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K. Durai is an Indian politician and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate from the Thiruverumbur constituency in the 1996 election. [1]

Durai left the DMK in April 2001. He had been denied a party nomination to contest the 2001 assembly elections amidst claims of impropriety, which he denied. [2]

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References

  1. "Statistical Report on General Election 1996 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  2. "DMK MLA quits party following denial of ticket". Rediff. 16 April 2001. Retrieved 17 May 2017.