| K. Ramachandran | |
| Office: | Cabinet Minister Government of Tamil Nadu |
| Minister: | Tourism Development Corporation |
| Term Start: | 7 May 2021 |
| Office1: | Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |
| Constituency1: | Coonoor |
| Term2: | 2011 - 2016 |
| Term1: | 2021 |
| Predecessor1: | D. Vinoth |
| Party: | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
K. Ramachandran (born 9 August 1951) is an Indian politician and the Minister for Forests in Tamil Nadu. He was born in Coonoor.
He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(DMK) candidate from Gudalur constituency in 2006[1] and from Coonoor constituency in 2011 and 2021.[2]
He also served as the Minister for Khadi of Tamil Nadu from 2006-2011 in the Cabinet of Dr.M. Karunanidhi.
The Coonoor seat had long been held by the DMK but supporters of Ramachandran were incensed that he was deselected for the 2016 elections and threatened to rebel. The new candidate was B. M. Mubarak, who had also been given the post of district secretary of the party in Nilgiris after Ramachandran had been removed from it in 2014.[3] The DMK lost the seat.[4]
| Elections | Constituency | Party | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition candidate | Opposition party | Opposition vote percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Gudalur | DMK | 51.72 | A. Miller | AIADMK | 37.61 | ||
| 2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Coonoor | DMK | 50.66 | Bellie. A | CPI | 42.98 | ||
| 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Coonoor | DMK | 45.89 | Vinoth. D | AIADMK | 42.84 |