C. Shanmugavelu is an Indian politician and former member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elected from Madathukulam constituency in 2011.[1] Previously, he was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Udumalpet constituency in 2001 and 2006 elections in which he served as a minister for a short period.[2] [3]
Shanmugavelu was sacked as Minister for Rural Industries in November 2011 as part of the third cabinet reshuffle in a five-month period by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.[4]
| Elections | Constituency | Party | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Udumalaipettai | AIADMK | 34.09 | D. Selvaraj | DMK | 52.53 | ||||
| 2001 | Udumalaipettai | AIADMK | 56.92 | D. Selvaraj | DMK | 28.14 | ||||
| 2006 | Udumalaipettai | AIADMK | 46.09 | C. Veluchamy | DMK | 43.68 | ||||
| 2011 | Madathukulam | AIADMK | 54.71 | M. P. Saminathan | DMK | 41.02 | ||||
| 2021 | Madathukulam | AMMK | 3.58 | C. Mahendran | AIADMK | 46.35 |