P. Palaniappan

P. Palaniappan
Minister for Higher Education, Government of Tamil Nadu
In office
16 May 2011 – 22 May 2016
Chief MinisterJ. Jayalalithaa
O. Panneerselvam
J. Jayalalithaa
Preceded byK. Ponmudy
Succeeded byK. P. Anbalagan
Headquarters Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office
26 August 2012 – 8 June 2016
General SecretaryJ. Jayalalithaa
Headquarters ManagerP. Mahalingam
Preceded byK. A. Sengottaiyan
Succeeded byEdappadi K. Palaniswami
Personal details
Born
Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, India
PartyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Since 2021)
Other political
affiliations
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Till 2017)
Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (2018 - 2021)

P. Palaniappan is an Indian politician and former Minister of Higher Education and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu from Pappireddipatti constituency. He served as the headquarters secretary of AIADMK from 2012 to 2016.[1][2] He is former Deputy General Secretary of Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam party.[3][4]

He was one of hardworking persons in the Ministry during the period 2011-2016. He is most help to the Tamil Nadu Government Higher Education and the 18 members who were disqualified by Speaker P. Dhanapal as they withdrew support to Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and became loyal to rebel leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran[5] and joined his party Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam. On July 3, 2021, he joined DMK.[6][7]

Electoral performance

Election Constituency Political party Result Vote % Opposition Ref
Candidate Political party Vote %
2001MorappurAIADMKWon56.31%E. V. RajasekaranDMK35.22%[8]
2011PappireddippattiAIADMKWon45.39%V. MullaivendhanDMK39.17%[9]
2016PappireddippattiAIADMKWon35.56%A. SathiyamoorthyPMK29.47%[10]
2021PappireddippattiAMMKLost7.22%A. GovindasamyAIADMK52.13%-
2026PappireddippattiDMKLost29.04%Maragatham VetrivelAIADMK43.03%-

References

  1. ↑ "Jaya changes party HQ office-bearers". newindianexpress. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Jaya restructures AIADMK apex team". business-standard. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Council of Ministers, Govt. of Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
  5. ↑ "Tamil Nadu Speaker disqualifies 18 dissident AIADMK MLAs". The Hindu. 18 September 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  6. ↑ Verdict on disqualification of 18 MLAs on June 14; Tamil Nadu on tenterhooks
  7. ↑ Echo of poll debacle: AMMK sees many jumping ship. Now he joined DMK
  8. ↑ Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
  9. ↑ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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