N. Eramakrishnan (born 30 July 1949) is an Indian politician and a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Cumbum constituency. He represents the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party and has previously represented the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK).
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| Born | July 30, 1949 Cumbum, Theni district, Tamil Nadu |
N. Eramakrishnan was born on 30 July 1949 in Cumbum. He has a master's degree and is married with two children.[1]
N. Eramakrishnan was first elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Cumbum in 1989 as a DMK candidate. The seat changed hands in the 1991 elections and it was not until those of 2006 that he was re-elected, this time as a candidate for MDMK. He returned to the DMK and won the seat in a by-election in 2009, followed by success in the 2011 state elections. He lost to S. T. K. Jakkaiyan in 2016.[2] He won the seat back in the 2021 state election.
In April 2012, Eramakrishnan was one of four DMK MLAs suspended from the legislature for ten days after they had staged a walk-out and shouted slogans at the Speaker, D. Jayakumar.[3]
Elections contested edit
Lok Sabha elections edit
| Elections | Constituency | Party | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 By-Election | Periyakulam | DMK | Lost | 36.4 | S. T. K. Jakkaiyan | AIADMK | 50.1 |
| 1991 Indian general election | Periyakulam | DMK | Lost | 27.0 | R.Ramasamy | AIADMK | 61.3 |
| 1996 Indian general election | Periyakulam | MDMK | Lost | 28.5 | R.Gnanagurusamy | DMK | 47.6 |
Tamilnadu State Legislative Assembly Elections Contested edit
| Elections | Constituency | Party | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Cumbum | DMK | Lost | 46.94 | S. Subburayar | AIADMK | 52.17 |
| 1989 | Cumbum | DMK | Won | 46.17 | Gopalan. R. T. M | AIADMK(J) | 32.64 |
| 2006 | Cumbum | MDMK | Won | 43.24 | Selvendran P | DMK | 41.57 |
| 2009 By-Election | Cumbum | DMK | Won | 73.64 | R. Arun Kumar | DMDK | 21.81 |
| 2011 | Cumbum | DMK | Won | 48.58 | Murugesan. P | DMDK | 41.22 |
| 2016 | Cumbum | DMK | Lost | 41.16 | S. T. K. Jakkaiyan | AIADMK | 46.94 |
| 2021 | Cumbum | DMK | Won | 51.81 | S. P. M. Syed Khan | AIADMK | 30.84 |
References edit
- ^ "Thiru N. Eramakrishnan (DMK)". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Cumbum (Tamil Nadu) Election Results". Infobase. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "4 DMK members suspended from House". The Hindu. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
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