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K. Selvaperunthagai is an Indian politician and the State Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee's section of SC Department. He is currently MLA from Sriperumbudur Constituency.
Early life
K.Sevaperunthagai was born on 14 April 1964 at Manimangalam Village, Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu. His Parents were Kuppusamy and Rasammal.
He did his Bachelor of Law at Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati and MA at Madras University
Political career
He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Mangalore constituency in the 2006 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections as a member of the party Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi. After that, due to a disagreement with Thirumavalavan, he left the VCK and joined Congress.
Member of Legislative Assembly
He is currently elected Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) to the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections from Sriperumbudur Assembly constituency on behalf of the Indian National Congress and has been elected as the Leader of the Legislative Assembly of the Congress Party. On 25 June 2021, he was unanimously nominated as Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. On 24 July 2021, He was appointed as a member of All party SC/ST Welfare Committee, Government of Tamil Nadu by Chief Minister Thiru. M.K.Stalin
- Committee assignments of 16th Tamil Nadu Assembly
- Chairperson (2021-23) Public Accounts Committee
Electoral Performances
| Year | Election | Party | Constituency Name | Result | Votes gained | Vote share% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Tamil Nadu Assembly Election | Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | Mangalore | Won | 62,217 | 43.7% | |
| 2011 | Tamil Nadu Assembly Election | Indian National Congress | Chengam | Lost | 72,225 | 40.50% | |
| 2016 | Tamil Nadu Assembly Election | Sriperumbudur | Lost | 90,285 | 38.23% | ||
| 2021 | Tamil Nadu Assembly Election | Indian National Congress | Sriperumbudur | Won | 1,15,353 | 43.65% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VCK | K. Selvam | 62,217 | 43.71% | ||
| DMK | V. Ganesan | 55,303 | 38.85% | -9.02% | |
| DMDK | D. Mahadevan | 15,992 | 11.23% | ||
| Independent | K. Thiruvalluvan | 2,462 | 1.73% | ||
| BJP | R. Narentheran | 2,173 | 1.53% | ||
| Independent | T. Elavarasan | 1,585 | 1.11% | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,914 | 4.86% | 3.48% | ||
| Turnout | 142,349 | 73.42% | 4.15% | ||
| Registered electors | 193,879 | ||||
| VCK gain from DMK | Swing | -4.16% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMDK | Suresh@Sureshkumar. T | 83,722 | 46.95% | 34.29% | |
| INC | Selvaperunthagai. K | 72,225 | 40.50% | -2.24% | |
| Independent | Sureshkumar. R | 8,543 | 4.79% | ||
| BJP | Jayaraman. A | 4,465 | 2.50% | -0.71% | |
| Independent | Kumar. R | 2,511 | 1.41% | ||
| Margin of victory | 11,497 | 6.45% | -1.72% | ||
| Turnout | 2,11,656 | 84.25% | 12.98% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,78,325 | ||||
| DMDK gain from INC | Swing | 4.20% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. Palani | 101,001 | 42.77% | -16.3 | |
| INC | K. Selvaperunthagai | 90,285 | 38.23% | +2.93 | |
| PMK | C. Muthuraman | 18,185 | 7.70% | New | |
| VCK | M. Veerakumar | 13,679 | 5.79% | New | |
| BJP | M. Manoharan | 3,939 | 1.67% | +0.47 | |
| NTK | B. Sivaranjini | 3,441 | 1.46% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 2,956 | 1.25% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,716 | 4.54% | -19.22% | ||
| Turnout | 2,36,142 | 77.10% | -4.76% | ||
| Registered electors | 3,06,296 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -16.30% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. Selvaperunthagai | 115,353 | 43.65% | +5.42 | |
| AIADMK | Palani | 1,04,474 | 39.53% | -3.24 | |
| NTK | Pushparaj | 22,034 | 8.34% | +6.88 | |
| MNM | Thanigaivel | 8,870 | 3.36% | New | |
| Independent | Vairamuthu | 6,340 | 2.40% | New | |
| AMMK | Perumal | 3,144 | 1.19% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 2,139 | 0.81% | -0.44 | |
| Margin of victory | 10,879 | 4.12% | -0.42% | ||
| Turnout | 2,64,262 | 74.40% | -2.70% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 31 | 0.01% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,55,198 | ||||
| INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 0.88% | |||
