R. Vaithilingam | |
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Minister of Housing & Urban Development | |
In office 2011–2016 | |
Chief Minister | J.Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam |
Constituency | Tamil Nadu |
Minister of Forest &Environment Government of Tamil Nadu | |
In office 2001–2006 | |
Chief Minister | J.Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2021–incumbent | |
Constituency | Orathanad constituency |
Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha | |
In office 30 June 2016 –10 May 2021 | |
Deputy Co-ordinator of AIADMK | |
In office 21 August 2017 –23 June 2022 Servingwith K. P. Munusamy | |
Preceded by | position established |
Succeeded by | position abolished |
THANJAVUR District head of AIADMK | |
In office 2020–2022 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam [1] (Until 2022) |
R. Vaithilingam is an Indian politician and an ex- Rajya Sabha member from the state of Tamil Nadu. He is now present Member of legislative assembly from Orathanad constituency in the state assembly election of 2021.
Vaithilingam was Minister for Housing and Urban Development in the Government of Tamil Nadu prior to his defeat by M. Ramachandran in the state assembly election of 2016. The defeat was described as a giant-killing outcome. [2] As a cadre of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK),he had been elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Orathanad constituency in 2001, [3] 2006 [4] and 2011. [5]
On 3 June 2016,he was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha,along with three others of his party. [6] [7]
On 11 July 2022,R. Vaithilingam along with O. Panneerselvam were expelled as primary members of the party for "anti-party" activities by the AIADMK General Council. [1] [8]
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