S. Damodaran (politician) explained

Office:Minister for Agriculture Tamil Nadu government
Termstart:11 November 2011
Office1:MLA of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly for Kinathukadavu
Term1:2001-2016
Termend:14 July 2014
Office2:District secretary (coimbatore rural)
Term2:2011-2014

S. Damodaran (born 18 September 1952) is an Indian politician and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu.

S. Damodaran was born in Pollachi on 18 September 1952. He is married and has one child.[1]

Prior to being elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, Damodaran was President of Thalakkarai Panchayat (1984–1989) and a member of Pollachi North Panchayat Union (1996–2001).[1]

Damodaran, who represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, was elected to the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Kinathukadavu constituency in 2011.[2] He had previously been elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the same constituency in 2001[3] and 2006.[4]

Damodaran had been a minister in the Jayalalithaa-led government of 2001–2006 and she appointed him to cabinet office again in November 2011 during a reshuffle. He took over the Agriculture portfolio from K. A. Sengottaiyan, who became Minister for Information Technology.[5] Damodaran was replaced as Minister for Agriculture by S. S. Krishnamoorthy on 19 May 2014, when the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, again reshuffled her government.[6]

The elections of 2016 resulted in his constituency being won by A. Shanmugam.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thiru S. Damodaran(AIADMK) . Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu . 2017-05-02.
  2. Web site: List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011. Government of Tamil Nadu . 2017-05-02.
  3. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  4. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  5. News: Jayalalithaa sacks six Tamil Nadu ministers . PTI . 4 November 2011 . NDTV . 2017-05-04.
  6. News: DNA India . Jayalalithaa sacks three ministers, six AIADMK functionaries . 19 May 2014 . PTI . 2017-05-02.
  7. Web site: 15th Assembly Members . Government of Tamil Nadu . 2017-05-02.