P. Dhanapal
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Born | 16 May 1951 Karuppur, Salem district, Tamil Nadu |
Political party | AIADMK |
P. Dhanapal (born 16 May 1951) is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He is a former Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
P. Dhanapal was born on 16 May 1951 in Karupur. He obtained a master's degree and is married with two children.[1]
Dhanapal was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as an
Avanashi constituencies, respectively.[7]
In popular culture
- Maamannan (2023) by Mari Selvaraj is partly based on his real life story. Actor Vadivelu played Maamannan (Dhanapal).[8][9]
Electoral Career
Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly Elections Contested
Elections | Constituency | Party | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition candidate | Opposition party | Opposition vote percentage |
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1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Sangagiri | AIADMK | Won | 53.27 | M. Paramanandam | DMK | 19.10 |
1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Sangagiri | AIADMK | Won | 56.61 | R. Varadarajan | DMK | 41.04 |
1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Sangagiri | AIADMK | Won | 56.99 | S. Murugesan | DMK | 40.98 |
1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Sangagiri | AIADMK(J) | Lost | 34.15 | R. Varadarajan | DMK | 41.72 |
2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Sangagiri | AIADMK | Won | 56.41 | T. R. Saravanan | DMK | 38.00 |
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Rasipuram | AIADMK | Won | 55.60 | V. P. Duraisamy | DMK | 40.36 |
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Rasipuram | AIADMK | Won | 48.11 | Anandhan E | DMK | 32.31 |
2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Rasipuram | AIADMK | Won | 55.78 | Athiyamaan Raju | DMK | 31.57 |
References
- ^ "Thiru. P. Dhanapal (AIADMK)". Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ 1977 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ 1980 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ 1984 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ "Rasipuram (Tamil Nadu) Election Results". infobase. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Avanashi (Tamil Nadu) Election Results 2016". infobase. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "'Maamannan' movie review: Vadivelu and Fahadh Faasil's impeccable performances save Mari Selvaraj's weakest, politically-charged film". the hindu. 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Exclusive: `உதயநிதிக்கு நன்றி; மாமன்னன் அம்மாவுக்குக் கிடைத்த வெற்றி!' – முன்னாள் சபாநாயகர் தனபால்" (in Tamil). vikatan. 30 June 2023.