C. Shanmugavelu

C. Shanmugavelu
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
2011–2016
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byR. Jayaramakrishnan
ConstituencyMadathukulam
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
2001–2011
Preceded byP. Ranganathan
Succeeded byK. R. Jayaram
ConstituencyUdumalpet
Minister for Rural Industries, Tamil Nadu
In office
2011 – November 2011
Preceded byPongalur N. Palanisamy
Succeeded byS. Sundararaj
Personal details
PartyAMMK
ProfessionPolitician

C. Shanmugavelu is an Indian politician and former member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elected from Madathukulam constituency in 2011.[1] Previously, he was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Udumalpet constituency in 2001 and 2006 elections in which he served as a minister for a short period.[2][3]

Shanmugavelu was sacked as Minister for Rural Industries in November 2011 as part of the third cabinet reshuffle in five months by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.[4]

Elections Contested

Tamilnadu State Legislative Assembly Elections Contested

Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
1996UdumalaipettaiAIADMKLost34.09D. SelvarajDMK52.53
2001UdumalaipettaiAIADMKWon56.92D. SelvarajDMK28.14
2006UdumalaipettaiAIADMKWon46.09C. VeluchamyDMK43.68
2011MadathukulamAIADMKWon54.71M. P. SaminathanDMK41.02
2021MadathukulamAMMKLost3.58C. MahendranAIADMK46.35

See also

References

  1. ↑ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2013.
  2. ↑ 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. ↑ 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  4. ↑ "Jayalalithaa sacks six Tamil Nadu ministers". NDTV. 4 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.