B. Valarmathi is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from

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constituency. As a member of

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, she was elected from

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in 1984, Alandur constituency in the 2001 and

in 2011 elections. She also served as Minister in

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cabinet on two occasions. Backwards class and Minority welfare (2001-2006) and Social welfare (2011-2016). The elections of 2016 resulted in her constituency being won by Ku. Ka. Selvam. She was one among the 13 incumbent ADMK ministers defeated in 2016 Tamil Nadu assembly election. After Jayalalitha's death, she briefly aligned with Sasikala faction before returning to ADMK camp in 2018. She was appointed as the Chairman of Tamil Nadu Textbook Association from 2017-2021, a position which had equivalent rank as Cabinet Minister. She was one among the few leading female leaders of ADMK.

Elections contested

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