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| Office | President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee |
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| Office | Leader of Congress Legislative Party, Tamil Nadu Assembly |
| Office | State Chairman, SC Department, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee |
| Office | Chair Person, Public Accounts Committee, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly[1] |
| Office | Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (MLA) |
| Term start | 18 February 2024
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| Predecessor | K. S. Alagiri
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| Predecessor | K.R.Ramasamy |
| Successor | S. Rajeshkumar
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| Born | 1964-4-14 (age 62) |
| Born | Manimangalam, Madras State, India
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| Political party | Indian National Congress(Since 2010) |
| Spouse | Umayal Selvaperunthagai
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| Alma mater | BL (Sri Venkateswara University) MA (Madras University) |
| Occupation | Politician, advocate
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K. Selvaperunthagai is an Indian politician representing the party Indian National Congress. He is the president of Tamil Nadu Congress party.[2] He served as the State Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee's section of SC Department. He is currently MLA from Sriperumbudur Constituency.[3]
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 Congress on 1 August 2010.[4]
Member of Legislative Assembly
He is currently elected Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)[5] 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.[6] On 25 June 2021, he was unanimously nominated as Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.[1] 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.[7]
- Chairperson (2021–23) Public Accounts Committee
Electoral performances
| Year | Election | Party | Constituency Name | Result | Votes gained | Vote share% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Tamil Nadu Assembly Election | rowspan="1" Template:Party color cell | Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | Mangalore | Template:Won | 62,217 | 43.7% |
| 2011 | Tamil Nadu Assembly Election | rowspan="2" Template:Party color cell | Indian National Congress | Chengam | Template:Lost | 72,225 | 40.50% |
| 2016 | Tamil Nadu Assembly Election | Sriperumbudur | Template:Lost | 90,285 | 38.23% | ||
| 2021 | Tamil Nadu Assembly Election | Template:Party color cell | Indian National Congress | Sriperumbudur | Template:Won | 1,15,353 | 43.65% |
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References
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- ↑ Selvaperunthagai named State Congress president, Rajesh Kumar new floor leader. The Hindu(18 February 2024).
- ↑ Selvaperunthagai Election Results 2021: News, Votes, Results of Tamil-nadu Assembly. NDTV.com.
- ↑ நிரூபிக்கும் தாவல் பெருந்தகை!. vikatan.com(8 August 2010).
- ↑ Selvaperunthagai | Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results Live, Candidates News, Videos, Photos. News18.
- ↑ Selvaperunthagai appointed Congress Legislative Party leader in Tamil Nadu assembly | Chennai News - Times of India. The Times of India.
- ↑ Tamil Nadu govt sets up all-party panel for SC/ST welfare | Chennai News - Times of India. The Times of India.
- ↑ Members of the Standing Committees of the House (2021-2022). Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 21 June 2022.