Arakkonam is a railway town and suburb of Chennai within Chennai Metropolitan Area limit,in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu,with a population of 78,395 per the census 2011. It is in the newly created Ranipet district,about 54 kilometres (34 mi) from Ranipet headquarters and about 69 kilometres (43 mi) from the state capital of Chennai. In October 2022 Arakkonam is a part of Chennai Metropolitan Area.
Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu,better known as T. R. Baalu,is an Indian politician. He is currently the MP of Lok Sabha of the Sriperumbudur constituency,elected five times since 1996 from Chennai South and Sriperumbudur. He is a leader of the DMK party and is known for his political loyalty,having been in the party since 1957. He is now the Treasurer of DMK,elected unopposed on 3 September 2020. He earlier served as the Principal Secretary of the DMK Party from August 2018 to January 2020.
A.K. Moorthy is Indian politician who was a Deputy General Secretary of PMK,Former Member of parliament,Lok Sabha,Former Union Minister of State for Railways in Atal Bihari led NDA government.
Erode Venkata Krishnasamy Sampath Elangovan is an Indian politician who is a current member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly,representing the Erode East Assembly constituency. He previously represented the Gobichettipalayam Lok Sabha constituency of Tamil Nadu and was the Textiles Minister for the Union Government between 2004 and 2009,in Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh Government. He is a member of the Indian National Congress party.
Ethirajulu Vajjaravelu or E. V. Velu is an Indian politician who has been serving as the Minister of Public Works,Highways and Minor Ports in the M. K. Stalin ministry of the state of Tamil Nadu since 2021. He formerly served as the Minister for Food in the state under M. Karunanidhi (2006–2011).
Thangam Thenarasu is an Indian politician. He is a member of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.
Munisamy Thambidurai is an Indian politician who served as the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha and leader of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in the Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Indian Parliament. He had served as the Cabinet Minister of Law,Justice and Company Affairs and as the Minister of State of Surface Transport from March 1998 to April 1999. He had also served as the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1985 to 1989.
Maragatham Chandrasekhar was an Indian politician and Member of Parliament from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Harikrishnan Nadar Vasanthakumar was an Indian businessman and politician. He was the founder and chairman of Vasanth &Co,one of the largest retail home appliance chains in Tamil Nadu. He was also the founder and managing director of the Tamil satellite TV channel Vasanth TV. He was elected as the member of parliament to the 17th Lok Sabha from Kanyakumari constituency in the 2019 Indian general election. He was also elected as member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Nanguneri constituency in the 2006 and 2016 elections.
S. Jagathrakshakan is an Indian Tamil businessman and politician. He did his matriculation at Valudavur. He is a member of Lok Sabha of India from Arakkonam constituency of Tamil Nadu and has been elected from this constituency thrice since 1999. He was the minister of state for commerce and industry from November 2012 to March 2013. He is also the chairman of Shree Balaji Medical College and Hospital. He is the owner of Dr. Rela Hospital and Institute. He has authored 30 books,one of which was released by Mother Teresa.
Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy or Vazhapadi K. Ramamoorthy was an Indian trade unionist and politician.
Kaveripattinam Poongavanam Munusamy is an Indian politician and deputy general secretary of AIADMK and incumbent member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Krishnagiri Constituency. Munusamy completed his Bachelor of Arts from Govt. Arts College,Krishnagiri during 1971-1974 and later graduated Bachelor of Law from Government Law College,Chennai. He was a Minister for Municipal Administration and Rural Development in the Government of Tamil Nadu.
M. Arunachalam,was an Indian politician and Union Minister. Arunachalam did his B.L. from Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College,Chennai and he did his pre-university course from V.O. Chidambaram College at Thoothukudi,and got graduated from St.Xaviers college,Palayamkottai,had pursued his post-graduation from Gandhigram University,Dindigul. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Tenkasi constituency for six times continuously. He was elected as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1977,1980,1984,1989 and 1991 elections and as a Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) candidate in 1996 election.
Dindigul C. Sreenivasan is an Indian politician and former four term Member of Parliament of India elected from Tamil Nadu. He is currently serving as Member of Legislative Assembly for Dindigul since 2016. He is the treasurer of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) since 11 July 2022. He is one of senior most members of the party AIADMK. He served as Minister for Forests for Tamil Nadu from 2016 to 2021.
V. Saroja is an Indian politician,medical doctor,social worker and former cabinet minister of Social Welfare &Nutritious Noon meal Programme from Tamil Nadu. She was elected twice to the 12th Lok Sabha and 13th Lok Sabha from Rasipuram constituency as an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1998,and 1999 elections.
A. M. Velu Mudaliyar was an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Arakkonam constituency as an Indian National Congress (Indira) candidate in 1980 election,and as a Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) candidate in 1996 election.
G. Hari is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He is elected to the Lok Sabha from Arakkonam constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2014 election.
K. Gopal is an Indian doctor and politician. He obtained a M.B.B.S degree from Thanjavur Medical College. Gopal was a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Nannilam 1991 to 1996. In 2014 he was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Nagapattinam as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in the 2014 election. He won the seat with 46.06% and was elected Member of Parliament for Nagapattinam for 16th Lok Sabha.
C. Gopal Mudaliyar is a politician from Tamil Nadu who currently serves as the President of Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam. He was elected from the Sholinghur constituency to the Seventh Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as a member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam political party in 1980 and he was elected as MP from the Arakkonam to the 12th Lok Sabha in 1998.
