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S. Damodaran (politician)

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S. Damodaran
S.Damodaran
Minister for Agriculture Tamil Nadu government
In office
11 November 2011 – 14 July 2014
MLA of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly for Kinathukadavu
In office
2001-2016
District secretary (coimbatore rural)
In office
2011-2014

S. Damodaran (born 18 September 1952) is an Indian politician and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu.

S. Damodaran was born in Pollachi on 18 September 1952. He is married and has one child.[1]

Prior to being elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, Damodaran was President of Thalakkarai Panchayat (1984–1989) and a member of Pollachi North Panchayat Union (1996–2001).[1]

Damodaran, who represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, was elected to the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Kinathukadavu constituency in 2011.[2] He had previously been elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the same constituency in 2001[3] and 2006.[4]

Damodaran had been a minister in the Jayalalithaa-led government of 2001–2006 and she appointed him to cabinet office again in November 2011 during a reshuffle. He took over the Agriculture portfolio from K. A. Sengottaiyan, who became Minister for Information Technology.[5] Damodaran was replaced as Minister for Agriculture by S. S. Krishnamoorthy on 19 May 2014, when the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, again reshuffled her government.[6]

The elections of 2016 resulted in his constituency being won by A. Shanmugam.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Thiru S. Damodaran(AIADMK)". Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  2. ^ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  3. ^ 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  4. ^ 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  5. ^ "Jayalalithaa sacks six Tamil Nadu ministers". NDTV. PTI. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Jayalalithaa sacks three ministers, six AIADMK functionaries". DNA India. PTI. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  7. ^ "15th Assembly Members". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 2 May 2017.