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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = M.R. Gandhi
| image = MR Gandhi.png
| birth_name = Mavilai Ramasamy Gandhi
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1945|7|25|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.com/tamil-nadu/nagercoil-election-result-live-updates-round-wise-counting-of-votes-lead-trail-n-suresh-rajan-vs-m-r-gandhi-4628344/|title=Nagercoil Election Result: Gandhi MR of BJP Wins With 1,8769 Votes, Defeats DMK|first=India com News|last=Desk|date=2 May 2021|website=India News, Breaking News | India.com}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Kanyakumari district]]
| nationality = Indian
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| otherparty = [[Jana Sangh]]
| office1 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency1 = [[Nagercoil (state assembly constituency)|Nagercoil]]
| term_start1 = 12 May 2021
| predecessor1 = [[N. Suresh Rajan]]
| office2 = Vice President, Bharatiya Janata Party-Tamil Nadu
| term2 = 2016 - 2020
| children =
| spouse =
| alma_mater =

}}

'''Mavilai Ramasamy Gandhi''' is an Indian politician and a member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nagercoil]]. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/nagercoil-election-result-2021-live-updates-nagercoil-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3697712.html|title=Nagercoil Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Gandhi M R of BJP Wins|date=2 May 2021|website=www.news18.com}}</ref> He is the former vice-president of Bharatiya Janata Party, Tamil Nadu.

==Early life and education==

Gandhi was born into an agricultural family in [[Kanyakumari district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He obtained his Bachelor's degree from Scott Christian College at Madurai Kamaraj University in 1967.<ref>https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/show-profile/eyJpdiI6ImxUYzF2Q2JvUkVHcTJWWHNyRVwvbUtnPT0iLCJ2YWx1ZSI6Im9zZ0k2MXFYeGF4SU9GMytyWGJzenc9PSIsIm1hYyI6IjdmYjQ1MTg5ODhkNTk1YjhlNjBjOWMzNjFjNmMwNzkyMTQyNDJmNmMzN2FiNWRlM2QxMmM4ZTdhNjkyMTA4NGEifQ==/MTY=/MTA=/Mw==/QUM=</ref> Gandhi remains unmarried.<ref name=":0" />

== Political career ==

He played a pivotal role in establishing the [[Hindu nationalist]] organisation, [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]] in Kanyakumari.<ref name=":0" /> He was one of the leaders of [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] in Kanyakumari district.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Maran|first=Mathivanan|date=2019-07-29|title=ஆளுநராகிறார் தமிழகத்தின் மூத்த ஆர்.எஸ்.எஸ். தலைவர் குமரி காந்தி அண்ணாச்சி?|url=https://tamil.oneindia.com/news/chennai/one-more-senior-rss-leader-from-tn-to-become-governor-358446.html|access-date=2021-05-16|website=tamil.oneindia.com|language=ta}}</ref>

In 1967, he was the Kanyakumari district president of [[Jana Sangh]] and in 1975 he was the Tamil Nadu state secretary of the party. He was also jailed during [[The Emergency (India)|The Emergency]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://thefederal.com/tamilnadu-elections-2021/bjps-gandhi-dispels-saffron-myths-in-tamil-nadu-villages/|title=BJP's Gandhi dispels 'saffron myths' in Tamil Nadu villages|date=23 March 2021|website=The Federal}}</ref> He served as Tamil Nadu state BJP vice-president from 2016 and 2020.

He was assaulted by a gang with sickles when he was going for a walk on 21 April 2013 and suffered multiple injuries in this attempt to murder him.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-04-17 |title=Madras HC stays hearing in BJP leader's attack case in Nagercoil |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/madras-hc-stays-hearing-in-bjp-leaders-attack-case-in-nagercoil/articleshow/46957693.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-03-21 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-05-17 |title=Five acquitted in attempt to murder case |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/five-acquitted-in-attempt-to-murder-case/articleshow/69365360.cms |access-date=2024-03-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

He unsuccessfully contested from [[Colachel]] in 1984 and [[Nagercoil (state assembly constituency)|Nagercoil]] in 2006. Gandhi contested the [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] and won against DMK's former Minister [[N. Suresh Rajan]] by a margin of 11,669 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/bjp-candidate-defeats-suresh-rajan-in-nagercoil/article34467620.ece|title=BJP candidate defeats Suresh Rajan in Nagercoil|date=2 May 2021|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>
==Electoral performance ==
=== Assembly Elections ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Election
!Party
!Constituency
!Result
!Votes gained
!Vote %
|-
|[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|[[Janata Party]]
|[[Nagercoil (state assembly constituency)|Nagercoil]]
|{{Lost}}
|693
|0.96%
|-
|[[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Colachel (state assembly constituency)|Colachel]]
|{{Lost}}
|32,996
|38.64%
|-
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2006]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Colachel (state assembly constituency)|Colachel]]
|{{Lost}}
|29,321
|36.75%
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2011]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Kanyakumari (state assembly constituency)|Kanyakumari]]
|{{Lost}}
|20,094
|11.15%
|-
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2016]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Nagercoil (state assembly constituency)|Nagercoil]]
|{{Lost}}
|46,413
|26.78%
|-
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Nagercoil (state assembly constituency)|Nagercoil]]
|{{Won}}
|88,804
|48.21%
|}

=== Lok Sabha Elections ===

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Election
!Party
!Constituency
!Result
!Votes gained
!Vote %
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|[[9th Lok Sabha]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Nagercoil (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nagercoil]]
|{{Lost}}
|39,164
|7.12%
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Bharatiya Janata Party}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Jana Sangh politicians]]
[[Category:Politicians from Kanyakumari district]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 2021–2026]]
[[Category:1945 births]]

M. R. Gandhi - Revision history

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