T. A. Elumalai Explained

T. A. Elumalai is a politician from Tamil Nadu, India. He was elected from the Poonamallee constituency to the Fifteenth Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as a member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam political party in the 2016 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly elections.^[1]

He was one of the 18 members who were disqualified were disqualified by Speaker P. Dhanapal as they withdrew support to Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and became loyal to rebel leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran and joined his party Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160816182421/http://eciresults.nic.in/StatewiseS2213.htm . 16 August 2016 . Election Commission of India . General Election to Legislative Assembly Trends and Results 2016: Tamil Nadu : Constituency-wise Trends . 19 May 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
2. https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2018/06/13/Verdict-on-disqualification-of-18-MLAs-on-Thursday-Tamil-Nadu-on-tenterhooks.html Verdict on disqualification of 18 MLAs on June 14; Tamil Nadu on tenterhooks
3. https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2019/jun/05/echo-of-poll-debacle-ammk-sees-many-jumping-ship-1986110.html Echo of poll debacle: AMMK sees many jumping ship