| Dr. R. Lakshmanan | |
| Birth Date: | 1971 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Villupuram, Tamilnadu |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Office: | Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |
| Constituency: | Villupuram |
| Term Start: | 7 May 2021 |
| Predecessor: | C. V. Shanmugam |
| Office1: | Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha |
| Term Start1: | 25 July 2013 |
| Term End1: | 24 July 2019 |
| Constituency1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Party: | DMK |
| Otherparty: | AIADMK (till 2020) |
| Education: | M.B.B.S., D.Ortho. |
| Alma Mater: | Rajah Muthiah Medical College Hospital |
| Spouse: | L.Mahalakshmi |
R. Lakshmanan (born 29 November 1971;Villupuram (Tamil Nadu)) is a politician. He is currently the Member of the legislative assembly representing Villupuram constituency. He was a Member of Parliament, representing All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam from Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of India's Parliament).[1] [2]
He quit AIADMK and joined Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) political party in 2020.[3] [4] He defeated Ex-minister C.V.Shanmugam by 14,868 votes in 2021 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly elections.[5]