R. Gandhi (Ranipettayar, Sathanai Semmal) is an Indian politician and incumbent Minister for Handlooms and Textiles of

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. He was elected to the

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from Ranipet constituency as a

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(DMK) candidate in

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2016 and 2021 elections. He was DMK Vellore district secretary (United Vellore district) for more than two decade. Also now he is Ranipet district DMK secretary.

Electoral performance

References

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