| Thangam Thenarasu | |
| Office: | Minister for Electricity (Tamil Nadu) |
| Term Start: | 16 June 2023 |
| Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| Namedata: | M. K. Stalin |
| Predecessor: | V. Senthil Balaji |
| Office1: | Minister for Finance and Human Resources Management (Tamil Nadu) |
| 1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata1: | M. K. Stalin |
| Predecessor1: | Palanivel Thiagarajan |
| Termstart1: | 11 May 2023 |
| 2Namedata: | M. K. Stalin |
| 2Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| Office2: | Minister for Industries (Tamil Nadu) |
| Term Start2: | 7 May 2021 |
| Term End2: | 10 May 2023 |
| 2Blankname2: | Chief Minister |
| 2Namedata2: | M. K. Stalin |
| Predecessor2: | M. C. Sampath |
| Successor2: | T. R. B. Rajaa |
| Office3: | Minister for School Education (Tamil Nadu) |
| Term Start3: | 13 May 2006 |
| Term End3: | 15 May 2011 |
| 3Blankname3: | Chief Minister |
| 3Namedata3: | M. Karunanidhi |
| Predecessor3: | C. V. Shanmugam |
| Successor3: | C. V. Shanmugam |
| Office4: | Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start4: | May 2011 |
| Constituency4: | Tiruchuli |
| Predecessor4: | Constituency Created |
| Term Start5: | May 2006 |
| Term End5: | May 2011 |
| Constituency5: | Aruppukottai |
| Predecessor5: | K. K. Sivasamy |
| Successor5: | Vaigaichelvan |
| Term Start6: | May 1998 |
| Term End6: | May 2001 |
| Constituency6: | Aruppukottai |
| Predecessor6: | V. Thangapandian |
| Successor6: | K. K. Sivasamy |
| Birth Date: | 1966 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Mallankinaru, composite Ramanathapuram district, Madras State (now Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu), India |
| Party: | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Relations: | V. Thangapandian (Father) Thamizhachi Thangapandian (Sister)[1] |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Website: | THANGAM THENARASU |
Thangam Thenarasu (born 3 June 1966) is an Indian politician. He is a member of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.
He was born in Mallankinaru, Tamil Nadu. He has a bachelor's degree in Engineering.
He has served as a Minister for Finance, Planning, Human Resources Management, Pensions and Pensionary benefits, Statistics and Archeology Minister of Tamil nadu. He was allocated Electricity and Non-Conventional Energy Development portfolios of minister V. Senthil Balaji who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a job racket case on 16 June 2023 by Tamil Nadu Governor R. N. Ravi on the recommendations of Chief Minister M K Stalin.[2]
He served as Minister for School Education in Tamil Nadu during 2006-2011. He has been elected to the Tamil Nadu assembly five times.[3] He is the son of the former Member of Legislative Assembly from Aruppukottai, V. Thangapandian
He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Aruppukottai constituency in 1997–98 by-election, and 2006 election.[4] [5] He is the younger brother of recently elected Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, from the Chennai South constituency, Thamizhachi Thangapandian.
Thenarasu, whose father was V. Thangapandian, a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government minister,[6] himself became Minister for Schools in the DMK government that gained power at the 2006 state assembly elections. Thenarasu stood as a candidate in the newly created constituency of Tiruchuli for the 2011 elections.
He filed a case in the court against the Tamil Nadu Government's decision to form an inquiry into the alleged irregularities in construction of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly-secretariat complex.
| width=150 | Elections | width=100 | Constituency | width=70 | Party | width=70 | Result | width=70 | Vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election | Aruppukottai | DMK | 36.50% | ||||||
| 2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Aruppukottai | DMK | 40.32% | ||||||
| 2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Aruppukottai | DMK | 44.88% | ||||||
| 2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Tiruchuli | DMK | 54.36% | ||||||
| 2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Tiruchuli | DMK | 53.61% | ||||||
| 2021 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Tiruchuli | DMK | 59.15% |