K. V. Thangkabalu (born 15 March 1950) is a former member of the

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of India. He represented the

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constituency of

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and is a member of the

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(INC) political party.

Early life

K. V. Thangkabalu was born in Kurichi,

Salem district Salem District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The district is now divided into Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Namakkal as individual districts. Salem is the district headquarters and other major towns in the dis ...

Career

In July 2008, K. V. Thangkabalu was appointed president of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee. He was the translator for Rahul Gandhi's campaign for lok shabha elections 2019 in Tamil Nadu

Personal life

He is married to T. Jayanthi and they have 1 son and 1 daughter. Thangkabalu is the chairman of educational institutions Thangavelu Engineering College, TJ Institute of Technology, DA Vinci School of Design and Architecture under Ponniamman Education Trust.

References

External links

Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website
Living people Indian Tamil people 1950 births India MPs 1991–1996 India MPs 2004–2009 Indian National Congress politicians from Tamil Nadu People from Salem district Lok Sabha members from Tamil Nadu People from Dharmapuri district Presidents of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee {{tamilNadu-INC-politician-stub