K. P. Munusamy
Deputy General Secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Assumed office
11 July 2022
General SecretaryEdappadi K. Palaniswami
Preceded byT. T. V. Dhinakaran
Deputy Co-ordinator for AIADMK
In office
21 August 2017 – 23 June 2022
Serving with R. Vaithilingam
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byposition abolished
Minister for Municipal Administration and Rural Development
In office
16 May 2011 – 20 May 2014
Chief MinisterJ.Jayalalithaa
Member of Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2021
ConstituencyVeppanahalli
In office
2011–2016
ConstituencyKrishnagiri
In office
2001–2006
ConstituencyKavaripattinam
In office
1991–1996
ConstituencyKavaripattinam
Member of Parliament
In office
1998–1999
ConstituencyKrishnagiri Lok Sabha
Member of Parliament, Rajya sabha
In office
2 April 2020 – 10 May 2021
ConstituencyTamil Nadu
Personal details
Born (1952-06-07) 7 June 1952 (age 71)
Kaveripattinam, Madras State, India
Political partyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
SpouseMangayarkarasi
ChildrenSathish Kumar Munusamy, Karthik Munusamy, Uma Maheshwari kannan
Residence(s)Kaveripattinam, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, India

Kaveripattinam Poongavanam Munusamy (born 7 June 1952) is an Indian politician and deputy general secretary of AIADMK and incumbent member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Krishnagiri Constituency.[1] Munusamy completed his Bachelor of Arts from Govt. Arts College, Krishnagiri during 1971-1974 and later graduated Bachelor of Law from Government Law College, Chennai. He was a Minister for Municipal Administration and Rural Development in the Government of Tamil Nadu.[2]

Munusamy also serves as district secretary, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and secretary of Krishnagiri district Anna employees union.

Political career

He joined the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party in the year 1972. He rose to the position of Head of the District Youth wing in the party by 1988.[3] He contested in the 1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly elections where he emerged successful from Kaveripattinam constituency.[4] Later he was elected to the 12th Lok Sabha from Krishnagiri Constituency. During his tenure as Member of Parliament, he was a member in various parliamentary committees including Committee on Agriculture, Committee to review the rate of dividend payable by the Railway Undertakings to General Revenues, Consultative Committee of Ministry of Science and Technology and other Science Departments.[5] Then he won the 2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly elections from the same Kaveripattinam constituency.[6] In January 2011 he is became the Krishnagiri District secretary for the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.

In the recent 2011 Tamil Nadu assembly elections, he was able to gain 89,776 votes against his rival Syed Ghiyas-Ul-Haq of Indian National Congress from Krishnagiri Constituency winning by a margin of 29,097 votes.[7]

Electoral performance

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2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Veppanahalli[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. P. Munusamy 94,104 45.87% +2.57
DMK P. Murugan 91,050 44.38% -1.63
NTK M. Sakthivel 8,310 4.05% New
DMDK S. M. Murugesan 3,601 1.76% -0.65
Independent Abdul Azeez Amanullah 3,022 1.47% New
NOTA NOTA 1,662 0.81% +0.04
Margin of victory 3,054 1.49% -1.22%
Turnout 205,141 81.62% -3.12%
Rejected ballots 322 0.16%
Registered electors 251,346
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -0.14%

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2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Pennagaram[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK P. N. P. Inbasekaran 76,848 38.49% -3.71
PMK Anbumani Ramadoss 58,402 29.25% New
AIADMK K. P. Munusamy 51,687 25.89% New
CPI N. Nanjappan 5,624 2.82% -46.5
NOTA NOTA 2,081 1.04% New
Margin of victory 18,446 9.24% 2.13%
Turnout 199,635 88.04% 5.03%
Registered electors 226,746
DMK gain from CPI Swing -10.82%

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2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Krishnagiri[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. P. Munusamy 89,776 55.98% +19.71
INC Syed Ghiyas Ul Haq 60,679 37.83% New
BJP Kotteswaran 3,025 1.89% +1.31
Ulzaipali Makkal Katchy R. Raja. 2,357 1.47% New
Independent G. Latha 1,561 0.97% New
Margin of victory 29,097 18.14% 5.17%
Turnout 160,379 79.42% 8.26%
Registered electors 201,926
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 6.74%

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2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kaveripattinam[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PMK T. A. Meganathan 64,878 45.96%
AIADMK K. P. Munusamy 53,144 37.64% -17.11%
DMDK K. R. Chinnaraj 14,892 10.55%
Independent V. Venkatesan 2,509 1.78%
Independent T. Rajamani 1,511 1.07%
BSP M. Arul Mozhi 1,173 0.83%
Independent D. Kuppusamy 1,069 0.76%
Independent S. Kaviarasu 1,043 0.74%
BJP K. Madappan 954 0.68%
Margin of victory 11,734 8.31% -6.77%
Turnout 141,173 77.08% 11.72%
Registered electors 183,149
PMK gain from AIADMK Swing -8.80%
2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kaveripattinam[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. P. Munusamy 67,241 54.75% 22.97%
DMK V. C. Govindasamy Gounder 48,724 39.67% -22.84%
MDMK T. Subramani 3,785 3.08% 1.73%
Independent P. Jayaseelan 3,061 2.49%
Margin of victory 18,517 15.08% -15.65%
Turnout 122,811 65.36% -7.06%
Registered electors 187,940
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -7.76%
1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kaveripattinam[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK P. V. S. Venkatesan 72,945 62.52% 39.77%
AIADMK K. P. Munusamy 37,086 31.78% -37.88%
PMK Meganathan 3,032 2.60%
MDMK V. C. Govindasamy Gounder 1,582 1.36%
PJP P. Murugesan 984 0.84%
Independent T. Ravi 430 0.37%
Independent T. P. Gnanasekaran 274 0.23%
Independent T. Thotlan 195 0.17%
Independent G. Ramachandran 153 0.13%
Margin of victory 35,859 30.73% -16.19%
Turnout 116,681 72.42% 3.48%
Registered electors 171,738
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -7.15%
1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kaveripattinam[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. P. Munusamy 70,136 69.67% 36.43%
DMK V. C. Govindasamy Gounder 22,900 22.75% -14.42%
PMK N. Gounder Thatha 6,084 6.04%
Independent C. Nagarajan 651 0.65%
BJP J. P. Krishnan 533 0.53%
Independent R. Sankar 259 0.26%
Independent P. M. Ranganathan 112 0.11%
Margin of victory 47,236 46.92% 42.98%
Turnout 100,675 68.94% -6.22%
Registered electors 154,730
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 32.50%

References

  1. ^ "List of Tamil Nadu MLAs 2011" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Govt. Gazette. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Council of Ministers, Govt. of Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 25 August 2011.
  3. ^ "K.P.Munusamy-Profile". Tamilnadu MLAs.
  4. ^ 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  5. ^ "12th Lok Sabha". Parliament, Govt. of India.
  6. ^ 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  7. ^ "Winner-Runner Details, Tamil Nadu Assembly General Elections 2011" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Veppanahalli Election Result". Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  9. ^ "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.
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  11. ^ Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
  12. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). 12 May 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
  13. ^ Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
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