R. Balasubramani

R. Balasubramani
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
2016–2019
ConstituencyAmbur
Personal details
PartyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

R. Balasubramani was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Ambur constituency in the 2016.[1][2]

He was one of the 18 members who were disqualified 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[3] and joined his party Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam.[4][5]

Electoral performance

Election Constituency Political party Result Vote % Opposition Ref
Candidate Political party Vote %
2016AmburAIADMKWon49.16%V. R. Nazeer AhmedMNMK31.77%[6]
2019 by-electionAmburIndependentLost5.21%A. C. VilwanathanDMK56.79%[7]

References

  1. ↑ My Neta
  2. ↑ TTV Dhinakaran asks 18 disqualified MLAs to move to resort near Tirunelveli till Madras HC verdict
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ Verdict on disqualification of 18 MLAs on June 14; Tamil Nadu on tenterhooks
  5. ↑ Echo of poll debacle: AMMK sees many jumping ship
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Bye-Election Results - Election Commission of India". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.