C. Shanmugavelu  | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2011–2016  | |
| Preceded by | New constituency | 
| Succeeded by | C. Mahendran | 
| Constituency | Madathukulam | 
| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2001–2011  | |
| Preceded by | P. Ranganathan | 
| Succeeded by | K. R. Jayaram | 
| Constituency | Udumalpet | 
| Minister for Rural Industries,Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 2011 –November 2011  | |
| Preceded by | Pongalur N. Palanisamy | 
| Succeeded by | S. Sundararaj | 
| Personal details | |
| Political party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) | 
| Residence(s) | Tamil Nadu,India | 
| Profession | Politician | 
C. Shanmugavelu is an Indian politician and former member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elected from Madathukulam constituency in 2011. [1]  Previously,he was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Udumalpet constituency in 2001 and 2006 elections in which he served as a minister for a short period. [2]  [3] 
Shanmugavelu was sacked as Minister for Rural Industries in November 2011 as part of the third cabinet reshuffle in five months by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. [4]
| Elections | Constituency | Party | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Udumalaipettai | AIADMK | Lost | 34.09 | D. Selvaraj | DMK | 52.53 | 
| 2001 | Udumalaipettai | AIADMK | Won | 56.92 | D. Selvaraj | DMK | 28.14 | 
| 2006 | Udumalaipettai | AIADMK | Won | 46.09 | C. Veluchamy | DMK | 43.68 | 
| 2011 | Madathukulam | AIADMK | Won | 54.71 | M. P. Saminathan | DMK | 41.02 | 
| 2021 | Madathukulam | AMMK | Lost | 3.58 | C. Mahendran | AIADMK | 46.35 |