Durai Murugan

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Durai Murugan
Leader of the House, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
11 May 2021
GovernorBanwarilal Purohit
R. N. Ravi
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
Preceded byO. Panneerselvam
Cabinet Minister
Government of Tamil Nadu
Assumed office
7 May 2021
Minister
  • Irrigation Projects including small Irrigation
  • Legislative Assembly
  • Governor and Ministry
  • Elections and Passports
  • Minerals and Mines
  • Water Resources
Governor
Katpadi
Personal details
Born (1938-07-01) 1 July 1938 (age 85)
Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India)
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
SpouseSanthakumari
ChildrenKathir Anand (only son)
Residence(s)Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Katpadi, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Source: [1]

Durai Murugan (born 1 July 1938) is an Indian politician and lawyer. He is the Minister for Water Resources under the government of

general secretary of the DMK party since 9 September 2020. He graduated in M.A. and B.L. and is an advocate by profession. He is a very close confidant to former DMK Supremo M. Karunanidhi and his son DMK President M. K. Stalin
. He also worked as Treasurer, Principal Secretary and Deputy General secretary of the DMK party.

Durai Murugan was first elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly in 1971 and has been elected ten times since. He was elected from the

Katpadi constituency in 2006. After the 2006 assembly elections, Durai Murugan was appointed Minister for Public Works in the Government of Tamil Nadu.[citation needed] [2]

He was divested of the Public Works Department portfolio on 13 July 2009.[3]

He was re-elected from the Katpadi constituency in the elections of 2016.[4]

He currently resides in Kotturpuram, Chennai.[citation needed]

Elections contested and results

Elections Constituency Party Result Vote% Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote%
1971
Katpadi
DMK Won 57.79 DHANDAYUTHAPANI NCO 32.25[5]
1977
Ranipet
DMK Won 43.53 WAHAB K.A. Independent 22.68[6]
1980
Ranipet
DMK Won 53.70 RENU. N AIADMK 44.91[7]
1984
Katpadi
DMK Lost 39.62 G. RAGHUPATHI AIADMK 57.08[8]
1989
Katpadi
DMK Won 43.41 MARGABANDU, R AIADMK 23.47[9]
1991
Katpadi
DMK Lost 33.02 K.M. KALAISELVI AIADMK 56.43[10]
1996
Katpadi
DMK Won 61.20 PANDURANGAN, K AIADMK 27.93[11]
2001
Katpadi
DMK Won 49.47 NATARAJAN A.K. PMK 43.30[12]
2006
Katpadi
DMK Won 49.55 NARAYANAN.B AIADMK 47.59[13]
2011
Katpadi
DMK Won 49.55 APPU S.R.K AIADMK 47.59[14]
2016
Katpadi
DMK Won 50.90 APPU S.R.K AIADMK 37.44[15]
2021
Katpadi
DMK Won 45.71 V RAMU AIADMK 45.31

References

  1. ^ "Durai Murugan Biography".
  2. ^ "DMK cautious as Tamaraikkani row takes new turn". Rediff. 25 March 1999. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Durai Murugan divested of PWD portfolio". The Hindu. 13 July 2009. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
  4. ^ "15th Assembly Members". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  5. ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1971 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU".
  6. ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1977 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU".
  7. ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1980 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU".
  8. ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1984 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU".
  9. ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1989 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU".
  10. ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1991 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU".
  11. ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1996 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU".
  12. ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2001 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU".
  13. ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2006 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU".
  14. ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2011 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU".
  15. ^ "Tamil Nadu General Legislative Election 2016, Election Commission of India".