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Durai Murugan(born 1 July 1938) is an Indian politician and lawyer. He is the general secretary of the DMK party since March 29, 2020. He graduated in M.A. and B.L. and is an advocate by profession. He is a very close confidante to former DMK president M. Karunanidhi and his son M. K. Stalin. He also worked as Treasurer, Principal Secretary and Deputy General secretary of the DMK party.
Durai Murugan was first elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly in 1971 and has been elected nine times since. He was elected from the Katpadi constituency in 2006. After the 2006 assembly elections, Durai Murugan was appointed Minister for Public Works in the Government of Tamil Nadu.
He was divested of the Public Works Department portfolio on 13 July 2009.
He was re-elected from the Katpadi constituency in the elections of 2016.
He currently resides in Kotturpuram, Chennai.
Elections Contested and Results
| Elections | Constituency | Party | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Katpadi | DMK | Won | 57.79 | DHANDAYUTHAPANI | NCO | 32.25 |
| 1977 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Ranipet | DMK | Won | 43.53 | WAHAB K.A. | Independent | 22.68 |
| 1980 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Ranipet | DMK | Won | 53.70 | RENU. N | ADMK | 44.91 |
| 1984 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Katpadi | DMK | Lost | 39.62 | G. RAGHUPATHI | ADMK | 57.08 |
| 1989 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Katpadi | DMK | Won | 43.41 | MARGABANDU, R | ADMK | 23.47 |
| 1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Katpadi | DMK | Lost | 33.02 | K.M. KALAISELVI | ADMK | 56.43 |
| 1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Katpadi | DMK | Won | 61.20 | PANDURANGAN, K | ADMK | 27.93 |
| 2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Katpadi | DMK | Won | 49.47 | NATARAJAN A.K. | PMK | 43.30 |
| 2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Katpadi | DMK | Won | 49.55 | NARAYANAN.B | ADMK | 47.59 |
| 2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Katpadi | DMK | Won | 49.55 | APPU S.R.K | ADMK | 47.59 |
| 2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly election | Katpadi | DMK | Won | 50.90 | APPU S.R.K | ADMK | 37.44 |