Thanga Tamil Selvan

Thanga Tamil Selvan
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 June 2024
Constituency	Theni
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office 14 May 2001 – 2002
Constituency	Andipatti
In office 14 May 2011 – 2017
Constituency	Andipatti
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 3 April 2002 – 2 April 2008
Constituency	Tamilnadu
Personal details
Born	Aged 58 Narayanathevanpatti, Theni
Nationality	Indian
Party	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(2019-present)
Other political affiliations	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1996-2018) Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (2018-2019)
Spouse	Pandyammal
Children	Shanthini, Nishanth
Education	M.A., Post Graduate
Alma mater	University of Madras, 1988

Thanga Tamil Selvan is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Parliament, Theni Parliamentary constituency and was an MLATamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Andipatti constituency.^[1][2][3] Previously, he was a member of Parliament of India representing Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament and Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Andipatti constituency in 2001-2002 period.

Personal life

He completed his post graduate degree in Master of Arts with the University of Madras. He is married to Pandyammal and has two children, Shanti and Nishant.

Political career

He resigned as member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in 2002 to pave way for the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to contest as an MLA from his constituency Andipatti. Thanga Tamilselvan in June 2019 joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the presence of its President MK Stalin. He said that the AIADMK, after the demise of the late leader J Jayalalithaa, was being operated by the Bharatiya Janata Party and he don't wanted to lose his self respect.^[4] He was one of the candidates for Theni (Lok Sabha constituency) but lost in the election. He represented Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam.

Electoral Career

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election

Elections	Constituency	Party	Result	Vote percentage	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party	Opposition vote percentage
2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Andipatti	AIADMK	Won	53.78	Aasiyan. P	DMK	31.67
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Andipatti	AIADMK	Won	53.75	L. Mookiah	DMK	41.42
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Andipatti	AIADMK	Won	51.93	L. Mookiah	DMK	36.72
2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	BODINAYAKKANUR	DMK	Lost	41.45	O. Panneerselvam	AIADMK	46.58

Lok Sabha Elections Contested

Elections	Constituency	Party	Result	Vote percentage	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party	Opposition vote percentage
2009	Theni	AIADMK	Lost	41.76	J. M. Aaroon Rashid	INC	42.54
2019	Theni	AMMK	Lost	12.26	P. Ravindhranath	AIADMK	42.96
2024[5]	Theni	DMK	Won	50.1%	T. T. V. Dhinakaran	AMMK	25.6%

Rajya Sabha Elections Contested

Year	Election	Party	PC Name	Result
2002	Rajya Sabha	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	Tamil Nadu	Won

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References

1. "In picturesque Theni, rail connectivity, water major issues". Canindia News. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
2. PTI. "Lok Sabha polls in TN: OPS' son to fight against Elangovan from Congress in Theni". @businessline. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
3. "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
4. Scroll Staff. "Tamil Nadu: AMMK leader Thanga Tamilselvan joins Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam". Scroll.in. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
5. "Party changers | Shifting hues". India Today. 13 July 2024. Archived from the original on 2 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.