P. Dhanapal
Appearance
P. Dhanapal | |
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Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 10 October 2012 | |
Preceded by | D. Jayakumar |
Constituency | Avanashi (from May 2016) Rasipuram (2011-2016) |
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for Avanashi | |
Assumed office May 2016 | |
Preceded by | A. A. Karuppasamy |
Constituency | Avanashi |
Personal details | |
Born | 16 May 1951 Karuppur, Salem district, Tamil Nadu |
Political party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
P. Dhanapal (born 16 May 1951) is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He is currently the Speaker for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
P. Dhanapal was born on 16 May 1951 in Karupur in Arunthathiyar Community. He obtained a master's degree and is married with two children.[1]
Dhanapal was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Sankagiri constituency in the 1977, 1980 and 1984 and 2001 elections.[2][3][4][5] In the 2011 and 2016 Tamil Nadu assembly elections he won from Rasipuram[6] and Avanashi constituencies, respectively.[7]
References
- ^ "Thiru. P. Dhanapal (AIADMK)". Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
- ^ 1977 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ 1980 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ 1984 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ "Rasipuram (Tamil Nadu) Election Results". infobase. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
- ^ "Avanashi (Tamil Nadu) Election Results 2016". infobase. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
Categories:
- All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians
- Living people
- Speakers of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
- Deputy Speakers of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
- Members of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
- Members of the 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
- 1951 births
- People from Salem district
- Members of the 12th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
- AIADMK politician stubs