Thanga Tamil Selvan is an Indian politician. He is a member of the

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from Andipatti constituency. Previously, he was a member of

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representing

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in the

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, the upper house of the

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and Member of the

from Andipatti constituency in 2001-2002 period.

Personal life

He completed his post graduate degree in Master of Arts with the University of Madras. He is married to Pandyammal and has two children, Shanti and Nishant.

Political career

Thanga Tamilselvan in June 2019 joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the presence of its Working President MK Stalin. He said that the AIADMK, after the demise of the late leader J Jayalalithaa, was being operated by the Bharatiya Janata Party and he don't wanted to lose his self respect.

Election

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election

Parliamentary Election

2019 Indian general election

He was one of the candidates for

Theni (Lok Sabha constituency) Theni Lok Sabha constituency ( ta, தேனி மக்களவைத் தொகுதி) is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (Parliament of India, parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a Federated state, state in southern India. Assembly ...

but lost in the election. He represented Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam.

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu MLAs 2001–2006 Tamil Nadu MLAs 2011–2016 Tamil Nadu MLAs 2016–2021 {{DMK-politician-stub