E. V. K. S. Elangovan

Erode . Venkata Krishnasamy Sampath Elangovan was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Gobichettipalayam constituency of Tamil Nadu and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. He is the son of E. V. K. Sampath and grandson of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy's brother Krishnasamy. In 2009 Lok Sabha election, he lost to M. Ganeshmurthi of the MDMK by 49,336 votes in Erode constituency.He was appointed as President of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee by All India Congress Committee Chief Sonia Gandhi on 31 October 2014, followed by the resignation of B. S. Gnanadesikan.