Pongalur N. Palanisamy is a politician from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He is former minister for rural industries and animal husbandry in the Government of Tamil Nadu and a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. He was born in Erode district on 3 August 1948.Pongalur Palanisamy profile at TN government website
Political career Age 76 1971–1976, Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for Pongalur 1991–2011, Coimbatore DMK District Secretary. 1996–2001, Minister for forests, pollution control, sports & animal husbandry. 2006–2011, Minister for Rural Industries & Animal Husbandry 2006–2011, Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for Coimbatore East
Elections contested Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly Elections ElectionsConstituencyPartyResultVote percentageOpposition CandidateOpposition PartyOpposition vote percentageReference1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionPongalurDMK59.98A. SenapathiIndependent30.241977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionPongalurDMK20.74K. NachimuthuAIADMK32.561996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionSinganallurDMK60.15Duraisamy RAIADMK22.122001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionSinganallurDMK37.59Karunakaran K CCPI(M)49.572006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionCoimbatore EastDMK47.50Gopalakrishnan. V.AIADMK41.702011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionCoimbatore SouthDMK36.88R. DoraisamyAIADMK56.272019 BypollSulurDMK40.29V. P. KandasamyAIADMK44.78
Lok Sabha Elections ElectionsConstituencyPartyResultVote percentageOpposition CandidateOpposition PartyOpposition vote percentage2014 Indian general electionPollachiDMK25.19C. MahendranAIADMK41.72
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