K. Venkatesan

K. Venkatesan is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly from Thattanchavady, Puducherry in the by-election in 2019 by a narrow margin of 1000 votes. as a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.[1][2][3]

K. Venkatesan
Nominated Member of Puducherry Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
May 11, 2021
Preceded byV. Saminathan
Member of Puducherry Legislative Assembly
In office
2019–2021
Preceded byAshok Anand
Succeeded byN. Rangaswamy
ConstituencyThattanchavady
Personal details
Born
K. Venkatesan
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Residence(s)104, Muthumariamman Koil Street, Punducherry
Education8th
ProfessionBusinessman

During 2021 Puducherry political crisis, Venkatesan was on one of the six MLA's who resigned from the Assembly which leads to the fall of V. Narayanasamy's Congress government in the Union Territory of Puducherry.[4][5][6]

In May 2021, Venkatesan is a member of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly from May 11, 2021, as he was nominated by the Central Government of India.[7][8][9]

References
  1. DMK fields Venkatesan for Thattanchavady Assembly seat
  2. Venkatesan sworn-in as MLA
  3. DMK member sworn in as MLA in Pondy
  4. "Puducherry Floor Test Live Updates: Congress blames BJP for Narayanasamy govt's fall". India Today.
  5. "Congress Loses Power In Puducherry, V Narayanasamy Resigns, Blames BJP". The NDTVs.
  6. "Puducherry political crisis: Narayanasamy resigns as CM after Congress govt loses majority". India Exprees.
  7. "Centre appoints three BJP members as nominated MLAs". India Today. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  8. "Centre appoints three BJP members as MLAs to Puducherry assembly". India Today. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  9. "Union govt nominates 3 BJP members as MLAs to Puducherry Assembly". India Today. Retrieved 23 May 2021.


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