S. Muthusamy

S. Muthusamy
Minister for Prohibition & Excise (Tamil Nadu)
In office
16 June 2023 – 28 September 2024
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
Preceded byV. Senthil Balaji
Succeeded byV. Senthil Balaji
Minister for Housing and Urban Development (Tamil Nadu)
In office
7 May 2021 – 5 May 2026
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
Preceded byO. Panneerselvam
Minister for Health (Tamil Nadu)
In office
24 June 1991 – 12 May 1996
Chief MinisterJ. Jayalalithaa
Preceded byK. Ponmudy
Succeeded byArcot N. Veerasamy
Minister for Transport (Tamil Nadu)
In office
9 June 1980 – 24 December 1987
Chief MinisterM. G. Ramachandran
Preceded byC. Ponnaiyan
Succeeded byHimself
In office
24 December 1987 – 7 January 1988
Chief MinisterV. R. Nedunchezhiyan
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byHimself
In office
7 January 1988 – 30 January 1988
Chief MinisterV. N. Janaki
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byM. Kannappan
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
May 2021
ConstituencyErode West constituency
In office
June 1991 – May 1996
ConstituencyBhavani constituency
In office
June 1977 – January 1988
ConstituencyErode constituency
Personal details
Born (1948-10-16) 16 October 1948
Nedungulam, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
PartyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

S. Muthusamy an Indian politician Minister for Prohibition & Excise (Tamil Nadu) and Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Erode constituency in 1977, 1980 and 1984 elections[1][2][3] and from Bhavani constituency in 1991 election.[4] He served as Transport Minister in MGR cabinet and as health minister in Jayalalitha cabinet formed after 1991 election.

Muthusamy joined the DMK in 2010 and he was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Erode West Constituency in 2021.[5]

Activities

S. Muthusamy is an active local politician involved in the development of areas around Erode. Apart from implementing lot of basic infrastructure schemes for Erode and developing the Transport department up to a remarkable extent in Kongu region, Muthusamy was instrumental in bringing notable schemes like the new Erode Collector's office, Erode Bus Stand, IRTT (College of Technology), IRTT Medical college, New Bridge on Bhavani-Erode road etc. Muthusamy joined the DMK in 2010 and he is a member of the DMK High Command Executive committee and now he is a district secretary.[6]

Electoral performance

Election Constituency Political party Result Vote % Opposition Ref
Candidate Political party Vote %
1977ErodeAIADMKWon43.09%M. SubramanianDMK23.14%[7]
1980ErodeAIADMKWon56.62%R. SainathanINC39.82%[8]
1984ErodeAIADMKWon53.50%Subbulakshmi JagadeesanDMK44.81%[9]
1989ErodeAIADMKLost27.91%Subbulakshmi JagadeesanDMK41.40%[10]
1991BhavaniAIADMKWon61.24%M. C. DuraisamyDMK20.84%[11]
1996ErodeAIADMKLost32.48%N. K. K. PeriasamyDMK59.80%[12]
2011Erode (East)DMKLost43.01%V. C. ChandhirakumarDMDK50.83%[13]
2016Erode (West)DMKLost40.87%K. V. RamalingamAIADMK43.46%[14]
2021Erode (West)DMKWon49.49%K. V. RamalingamAIADMK38.64%-
2026Erode (West)DMKLost33.69%Ananth Moghan. K. KTVK43.74%-

References

  1. ↑ 1977 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  2. ↑ 1980 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. ↑ 1984 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  4. ↑ 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  5. ↑ 2021 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  6. ↑ Scam Count
  7. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  8. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  9. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  10. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  11. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  12. ↑ Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ "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.