M. P. Saminathan is the Minister for Information & Publicity in the 16th Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was the Minister for

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and Minor Ports in

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in the 13th Legislative Assembly (2006 - 2011). He was born in Erode and his hometown is

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, Tiruppur District. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore. He had a hat-trick assembly win in 1996, 2001 and 2006 from the Vellakoil Constituency. Vellakoil Constituency was announced as defunct for the 2011 elections. In 2011 & 2016 he had to change his constituency and lost in both the elections. In 2021, he emerged as a winner from the Kangayam Constituency. He started his political career at a very young age. He first became an MLA in 1996 by defeating the former minister Durai Ramasamy. Saminathan was only 32 years old at that time.

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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians Tamil Nadu ministers Living people People from Erode district Year of birth missing (living people) Tamil Nadu MLAs 1996–2001 Tamil Nadu MLAs 2001–2006 Tamil Nadu MLAs 2006–2011 Tamil Nadu MLAs 2021–2026 {{DMK-politician-stub