K. P. Anbalagan
Anbalagan in 2005
Minister for Higher Education Government of Tamil Nadu
In office
23 May 2016 – 6 May 2021
Chief MinisterJ. Jayalalithaa
O. Panneerselvam
Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Preceded byP. Palaniappan
Succeeded byK. Ponmudy
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2001
Preceded byG. L. Venkatachalam
ConstituencyPalacode
Personal details
Born (1958-04-30) 30 April 1958 (age 65)
Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, India

K. P. Anbalagan also spelt as K. P. Anbazhagan (born 30 April 1958) is a Tamil Nadu politician from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party and the former Minister for Higher Education and Agriculture department in Tamil Nadu. KP Anbalagan was born on 30 April 1958 in Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, India. He won consecutively for 5 terms (2001-Till date) as a Member of Legislative Assembly of Palacode Constituency which record he holds with his party counterparts O.Panneerselvam and Pollachi V.Jayaraman.[1]

Career

He pursued his career into mainstream politics in 1996 and joined the AIADMK party in the same year. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Palacode constituency in 2001[2] and 2016.[3] He was appointed the secretary of the Dharmapuri District in 2016 by the then Chief Minister of the state J. Jayalalitha.[4] He was earlier serving as the Minister for Higher Education in the Government of Tamil Nadu and he was previously appointed as he was previously the Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development & Information Minister of the state in 2009–2011.[5]

On 19 June 2020, while being the Education Minister he himself reportedly confirmed that he was tested positive for COVID-19 becoming the second major MLA from Tamil Nadu to be diagnosed with the virus after J. Anbazhagan.[6][7][8] However the chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami denied the reports regarding Anbalagan diagnosed with coronavirus.[9]

Electoral performance

This section is transcluded from Palacode Assembly constituency. (edit | history)
2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palacode[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. P. Anbalagan 110,070 53.63% +13.29
DMK P. K. Murugan 81,970 39.94% +2.77
NTK G. Kalaiselvi 7,704 3.75% +3.49
DMDK P. Vijayasankar 2,409 1.17% -1.43
NOTA NOTA 1,351 0.66% -0.34
MNM D. Rajasekar 1,176 0.57% New
Margin of victory 28,100 13.69% 10.52%
Turnout 205,244 86.46% -2.11%
Rejected ballots 342 0.17%
Registered electors 237,391
AIADMK hold Swing 13.29%
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palacode[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. P. Anbalagan 76,143 40.34% -20.38
DMK P. K. Murugan 70,160 37.17% New
PMK K. Mannan 31,612 16.75% -16.32
DMDK K. G. Kaverivarman 4,915 2.60% New
NOTA NOTA 1,880 1.00% New
Margin of victory 5,983 3.17% -24.49%
Turnout 188,767 88.57% 1.85%
Registered electors 213,136
AIADMK hold Swing -20.38%
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palacode[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. P. Anbalagan 94,877 60.72% +16.51
PMK V. Selvam 51,664 33.06% -7.93
Independent K. Harinath 2,449 1.57% New
BJP K. P. Kumaradevan 1,937 1.24% +0.46
Independent M. Ramasamy 1,101 0.70% New
IJK M. Kalaichelvan 874 0.56% New
Margin of victory 43,213 27.65% 24.44%
Turnout 180,193 86.72% 9.86%
Registered electors 156,258
AIADMK hold Swing 16.51%
2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palacode[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. P. Anbalagan 66,711 44.21% -18.17
PMK K. Mannan 61,867 41.00% New
DMDK P. Vijayashankar 11,882 7.87% New
Independent P. Rajagopal 2,612 1.73% New
Independent P. Ravishankar 2,356 1.56% New
Independent M. Maran 1,700 1.13% New
Independent S. Mathivanan 1,418 0.94% New
BJP D. Rameshkumar 1,181 0.78% New
Margin of victory 4,844 3.21% -30.13%
Turnout 150,902 76.86% 17.24%
Registered electors 196,330
AIADMK hold Swing -18.17%
2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palacode[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. P. Anbalagan 75,284 62.38% +31.93
DMK G. L. Venkatachalam 35,052 29.04% -20.7
MDMK G. V. Madhiyan 4,648 3.85% -1.66
Independent Prakash N 2,781 2.30% New
LJP Vijaya Kumar M 1,169 0.97% New
Independent A. Anwarbasha 1,113 0.92% New
Independent R. Chandrasekar 638 0.53% New
Margin of victory 40,232 33.34% 14.04%
Turnout 120,685 59.62% -7.76%
Registered electors 202,427
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 12.64%

References

  1. ^ "Legislative Assembly Tamil Nadu". TN.Gov. 11 January 2006. Archived from the original on 3 April 2011.
  2. ^ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. ^ "15th Assembly Members". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  4. ^ "தருமபுரி மாவட்ட அதிமுக செயலாளராக கே.பி. அன்பழகன் நியமனம்". Dinamani (in Tamil). Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Higher Education Department, Tamil Nadu Government Portal".
  6. ^ Hardaha, Rashi (19 June 2020). "Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister KP Anbalagan tests COVID-19 positive". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Tamil Nadu minister KP Anbazhagan tests positive for COVID-19". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  8. ^ "TN Minister KP Anbalagan tests positive for COVID-19, admitted to pvt hospital". www.thenewsminute.com. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  9. ^ Sivakumar, B. (20 June 2020). "Minister K P Anbazhagan is not down with Covid-19, Tamil Nadu CM says". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  10. ^ "PALACODE Election Result". Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
  14. ^ Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.


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