Thangam Thenarasu (born 3 June 1966) is an Indian politician. He is a member of

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (; ; DMK) is an Indian political party based in the state of Tamil Nadu, where it is currently the ruling party, and the union territory of Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry, where it is currently the main ...

Early life and education

He was born in Mallankinaru,

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. He has a bachelor's degree in Engineering.

Political career

He has served as a Minister for Finance, Planning, Human Resources Management, Pensions and Pensionary benefits, Statistics and

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Minister of

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. He was allocated Electricity and Non-Conventional Energy Development portfolios of minister V. Senthil Balaji who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a job racket case on 16 June 2023 by Tamil Nadu Governor

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on the recommendations of Chief Minister

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. He served as Minister for School Education in Tamil Nadu during 2006-2011. He has been elected to the

assembly five times.Thangam Thenarasu profile at TN government website
/ref> He is the son of the former Member of Legislative Assembly from

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, V. Thangapandian. He was elected to the

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as a

candidate from Aruppukottai constituency in 1997–98 by-election, and 2006 election. He is the younger brother of recently elected Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, from the Chennai South constituency, Thamizhachi Thangapandian. Thenarasu, whose father was V. Thangapandian, a

(DMK) government minister, himself became Minister for Schools in the DMK government that gained power at the 2006 state assembly elections. Thenarasu stood as a candidate in the newly created constituency of

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for the 2011 elections. He filed a case in the court against the Tamil Nadu Government's decision to form an inquiry into the alleged irregularities in construction of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly-secretariat complex.

Elections contested and results

References

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First Mega Job FairJob Fair in Thiruchirapalli
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Early life and education

Political career

Elections contested and results

See also

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