Although India is a parliamentary democracy,the country's politics has become dynastic or with high level of nepotism,possibly due to the absence of party organizations,independent civil-society associations which mobilize support for a party,or centralized financing of elections. The dynastic phenomenon is present at the national,state,regional,and district level. The Nehru–Gandhi family has produced three Indian prime ministers,and family members have largely led the Congress party since 1978. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has no senior dynastic leaders. In addition to the major national parties,other national and regional parties such as Shiromani Akali Dal,Shiv Sena,Samajwadi Party,Rashtriya Janata Dal,Janata Dal Secular,Jharkhand Mukti Morcha,Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam,Kerala Congress,Jammu &Kashmir National Conference,Indian Union Muslim League,AIMIM,and the Nationalist Congress Party are all dominated by families,mostly those of the party founders.
Periasamy Geetha Jeevan is an Indian Tamil politician serving as the current Minister for Social Welfare and Women Empowerment of Tamil Nadu. She is a Member of the Legislative Assembly,representing Thoothukkudi constituency in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. She also formerly served as the Minister for Animal Husbandry of Tamil Nadu.
Ariyalur is a legislative assembly,that includes the city,Ariyalur. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 149. Until 2006,Ariyalur assembly constituency was part of Perambalur Lok Sabha constituency. After 2006,it is a part of Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu,in India.
S. John Jacob is an Indian politician and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Tamil Nadu.
M. Gunasekaran is an Indian Tamil politician and has twice been elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu from the Manamadurai constituency.
S. Damodaran is an Indian politician and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu.
K. Pitchandi,also known as K. Pichandi,is an Indian Tamil politician and the current Deputy Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.A.K.Aranganathan only who defeted K.pitchandi in 2011.K.pichandi continues record was broken in 2011 - 2016.
V. S. Vijay is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Vellore constituency. He represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.
K. P. Kandan is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Sholinganallur constituency. He represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party.
M. Kalai Arasu is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Anaicut constituency in Vellore District. He was elected as a candidate of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) party.
S. Kanitha Sampath is an Indian politician and was a member of the 12th and 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assemblies from the Tirupporur and Madurantakam constituencies,respectively,which are reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. She represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.
P. Dillibabu is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Harur constituency,which is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. He represented the Communist Party of India (Marxist) party. Previously he represented the same constituency as a Communist Party of India (Marxist) member in the 2006 elections.
A. Ganeshkumar is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Gingee constituency. He represented the Pattali Makkal Katchi party.
A. K. Bose (1949–2018) was an Indian politician and member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Thirupparankundram Constituency (2006-2011) and again from 2011-2016 from the Madurai North constituency. He represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.
S. Gunasekaran is an Indian politician and a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu from Sivaganga constituency.
T. Indragandhi is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Thuraiyur constituency,which is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. She represents the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. and is in active politics for the last 20 years
R. Chinnaswamy is an Indian politician and was a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Singanallur constituency in Tamil Nadu.
The Fifteenth Assembly of Tamil Nadu succeeded the Fourteenth Assembly of Tamil Nadu and was constituted after the victory of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and allies in the 2016 state assembly election held on 16 May. J. Jayalalitha assumed office as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for the fourth time.
R. Manimaran is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. In the 2011 elections,he won a seat in the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Poonamallee constituency,which is reserved for Scheduled Castes,as a candidate of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.
During the 2016–2021 timeframe,by-elections were held in Tamil Nadu,India,due to the following events:
