S. Muthusamy
S. Muthusamy | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Housing and Urban Development | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | M. K. Stalin |
| Minister for Transport | |
| In office 1980–1988 | |
| First Minister | M. G. Ramachandran |
| Minister for Health | |
| In office 1991–1996 | |
| First Minister | J. Jayalalithaa |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Constituency | Erode West constituency |
| In office 1991–1996 | |
| Constituency | Bhavani constituency |
| In office 1977 – 1989 (3 terms) | |
| Constituency | Erode constituency |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nedungulam, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
S. Muthusamy (ta: சு. முத்துசாமி) is an Indian Tamil politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly and minister of Tamil Nadu. 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 an 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]
Elections contested and results
| Elections | Constituency | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Erode constituency | Won |
| 1980 | Erode constituency | Won |
| 1984 | Erode constituency | Won |
| 1991 | Bhavani constituency | Won |
| 2011 | Erode East Constituency | Lost |
| 2016 | Erode West Constituency | Lost |
| 2021 | Erode West Constituency | Won |
References
- ^ 1977 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ 1980 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ 1984 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ 2021 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ Scam Count
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