| Office | Nominated Member of Puducherry Legislative Assembly |
|---|---|
| Office | Member of Puducherry Legislative Assembly
|
| Term start | May 11, 2021
|
| Predecessor | V. Saminathan |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Predecessor | Ashok Anand |
| Successor | N. Rangaswamy
|
| Constituency | Thattanchavady
|
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party
|
K. Venkatesan is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly from Thattanchavady, Puducherry in the by-election in 2019 by a narrow margin of 1000 votes. as a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.[1][2][3]
During 2021 Puducherry political crisis, Venkatesan was on one of the six MLA's who resigned from the Assembly which leads to the fall of V. Narayanasamy's Congress government in the Union Territory of Puducherry.[4][5][6]
In May 2021, Venkatesan is a member of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly from May 11, 2021, as he was nominated by the Central Government of India.[7][8][9]
References
- ↑ DMK fields Venkatesan for Thattanchavady Assembly seat
- ↑ Venkatesan sworn-in as MLA
- ↑ DMK member sworn in as MLA in Pondy
- ↑ Puducherry Floor Test Live Updates: Congress blames BJP for Narayanasamy govt's fall.
- ↑ Congress Loses Power In Puducherry, V Narayanasamy Resigns, Blames BJP. The NDTVs.
- ↑ Puducherry political crisis: Narayanasamy resigns as CM after Congress govt loses majority.
- ↑ Centre appoints three BJP members as nominated MLAs. India Today. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ↑ Centre appoints three BJP members as MLAs to Puducherry assembly. India Today. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ↑ Union govt nominates 3 BJP members as MLAs to Puducherry Assembly. India Today. Retrieved 2021-05-23.