R. Vaithilingam

R. Vaithilingam
MP of Rajya Sabha for Tamil Nadu
Assumed office
30 June 2016
Preceded by E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan, INC
Personal details
Political party AIADMK

R. Vaithilingam is an Indian politician and a member of the Rajya Sabha from the state of Tamil Nadu.

Vaithilingam was Minister for Housing and Agriculture in the Government of Tamil Nadu prior to his defeat by M. Ramachandran in the state assembly election of 2016. The defeat was described as a giant-killing outcome.[1] As a cadre of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), he had been elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Orathanad constituency in 2001,[2] 2006[3] and 2011.[4]

On 3 June 2016, he was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha, along with three others of his party.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "DMK and AIADMK edge out others in Thanjavur district". The Hindu. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  2. ↑ 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. ↑ 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  4. ↑ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu.
  5. ↑ "26 Rajya Sabha members elected unopposed in six states (Roundup)". The Times of India. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  6. ↑ "Bihar: Piyush Goyal, Chidambaram, Suresh Prabhu, Sharad Yadav elected to Rajya Sabha". The Economic Times. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-15.


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