Pongalur N. Palanisamy
Minister for Rural Industry,

Minister for sports, Minister for animal husbandry, Minister for tourism

Government of Tamil Nadu
In office
1996–2001
Minister for Animal Husbandry, Government of Tamil Nadu
In office
2006–2011
Member of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly for Coimbatore North constituency
In office
2006–2011

Pongalur N. Palanisamy is a politician from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He is former minister for rural industries and animal husbandry in the Government of Tamil Nadu and a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. He was born in Erode district on 3 August 1948.[1]

Political career

  • Age 76
  • 19711976, Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for Pongalur
  • 19912011, Coimbatore DMK District Secretary.
  • 19962001, Minister for forests, pollution control, sports & animal husbandry.
  • 20062011, Minister for Rural Industries & Animal Husbandry
  • 20062011, Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for Coimbatore East

Elections contested

Election Constituency Party Result Vote % Runner-up Runner-up Party Runner-up vote % Ref.
2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionCoimbatore (East)DMKWon47.5%V. Gopala KrishnanAIADMK41.7%[2]
2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionSinganallurDMKLost37.59%K. C. KarunakaranCPM49.57%[3]
1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionSinganallurDMKWon60.15%R. DuraisamyAIADMK22.12%[4]
1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionPongalurDMKLost20.74%K. NachimuthuAIADMK32.56%[5]
1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionPongalurDMKWon59.98%A. SenapathiIND30.24%[6]

References

  1. Pongalur Palanisamy profile at TN government website
  2. Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
  3. Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
  4. Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  5. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  6. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.


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