| R.Rajendran | |
| Office6: | Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start6: | May 2021 |
| Term End6: | Present |
| Constituency6: | Salem North |
| Termstart7: | May 2016 |
| Termend7: | May 2021 |
| Constituency7: | Salem North |
| Termstart8: | May 2006 |
| Termend8: | April 2011 |
| Constituency8: | Panamarathupatty |
| Birth Date: | 1959 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Salem, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Party: | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Spouse: | Suseela Rajendran |
| Children: | 1 Daughter |
| Occupation: | Politician,Advocate |
| Education: | Bachelor of Arts,Law |
R.Rajendran is an Indian politician who serves as the Member of Legislative Assembly, Tamil Nadu[1] for the constituency of Panamarathupatty.[2] [3]
R Rajendran was born on 3 June 1959 in Tamil Nadu.[4] He hails from an agricultural background. He completed his primary school from Govt. School, Salem, and Higher Secondary school studies from Little Flower School, Salem. He entered politics during his college days and was active since early 1990s till now.
In 1985 he was appointed as the Student Wing District Organizer by the Party President M. Karunanidhi, In 1992 he was appointed as the District Organizer at DMK Youth Wing by Present DMK President and then Youth Wing Secretary M. K. Stalin, In 1999 He Was appointed as the State Youth Wing Deputy Secretary by M. K. Stalin, In 2004 he acted as the State President for the Government LPF.
In 2006 he was elected as the Member of Legislative Assembly, for the Panamarathupatty Assembly constituency, In 2015 he was appointed as the District Secretary for the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Salem (Central) after the death of former Minister Veerapandi Arumugam by the Party President M. Karunanidhi, In 2016 he was elected as the Member of Legislative Assembly, for the Salem North Assembly constituency,[5] [2] In 2021 he was elected as the Member of Legislative Assembly, for the Salem North Assembly constituency for the second time. [1] [6] [3] [7] [8]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Result | Vote % | Runner-up | Runner-up Party | Runner-up vote % | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=#98FB98 | Salem North | Won | 46.52% | G. Venkatachalam | 42.74% | [9] | ||||
| bgcolor=#98FB98 | Salem North | Won | 45.14% | K. R. S. Saravanan | 39.99% | [10] | ||||
| bgcolor=#98FB98 | Salem West | Lost | 36.48% | G. Venkatachalam | 54.46% | [11] | ||||
| bgcolor=#98FB98 | Panamarathupatty | Won | 44.57% | R. Elangovan | 42.20% | [12] | ||||
| bgcolor=#98FB98 | Omalur | Lost | 30.89% | S. Semmalai | 59.39% | [13] |