E .Raja | |
Office: | Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |
Term Start: | 12 May 2021 |
Constituency: | Sankarankoil |
Birth Place: | Chintamani - Tenkasi |
Party: | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Parents: | Eswaran |
E. Raja is an Indian politician and an International Weight Lifter.
E. Raja was elected from Sankarankoil constituency as a candidate of the DMK. He defeated the AIADMK candidate V. M. Rajalakshmi .[1] He served as minister for Department of Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare (Tamil Nadu) during AIADMK rule from 2016 to 2021. After 30 years, DMK captured the constituency.[2]
Raja won the Bronze Medal in the Asian Games Weightlifting held at Turkey in 2021.[3]