K. P. Kandan (born 30 November 1963) is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Sholinganallur constituency. He represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party.[1]

The elections of 2016 resulted in his constituency being won by S. Aravind Ramesh of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.[2] Kandan was one of thirteen AIADMK MLAs in the Greater Chennai area who were deselected by the party, apparently in an attempt to thwart a potential anti-incumbency backlash from the electorate following the recent flooding. It was felt that fresh faces would put some distance between the past and the present.[3]

In September 2016, Kandan was put forward as an AIADMK candidate for the Chennai Corporation elections.[4]

Personal life

Kandan was born in Chennai on 30 November 1963. He is married.[5]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "15th Assembly Members". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. ^ Kotteswaran, C. S. (5 April 2016). "MLAs in flood-hit areas denied tickets". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  4. ^ "AIADMK all set to field new faces". The Hindu. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Thiru. K.P. Kandan (AIADMK)". Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 5 May 2017.


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