Ma. Subramanian

Ma. Subramanian
Cabinet Minister Government of Tamil Nadu
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 May 2021

Subramanian completed his higher education in Saidapet Government Model Higher Secondary School and his bachelor's degree in an Open University course. He did his LLB from Havanur College of Law at Bangalore.

Career

He joined the DMK in 1976 and became the chairman of Chennai Corporation during 1996–2006. He was elected mayor of Chennai in 2006. He is DMK's youth wing deputy general secretary and loyal to M K Stalin.

He became a practicing advocate in the Madras High Court in 1999. He is a member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, elected from Saidapet assembly constituency in the 2021 election. He beat former Chennai mayor Saidai Duraisamy.

Health minister

In 2021 he was appointed minister for Health and Family Welfare of Tamil Nadu.

In July 2021, Subramanian gave his MLA hostel and a month's supply of groceries to a couple who worked as daily wagers to treat their daughter who ate bleach powder, mistaking it for milk powder in March 2021 and lost weight gradually. ^[5]

Elections

This section is transcluded from Saidapet Assembly constituency. (edit | history)

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Saidapet ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Ma. Subramanian	80,194	50.38%	+3.2
	AIADMK	Saidai Duraisamy	50,786	31.91%	−5.6
	MNM	Snegapriya	13,454	8.45%	New
	NTK	B. Suresh Kumar	10,717	6.73%	+5.11
	AMMK	G. Senthamizhan	2,081	1.31%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,158	0.73%	−1.38
Margin of victory			29,408	18.48%	8.80%
Turnout			159,169	57.05%	−2.52%
Rejected ballots			653	0.41%
Registered electors			278,995
	DMK hold		Swing	3.20%

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Saidapet ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Ma. Subramanian	79,279	47.18%	+3.23
	AIADMK	C. Ponnayan	63,024	37.51%	−14.27
	BJP	V. Kalidass	6,000	3.57%	+1.61
	PMK	T. R. Sahadevan	5,913	3.52%	New
	CPI	S. Elumalai	5,221	3.11%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	3,541	2.11%	New
	NTK	M. Manoharan	2,725	1.62%	New
Margin of victory			16,255	9.67%	1.85%
Turnout			168,018	59.57%	−10.84%
Registered electors			282,052
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-4.59%

References

1. "DMK govt in Tamil Nadu: Names of MK Stalin's cabinet colleagues revealed". Julie Mariappan. The Times of India. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
2. "Monsoon preparedness meet soon: Mayor". The Times of India . 1 September 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
3. "Tamil Nadu: Mayor elections will be direct, notifies EC". Julie Mariappan. The Times of India. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
4. "Former mayor M Subramanian says DMK will sweep Chennai". C S KOTTESWARAN. Deccan Chronicle. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
5. "TN Minister offers his MLA hostel room to parents of child getting treatment in Chennai". The News Minute . 25 July 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
6. "Saidapet Election Result" . Retrieved 25 July 2022.
7. "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

External links

• Personal website ^{[ dead link ]}