P Kumar

In this Indian name, the name Palanivel is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, P.Kumar.
P Kumar
Punalkulam
Constituency Trichy
Personal details
Born (1971-04-21) 21 April 1971
Punalkulam, Pudukkottai district, India
Political party All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Residence 199, Crescent Nagar, 1st Street, Kajamali, Trichy - 620023
Religion Hindu

P. Kumar (born 21 April 1971) is an Indian politician and incumbent member of the Parliament of the India from Thiruchirapalli constituency. He represents the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party, he was born on 1971 April 21, his father's name is Palanivel and his mother's name is Muniyammal. Born in Pudukkottai district, Gandarvakkottai taluk, Punalkulam, Tamil Nadu. He has one son and one daughter. He is in the legal profession. In February 2014 he was re-nominated for the Lok Sabha seat of Trichy.[1]

Politics

He is a member of AIADMK; in 2009 he was nominated to participate in the Lok Sabha election for the AIADMK party. He polled more votes than his nearest rival, Congress' Chaurbala Thondaiman to win by a slender margin of just 4,335 votes. P Kumar had polled 2,98,710 votes against Charubala's 2,94,375 votes. Both hail from the Kallar community. Kumar has once again been nominated by the AIADMK from the same constituency for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. The announcement was made by AIADMK leader and chief minister J Jayalalithaa in Chennai on the day when the entire state was celebrating her 66th birthday. Kumar was also busy attending various functions related to her birthday in Srirangam. In the 2014 Lok Sabha election he polled more votes than Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Mu.Anbhalagan. P Kumar polled 4,58,478 votes against Mu.Anbhalagan's 3,08,002.[2] Now, he got a posting in AIDDMK'Korada for Trichy.

Elections contested

Year Constituency Result Opposition Candidate Opposition Party
2009 Trichy WonChaurbala ThondaimanIndian National Congress
2014 TrichyWon Mu.Anbhalagan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

References

  1. ↑ P Kumar re-nominated for Trichy Lok Sabha seat. The Times of India. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Tiruchirappalli Parliamentary Constituency 2014 Election Results. Election.in. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
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