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]
K. P. Anbalagan | |
|---|---|
 Anbalagan in 2005 | |
| Minister for Higher Education Government of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 23 May 2016 – 6 May 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | J. Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam Edappadi K. Palaniswami |
| Preceded by | P. Palaniappan |
| Succeeded by | K. Ponmudy |
| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2001 | |
| Preceded by | G. L. Venkatachalam |
| Constituency | Palacode |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 April 1958 Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, India |
Career
editHe 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 served as the Minister for Higher Education in the Government of Tamil Nadu and he was previously appointed 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 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
edit| 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% | |||
| 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% | |||
| 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% | |||
| 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% | |||
| 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
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "15th Assembly Members". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "தருமபுரி மாவட்ட அதிமுக செயலாளராக கே.பி. அன்பழகன் நியமனம்". Dinamani (in Tamil). Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Higher Education Department, Tamil Nadu Government Portal".
- ^ Hardaha, Rashi (19 June 2020). "Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister KP Anbalagan tests COVID-19 positive". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu minister KP Anbazhagan tests positive for COVID-19". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "TN Minister KP Anbalagan tests positive for COVID-19, admitted to pvt hospital". www.thenewsminute.com. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "PALACODE Election Result". Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
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