S. Vijayadharani | |
|---|---|
 S. Vijayadharani in 2020 | |
| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 23 May 2011 – 24 February 2024 | |
| Chief Minister |
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| Preceded by | G. John Joseph |
| Constituency | Vilavancode |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 13, 1969 Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (until 2024) |
| Spouse |
Sivakumar Kennedy (died 2016) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Chennai |
| Profession | Advocate , Politician |
S. Vijayadharani is an Indian politician representing Bharatiya Janata Party.[2]
She was a former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Vilavancode constituency elected from the Indian National Congress party.[3]
S. Vijayadharani has a son and a daughter. Her daughter, Dr. Abrami Kennedy studied medicine and works as an MD at a private medical college in Chennai. She married Dr. Deepak Rajadurai in February 2019.[4][5] She is great-grand daughter of Tamil poet and social reformer, late Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai.[6]
Vijayadharani is a former President of Tamil Nadu Mahila Congress.[7] During 2016 she was appointed General Secretary of All India Mahila Congress, Incharge of Karnataka.[8] She was elected for the second time in 2016 to the Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly.[9] And again she got elected for the third time in 2021 consecutively from the same constituency (Vilavancode) in Kanyakumari district.
She shared her resignation letter to Congress office and joined in BJP in the Head office of BJP in Delhi on 24th February 2024.[10]
| Year | Party | Constituency | Result[11] | Votes gained | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Indian National Congress | Vilavancode | Won | 62,898 | 43.69% |
| 2016 | Indian National Congress | Vilavancode | Won | 68,789 | 42.43% |
| 2021 | Indian National Congress | Vilavancode | Won | 87,473 [12] | 52.12% |