Communist Party of India (Marxist) – Tamil Nadu

The Communist Party of India (Marxist), or simply, CPI(M) Tamil Nadu; is the state unit of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) of the Tamil Nadu. Its head office is situated at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The current secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Tamil Nadu State Committee is P. Shanmugam.

Election results

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Year Party leader Seats won Changein seats Outcome1967M. R. Venkataraman 111971 111977 A. Balasubramaniam 121980 11984 61989 101991 141996 N. Sankaraiah2001 52006N. Varadarajan 32011 G. Ramakrishnan 12016 102021K. Balakrishnan 22026P. Shanmugham

Lok Sabha Year Party leader Seats won Changein seats Outcome1967Puchalapalli SundarayyaNewOpposition1971 4Opposition1977Government1980E. M. S. NamboodiripadOpposition1984Opposition1989Outside support to National Front government1991Opposition1996Harkishan Singh SurjeetOpposition, later government1998Opposition1999 1Opposition2004 2Outside support to UPA government2009Prakash Karat 1Opposition2014 1Opposition2019Sitaram Yechury 2Opposition2024Opposition

State Secretary List Portrait Secretary Term Total Years as secretary1 M. R. Venkataraman(1907–1985)1964–19728 Years2 A. Balasubramaniam(1917–1981)1972–19819 Years3 A. Nallasivan(1922–1997)1981–199514 Years4 N. Sankaraiah(1921–2023)1995–20027 Years5 N. Varadarajan(1924–2012)2002–20108 Years6 G. Ramakrishnan(1949–)2010–20188 Years7 K. Balakrishnan(1953–)2018–20257 Years8 P. Shanmugam(1960–)2025–presentIncumbent

List of Current Members in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

No. Constituency Name Party Win Margin164Kilvelur (SC) T. Latha 2,278232PadmanabhapuramR. Chellasamy 15,569

List of Current Members in Lok Sabha from Tamil Nadu

No. Constituency Name Party Win Margin22Dindigul R. Sachithanantham 4,43,82132Madurai S. Venkatesan 2,09,409

Communist Party of India (Marxist) – Tamil Nadu

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