S. Damodaran (born 18 September 1952) is an Indian politician and was a
Member of the Legislative Assembly of
Tamil Nadu.
S. Damodaran was born in
Pollachi on 18 September 1952. He is married and has one child.
Prior to being elected to the
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, Damodaran was President of Thalakkarai Panchayat (1984–1989) and a member of Pollachi North Panchayat Union (1996–2001).
Damodaran, who represented the
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, was elected to the
14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from
Kinathukadavu constituency in 2011. He had previously been elected to the
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the same constituency in
2001
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and
2006
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Damodaran had been a minister in the
Jayalalithaa-led government of 2001–2006 and she appointed him to cabinet office again in November 2011 during a reshuffle. He took over the Agriculture portfolio from
K. A. Sengottaiyan
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, who became Minister for Information Technology. Damodaran was replaced as Minister for Agriculture by
S. S. Krishnamoorthy
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on 19 May 2014, when the
Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, again reshuffled her government.
The
elections of 2016 resulted in his constituency being won by
A. Shanmugam.
References
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians
Living people
State cabinet ministers of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu MLAs 2006–2011
Tamil Nadu MLAs 2011–2016
1952 births
Tamil Nadu MLAs 2001–2006
Tamil Nadu MLAs 2021–2026
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