Edappadi K. Palaniswami

Indian politician and former chief minister of Tamil Nadu

Edappadi K. Palaniswami is an Indian politician. He is the Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. From 2023, Palaniswami is the general secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, a Dravidian party.

Early life change

Edappadi K. Palaniswamy was born on 12th May 1954. He was born in Siluvampalayam village in Salem district. His father's name is Mr.Karuppa Gounder . His Mother's name is Thavasi Ammal.

Politics change

Palaniswami has won the state assembly elections four times from the Edapadi constituency.[1][2] He won the elections in the years of 1989,[3] 1991,[4] 2011[5] and 2016.

References change

  1. "Council of Ministers, Govt. of Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 2011-08-25.
  2. Saqaf, Syed Muthahar (14 February 2017). "From farmer to CM pick — the rise of a Jaya loyalist" – via www.thehindu.com.
  3. "1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-10-06. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  4. "Election Commission of India". Election Commission of India.
  5. "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-02.