [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] representing [[Thiruporur Assembly constituency|Thiruporur]] constituency from 1 July 1991 to 13 May 1996 as an [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] candidate.<ref>https://tamil.abplive.com/news/tamil-nadu/admk-rajya-sabha-candidate-m-dhanapal-profile-ex-mla-and-ex-district-chairman-tnn-224936</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Jun/01/aiadmk-takes-two-rs-seats-announces-candidates-dmdk-promised-seat-in-2026 |title=AIADMK takes two RS seats, announces candidates; DMDK promised seat in 2026 |last=Muruganandham |first=T. |date=2025-06-01 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en |access-date=2025-06-01}}</ref>

==Elections contested and positions held==
===Rajya Sabha elections===
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;background:#E5F4EA;text-align:center"
!style="background-color:#009933;color:white"|Elections
!style="background-color:#009933;color:white"|Constituency
!style="background-color:#009933;color:white"colspan=2|Political party
!style="background-color:#009933;color:white"|Result
|-
||[[2025 Rajya Sabha elections|2025]]|||[[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]||[[AIADMK]]||{{party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}||{{Won}}
|}

===Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;background:#E5F4EA;text-align:center"
!style="background-color:#009933;color:white"rowspan=2|Elections
!style="background-color:#009933;color:white"rowspan=2|Assembly
!style="background-color:#009933;color:white"rowspan=2|Constituency
!style="background-color:#009933;color:white"colspan=3 rowspan=2|Political party
!style="background-color:#009933;color:white"rowspan=2|Result
!style="background-color:#009933;color:white"rowspan=2|Vote percentage
!style="background-color:#009933;color:white"colspan=5|Opposition
|-
!style="background-color:#009933;color:white"|Candidate
!style="background-color:#009933;color:white"colspan=3|Political party
!style="background-color:#009933;color:white"|Vote percentage
|-
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]||10th||rowspan=2|[[Thiruporur Assembly constituency|Tirupporur]]||rowspan=2|[[AIADMK]]||rowspan=2|[[File:Indian election symbol two leaves.svg|20px]]||rowspan=2 {{party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}||{{Won}}||56.55%||[[G. Chockalingam]]||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||[[File:Indian election symbol rising sun.svg|20px]]||{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}||27.87%
|-
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]||[[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]||{{Lost}}||38.82%||D. Moorthy||[[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]]||[[File:Pattali Makkal Katchi Ripe Mango Symbol.png|20px]]||{{party color cell|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}||45.07%
|}

===Positions in Parliament of the Republic of India===
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!rowspan=2|Elections
!rowspan=2|Position
!rowspan=2|Elected constituency
!colspan=3|Term in office
|-
!Assumed office
!Left office
!Time in office
|-
|[[2025 Rajya Sabha elections|2025]]
|[[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|[[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
|25 July 2025
|''Incumbent''
|{{age in years and days|2025|07|25}}
|}

===Positions in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly===
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
!rowspan=2|Elections
!rowspan=2|Position
!rowspan=2|Elected constituency
!colspan=3|Term in office
|-
!Assumed office
!Left office
!Time in office
|-
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]]
|[[Thiruporur Assembly constituency|Tirupporur]]
|1 July 1991
|13 May 1996
|4 years, 317 days
|}

== References ==
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{{Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu}}

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[[Category:People from Chengalpattu district]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 1991–1996]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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