E. V. K. S. Elangovan

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Erode Venkata Krishnasamy Sampath Elangovan is an Indian politician who is a current member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, representing the Erode East Assembly constituency. He previously represented the Gobichettipalayam Lok Sabha constituency of Tamil Nadu and was the Textiles Minister for the Union Government between 2004 and 2009, in Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh Government. He is a member of the Indian National Congress party.[1]

E. V. K. S. Elangovan
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
10 March 2023
Preceded byThirumagan Evera
ConstituencyErode East
In office
1984-1989
ConstituencySathyamangalam
President, TNCC
In office
2014 - 2016
Preceded byB. S. Gnanadesikan
Succeeded bySu. Thirunavukkarasar
In office
2000 - 2002
Preceded byTindivanam K. Ramamurthy
Succeeded bySo. Balakrishnan
Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles
In office
2004-2009
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2004-2009
ConstituencyGobichettipalayam
Personal details
Born (1948-12-21) 21 December 1948 (age 75)
Erode, Madras Province, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseVaralakshmi
Children2 sons, Sanjay and Thirumagan Evera
ParentE. V. K. Sampath
ResidenceGobichettipalayam
Source: [1]

Early life

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He was born in Erode District on 21 December 1948. He is the son of E. V. K. Sampath and the grandson of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy's brother Krishnasamy.[1]

Political career

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In the 2009 Lok Sabha election, he lost to A. Ganeshamurthi of the MDMK by 49,336 votes in Erode constituency. He was appointed President of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee by All India Congress Committee Chief Sonia Gandhi on 31 October 2014, followed by the resignation of B. S. Gnanadesikan. In the 2019 Lok Sabha election he lost to O. P. Ravindranath Kumar, the son of O. Panneerselvam, in Theni. Elangovan was the only candidate of the UPA to lose in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu. He was also elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly in Tamilnadu from Sathyamangalam Assembly constituency in 1984 and Erode East constituency in a by-election in 2023, due to the death of his son Thirumagan Evera.[2]

Elections contested and positions held

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Lok Sabha elections

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Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
1996 Krishnagiri INC Lost 26.59 C. Narasimhan TMC 55.95
2004 Gobichettipalayam INC Won 62.75 Govindarajan.N. R AIADMK 31.22
2009 Erode INC Lost 30.61 A. Ganeshamurthi MDMK 37.05
2014 Tiruppur INC Lost 4.53 V. Sathyabama AIADMK 42.57
2019 Theni INC Lost 36.44 P. Ravindhranath AIADMK 42.96

Tamil Nadu Legislative elections

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Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Sathyamangalam INC Won 62.97 T. K. Subramaniam DMK 31.04
1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Bhavanisagar Independent Lost 7.90 V. K. Chinnasamy AIADMK 37.44
2023 By-Election Erode East INC Won 64.96 K. S. Thennarasu AIADMK 25.83

References

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  1. ^ a b "Elangovan, Shri E.V.K.S." Lok Sabha. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  2. ^ The New Indian Expres (4 January 2023). "Tamil Nadu Congress MLA, son of EVKS Elangovan, dies at 46". Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.