T. T. V. Dhinakaran
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T. T. V. Dhinakaran | |
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Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly[1] | |
Assumed office 24 December 2017 | |
Preceded by | J. Jayalalithaa |
Constituency | Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 2004–2010 | |
Constituency | Tamil Nadu |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha[2] | |
In office 1999–2004 | |
Preceded by | R. Muthiah |
Succeeded by | J. M. Aaron Rashid |
Constituency | Periyakulam |
Personal details | |
Born | Thiruthuraipoondi, Madras State, India (now Tamil Nadu, India) | 13 December 1963
Political party | Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (from 2018) |
Other political affiliations | AIADMK (before 2017) |
Residence | Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India[3] |
Occupation | Politician, businessman |
Portfolio | General secretary of AMMK |
T. T. V. Dhinakaran (born 13 December 1963) is an Indian politician and the Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar. In Past he was the Treasurer of AIADMK Party and served as the Member of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha.He was expelled from the AIADMK on August 2017.[4][5] He is the nephew of V. K. Sasikala. He won the highly anticipated RK Nagar by-election in December 2017 .On 15 March 2018 Dhinakaran launched his political party, Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam.[6]
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Career
Dhinakaran was a Member of Lok Sabha, representing Periyakulam from 1999 to 2004,[7] and was runner-up in the seat as 2004 general election when he was defeated by J. M. Aaron Rashid. In 2017 R.K Nagar by-election, he defeated AIADMK's candidate E. Madhusudhanan with a huge margin of votes as an Independent candidate. He assumed office of MLA on 29 December 2017.
Dinakaran was reinducted into the AIADMK and appointed deputy general secretary on 15 February 2017, hours before V. K. Sasikala left to surrender herself in the Bengaluru court to serve the jail term in a disproportionate assets case. He was expelled from the party on August,2017[4] and launched his own party Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) on 15 March 2018.[6]
Controversy
On 17 April 2017, Delhi police registered a case against Dhinakaran regarding an allegation of attempting to bribe the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the AIADMK's election symbol.[8] It is claimed that a middle-man named Sukesh Chandrasekhar, who was raided and arrested in Delhi and was found with 13 million, which was allegedly meant as a bribe for the ECI in exchange for the symbol. Dinakaran has been charged with conspiracy and corruption in the case.[9] In a recent development, the Tis Hazari Special Court granted him bail[10] on the ground that the police had failed to identify the public official allegedly bribed, accepting the argument made by his lawyer Mr. Aman Lekhi.[11]
Political career
T. T. V. Dhinakaran represented the Periyakulam Lok Sabha constituency in 1999, and was a Rajya Sabha member between 2004 and 2010. He is now Incumbent MLA of Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar, which fell vacant after the death of former Chief minister of Tamilnadu J.Jayalalithaa.
Elections
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections
T. T. V. Dhinakaran is representing as MLA of Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar from 2017 in the Tamil Nadu Assembly.[12]
Year | Party | Constituency | Result | Votes gained | Vote % |
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2017 | Independent | Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar | Winner | 89,013 | 50.32% |
Lok Sabha Elections
Dhinakaran won in 1999 and runner in 2004 Lok Sabha election.[13][14]
Year | Election | Party | PC Name | Result | Votes gained | Vote % |
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1999 | 13th Lok Sabha | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Periyakulam | Winner | 303,881 | 46.15% |
2004 | 14th Lok Sabha | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Periyakulam | Runner | 325,696 |
References
- ^ "Dhinakaran wins RK Nagar bypoll, creates history in Tamil Nadu". Pradeep Kumar. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Dhinakaran, Shri T. T. V. Lok Sabha Profile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Shri LED. T. V. Dhinakaran CMRajya Sabha profile". Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Sasikala to be expelled from AIADMK, OPS settles for deputy CM". The News Minute. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ NARASIMHAN, T. E. (28 August 2017). "Ruling AIADMK expels Sasikala & Dhinakaran, plans to retrieve Jaya TV". Business Standard India.
- ^ a b "Dhinakaran launches party, names it 'Amma Makkal Munetra Kazhagam' after Jayalalithaa". Hindustan Times. 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1999 to the 13th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 85. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ Biswas, Tanima; Shukla, Shuchi (17 April 2017). "Dinakaran Allotted 50 Crores To Buy AIADMK Symbol, Audio Proof Too: Cops". NDTV.
- ^ Jha, Rajshekhar (17 April 2017). "More trouble for TTV Dinakaran as Delhi police files bribery case against him". The Times of India.
- ^ "AIADMK symbol case: Delhi Court grants bail to TTV Dhinakaran – Times of India ►". Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "AIADMK Election Symbol Case: TTV Dhinakaran Seeks Bail, Police Opposes It". Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Dhinakaran wins RK Nagar bypoll, creates history in Tamil Nadu". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1999/Vol_I_LS_99.pdf
- ^ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf