Ranipet district

Ranipet district
District of Tamil Nadu
Rock-cut temple, Mahendravadi
Location in Tamil Nadu
Ranipet district
Coordinates: 12°56′01″N79°20′28.9″E / 12.93361°N 79.341361°E / 12.93361; 79.341361
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Established	28 November 2019
Founded by	Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Headquarters	Ranipet
Taluks	Walajapet Arcot Arakkonam Nemili Sholinghur Kalavai [1]
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Body	Ranipet District Collectorate
•  District Collector	JU.Chandrakala IAS
•  Superintendent of Police	Kiran Shruthi, IPS
Area [2]
• Total	2,234 km2 (863 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [2]
• Total	1,210,277
• Density	541.8/km2 (1,403/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
GDP (2022-23)	₹27,522.67 crore (US$3.5 billion) [3]
GDP Per capita (2022-23)	₹213,728 (US$2,719.03)
Website	https://ranipet.nic.in

Ranipet district is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, India, formed by trifurcating Vellore district. The Government of Tamil Nadu announced its proposal on 15 August 2019, together with Tirupattur district, and it was officially declared on 28 November 2019 by Tamil Nadu Government. The town of Ranipet is the district headquarters. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Geography

The district shares borders with districts of Vellore on the west, Kanchipuram on the east, Tiruvannamalai on the south and Thiruvallur on the northeast. River Palar passes along the district bordering Ranipet and Arcot towns. The largest taluk and town in the district is Arakkonam.

Divisions

Revenue Divisions and Taluks

Ranipet Revenue Division: Kalavai Taluk, Arcot Taluk, Walajapet Taluk, Sholinghur Taluk

Arakkonam Revenue Division: Nemili Taluk, Arakkonam Taluk

Municipalities

1. Arakkonam
2. Ranipet
3. Arcot
4. Walajapet
5. Melvisharam
6. Sholinghur

Proposed Municipal Corporations: Ranipet, Arakkonam.

Proposed Municipalities:Nemili, Timiri.

Town Panchayats

1. Timiri
2. Kaveripakkam
3. Kalavai
4. Nemili
5. Thakkolam
6. Panapakkam
7. Vilapakkam
8. Ammoor

Panchayat Unions / Blocks

1. Timiri
2. Arcot
3. Walajapet
4. Sholingur
5. Kaveripakkam
6. Nemili
7. Arakkonam

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, Ranipet district had a population of 1,210,277. Ranipet district has a sex ratio of 1007 females per 1000 males. 39.97% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 23.63% and 0.9% of the population respectively. ^[9]

Religions in Ranipet district (2011) [10]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			90.01%
Islam			7.25%
Christianity			2.48%
Other or not stated			0.26%

Hindus are the majority community in the district, with 90% population share. Muslims are around 7% while Christians are 2% of the population. The majority of Muslims and Christians live in the urban areas of the district. ^[10]

Languages of Ranipet district (2011) ^[11]

1. Tamil (86.0%)
2. Telugu (6.75%)
3. Urdu (6.01%)
4. Others (1.29%)

Tamil is the majority language, spoken by 85.95% of the population. Telugu is spoken by 6.75%, while Urdu is spoken by 6.01%. ^[11]

Politics

This section is transcluded from 16th Tamil Nadu Assembly. (edit | history)

Source: ^{[12] [13]}

DMK (133)   AIADMK (60)   INC (17)   PMK (5)   BJP (4)   IND (4)   VCK (4)   CPI (2)   CPI(M) (2)   Vacant (3)
Constituency			Elected member	Political party		Alliance		Remarks
No.	Name	Reservation
1	Gummidipoondi	General	T. J. Govindarajan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
2	Ponneri	SC	Durai. Chandrasekar	Indian National Congress		INDIA
3	Tiruttani	General	S. Chandran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
4	Thiruvallur	General	V. G. Raajendran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
5	Poonamallee	SC	A. Krishnaswamy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
6	Avadi	General	S. M. Nasar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Minorities Welfare and Non Resident Tamils Welfare
7	Maduravoyal	General	K. Ganapathy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
8	Ambattur	General	Joseph Samuel	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
9	Madavaram	General	S. Sudharsanam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
10	Thiruvottiyur	General	K. P. Shankar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
11	Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar	General	J. John Ebenezer	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
12	Perambur	General	R. D. Shekar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
13	Kolathur	General	M. K. Stalin	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Chief Minister
14	Villivakkam	General	A. Vetriazhagan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
15	Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar	SC	P. Sivakumar (a) Thayagamkavi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
16	Egmore	SC	I. Paranthamen	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
17	Royapuram	General	IDream R. Murthy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
18	Harbour	General	P. K. Sekarbabu	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
19	Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni	General	Udhayanidhi Stalin	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Deputy Chief Minister
20	Thousand Lights	General	N. Ezhilan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
21	Anna Nagar	General	M. K. Mohan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
22	Virugampakkam	General	A. M. V. Prabhakara Raja	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
23	Saidapet	General	Ma. Subramanian	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Health and Family Welfare
24	Thiyagarayanagar	General	J. Karunanithi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
25	Mylapore	General	Dha. Velu	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
26	Velachery	General	J. M. H. Aassan Maulaana	Indian National Congress		INDIA
27	Shozhinganallur	General	S. Aravindramesh	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
28	Alandur	General	T. M. Anbarasan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
29	Sriperumbudur	SC	K. Selvaperunthagai	Indian National Congress		INDIA
30	Pallavaram	General	I. Karunanithi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
31	Tambaram	General	S. R. Raja	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
32	Chengalpattu	General	M. Varalakshmi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
33	Thiruporur	General	S. S. Balaji	Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi		INDIA
34	Cheyyur	SC	M. Babu	Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi		INDIA
35	Madurantakam	SC	K. Maragatham	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
36	Uthiramerur	General	K. Sundar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
37	Kancheepuram	General	C. V. M. P. Ezhilarasan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
38	Arakkonam	SC	S. Ravi	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA		Deputy Whip of the Opposition
39	Sholinghur	General	A. M. Munirathinam	Indian National Congress		INDIA
40	Katpadi	General	Duraimurugan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Water Resources
41	Ranipet	General	R. Gandhi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Handlooms and Textiles
42	Arcot	General	J. L. Eswarappan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
43	Vellore	General	P. Karthikeyan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
44	Anaikattu	General	A. P. Nandakumar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
45	Kilvaithinankuppam	SC	M. Jagan Moorthy	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
46	Gudiyattam	SC	V. Amulu	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
47	Vaniyambadi	General	G. Sendhil Kumar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
48	Ambur	General	A. C. Vilwanathan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
49	Jolarpet	General	K. Devaraji	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
50	Tirupattur	General	A. Nallathambi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
51	Uthangarai	SC	T. M. Tamilselvam	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
52	Bargur	General	D. Mathiazhagan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
53	Krishnagiri	General	K. Ashokkumar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
54	Veppanahalli	General	K. P. Munusamy	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
55	Hosur	General	Y. Prakaash	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
56	Thalli	General	T. Ramachandran	Communist Party of India		INDIA
57	Palacode	General	K. P. Anbalagan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA		Secretary of the Opposition
58	Pennagaram	General	G. K. Mani	Pattali Makkal Katchi		Others
59	Dharmapuri	General	S. P. Venkateshwaran	Pattali Makkal Katchi		Others
60	Pappireddipatti	General	A. Govindasamy	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
61	Harur	SC	V. Sampathkumar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
62	Chengam	SC	M. P. Giri	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
63	Tiruvannamalai	General	E. V. Velu	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Public Works
64	Kilpennathur	General	K. Pitchandi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Deputy Speaker
65	Kalasapakkam	General	P. S. T. Saravanan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
66	Polur	General	Agri S. S. Krishnamoorthy	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA		Deputy Secretary of the Opposition
67	Arani	General	Sevvoor S. Ramachandran	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
68	Cheyyar	General	O. Jothi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
69	Vandavasi	SC	S. Ambethkumar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
70	Gingee	General	K. S. Masthan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
71	Mailam	General	C. Sivakumar	Pattali Makkal Katchi		Others
72	Tindivanam	General	P. Arjunan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
73	Vanur	SC	M. Chakrapani	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
74	Villupuram	General	R. Lakshmanan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
75	Vikravandi	General	Anniyur Siva @ A. Sivashanmugam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
76	Tirukkoyilur	General	K. Ponmudy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
77	Ulundurpettai	General	A. J. Manikannan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
78	Rishivandiyam	General	K. Karthikeyan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
79	Sankarapuram	General	T. Udhayasuriyan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
80	Kallakurichi	General	M. Senthilkumar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
81	Gangavalli	SC	A. Nallathambi	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
82	Attur	SC	A. P. Jayasankaran	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
83	Yercaud	ST	G. Chitra	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
84	Omalur	General	R. Mani	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
85	Mettur	General	S. Sadhasivam	Pattali Makkal Katchi		Others
86	Edappadi	General	Edappadi K. Palaniswami	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA		Leader of the Opposition
87	Sankari	General	S. Sundararajan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
88	Salem (West)	General	R. Arul	Pattali Makkal Katchi		Others
89	Salem (North)	General	R. Rajendran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Tourism
90	Salem (South)	General	E. Balasubramanian	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
91	Veerapandi	General	M. Rajamuthu	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
92	Rasipuram	SC	M. Mathiventhan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Adi Dravidar Welfare
93	Senthamangalam	ST	Vacant	N/A		N/A		K. Ponnusamy died on 23 October 2025
94	Namakkal	General	P. Ramalingam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
95	Paramathi-Velur	General	S. Sekar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
96	Tiruchengodu	General	E. R. Eswaran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
97	Kumarapalayam	General	P. Thangamani	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
98	Erode (East)	General	V. C. Chandhirakumar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
99	Erode (West)	General	S. Muthusamy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Housing, Prohibition and Excise
100	Modakkurichi	General	C. Saraswathi	Bharatiya Janata Party		NDA
101	Dharapuram	General	N. Kayalvizhi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Human Resources Management
102	Kangayam	General	M. P. Saminathan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Tamil Development, Information and Publicity
103	Perundurai	General	S. Jayakumar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
104	Bhavani	General	K. C. Karuppanan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
105	Anthiyur	General	A. G. Venkatachalam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
106	Gobichettipalayam	General	K. A. Sengottaiyan	Independent		None
107	Bhavanisagar	SC	A. Bannari	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
108	Udhagamandalam	General	R. Ganesh	Indian National Congress		INDIA
109	Gudalur	SC	Pon. Jayaseelan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
110	Coonoor	General	K. Ramachandran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Chief Whip of the Government
111	Mettuppalayam	General	A. K. Selvaraj	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
112	Avanashi	SC	P. Dhanapal	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
113	Tiruppur (North)	General	K. N. Vijeyakumar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
114	Tiruppur (South)	General	K. Selvaraj	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
115	Palladam	General	M. S. M. Anandan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
116	Sulur	General	V. P. Kandasamy	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
117	Kavundampalayam	General	G. Arunkumar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
118	Coimbatore (North)	General	Amman K. Arjunan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
119	Thondamuthur	General	S. P. Velumani	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA		Chief Whip of the Opposition
120	Coimbatore (South)	General	Vanathi Srinivasan	Bharatiya Janata Party		NDA
121	Singanallur	General	K. R. Jayaram	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
122	Kinathukadavu	General	S. Damodaran	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
123	Pollachi	General	Pollachi V. Jayaraman	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
124	Valparai	SC	Vacant	N/A		N/A		T. K. Amulkandasami died on 21 June 2025
125	Udumalaipettai	General	Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
126	Madathukulam	General	C. Mahendran	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
127	Palani	General	I. P. Senthil Kumar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
128	Oddanchatram	General	R. Sakkarapani	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Food and Civil Supplies
129	Athoor	General	I. Periyasamy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Rural Development
130	Nilakkottai	SC	S. Thenmozhi	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
131	Natham	General	Natham R. Viswanathan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
132	Dindigul	General	Dindigul C. Sreenivasan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
133	Vedasandur	General	S. Gandhirajan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
134	Aravakurichi	General	R. Elango	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
135	Karur	General	V. Senthilbalaji	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
136	Krishnarayapuram	SC	K. Sivagama Sundari	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
137	Kulithalai	General	R. Manickam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
138	Manapparai	General	P. Abdul Samad	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
139	Srirangam	General	M. Palaniyandi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
140	Tiruchirappalli (West)	General	K. N. Nehru	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Municipal Administration
141	Tiruchirappalli (East)	General	Inigo S. Irudayaraj	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
142	Thiruverumbur	General	Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for School Education
143	Lalgudi	General	A. Soundarapandian	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
144	Manachanallur	General	S. Kathiravan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
145	Musiri	General	N. Thiyagarajan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
146	Thuraiyur	SC	S. Stalinkumar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
147	Perambalur	SC	M. Prabhaharan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
148	Kunnam	General	S. S. Sivasankar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Transport and Electricity
149	Ariyalur	General	K. Chinnappa	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
150	Jayankondam	General	Ka. So. Ka. Kannan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
151	Tittakudi	General	C. V. Ganesan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Labour Welfare and Skill Development
152	Vriddhachalam	General	R. Radhakrishnan	Indian National Congress		INDIA
153	Neyveli	General	Saba. Rajendran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
154	Panruti	General	T. Velmurugan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
155	Cuddalore	General	G. Iyappan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
156	Kurinjipadi	General	M. R. K. Panneerselvam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare
157	Bhuvanagiri	General	A. Arunmozhithevan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
158	Chidambaram	General	K. A. Pandian	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
159	Kattumannarkoil	SC	Sinthanai Selvan	Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi		INDIA
160	Sirkazhi	SC	M. Panneerselvam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
161	Mayiladuthurai	General	S. Rajakumar	Indian National Congress		INDIA
162	Poompuhar	General	Nivedha M. Murugan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
163	Nagapattinam	General	J. Mohamed Shanavas	Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi		INDIA
164	Kilvelur	SC	V. P. Nagaimaali	Communist Party of India (Marxist)		INDIA
165	Vedaranyam	General	O. S. Manian	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
166	Thiruthuraipoondi	SC	K. Marimuthu	Communist Party of India		INDIA
167	Mannargudi	General	T. R. B. Rajaa	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Industries
168	Thiruvarur	General	K. Poondi Kalaivanan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
169	Nannilam	General	R. Kamaraj	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
170	Thiruvidaimarudur	SC	Govi. Chezhiaan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Higher Education
171	Kumbakonam	General	G. Anbalagan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
172	Papanasam	General	M. H. Jawahirullah	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
173	Thiruvaiyaru	General	Durai. Chandrasekaran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
174	Thanjavur	General	T. K. G. Neelamegam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
175	Orathanadu	General	R. Vaithilingam	Independent		Others
176	Pattukkottai	General	K. Annadurai	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
177	Peravurani	General	N. Ashokkumar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
178	Gandarvakkottai	SC	M. Chinnadurai	Communist Party of India (Marxist)		INDIA
179	Viralimalai	General	C. Vijaya Basker	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
180	Pudukkottai	General	V. Muthuraja	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
181	Thirumayam	General	S. Regupathy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Natural Resources
182	Alangudi	General	Siva. V. Meyyanathan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Backward Classes Welfare
183	Aranthangi	General	T. Ramachandran	Indian National Congress		INDIA
184	Karaikudi	General	S. Mangudi	Indian National Congress		INDIA
185	Tiruppattur	General	K. R. Periyakaruppan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Cooperation
186	Sivaganga	General	P. R. Senthilnathan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
187	Manamadurai	SC	A. Tamilarasi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
188	Melur	General	P. Periyapullan @ Selvam	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
189	Madurai East	General	P. Moorthy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration
190	Sholavandan	SC	A. Venkatesan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
191	Madurai North	General	G. Thalapathi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
192	Madurai South	General	M. Boominathan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
193	Madurai Central	General	Palanivel Thiaga Rajan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services
194	Madurai West	General	Sellur K. Raju	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
195	Thiruparankundram	General	V. V. Rajan Chellappa	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
196	Thirumangalam	General	R. B. Udhayakumar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA		Deputy Leader of the Opposition
197	Usilampatti	General	P. Ayyappan	Independent		Others
198	Andipatti	General	A. Maharajan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
199	Periyakulam	SC	K. S. Saravanakumar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
200	Bodinayakanur	General	O. Panneerselvam	Independent		Others
201	Cumbum	General	N. Eramakrishnan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
202	Rajapalayam	General	S. Thangapandian	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
203	Srivilliputhur	SC	E. M. Manraj	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
204	Sattur	General	A. R. R. Raghuraman	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
205	Sivakasi	General	G. Ashokan	Indian National Congress		INDIA
206	Virudhunagar	General	A. R. R. Seenivasan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
207	Aruppukkottai	General	K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management
208	Tiruchuli	General	Thangam Thenarasu	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Finance and Environment Climate Change
209	Paramakudi	SC	S. Murugesan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
210	Tiruvadanai	General	R. M. Karumanikam	Indian National Congress		INDIA
211	Ramanathapuram	General	Katharbatcha Muthuramalingam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
212	Mudhukulathur	General	R. S. Rajakannappan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Forests and Khadi
213	Vilathikulam	General	V. Markandayan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
214	Thoothukkudi	General	P. Geetha Jeevan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Social Welfare and Women Empowerment
215	Tiruchendur	General	Anitha R. Radhakrishnan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Fisheries – Fishermen Welfare and Animal Husbandry
216	Srivaikuntam	General	Oorvasi S. Amirtharaj	Indian National Congress		INDIA
217	Ottapidaram	SC	M. C. Shunmugaiah	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
218	Kovilpatti	General	Kadambur C. Raju	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA		Treasurer of the Opposition
219	Sankarankovil	SC	E. Raja	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
220	Vasudevanallur	SC	T. Sadhan Thirumalaikumar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
221	Kadayanallur	General	C. Krishnamurali	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
222	Tenkasi	General	S. Palani Nadar	Indian National Congress		INDIA
223	Alangulam	General	Vacant
224	Tirunelveli	General	Nainar Nagendran	Bharatiya Janata Party		NDA
225	Ambasamudram	General	Esakki Subaya	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
226	Palayamkottai	General	M. Abdul Wahab	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA
227	Nanguneri	General	Ruby R. Manoharan	Indian National Congress		INDIA
228	Radhapuram	General	M. Appavu	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Speaker
229	Kanniyakumari	General	N. Thalavai Sundaram	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA
230	Nagercoil	General	M. R. Gandhi	Bharatiya Janata Party		NDA
231	Colachal	General	J. G. Prince	Indian National Congress		INDIA
232	Padmanabhapuram	General	T. Mano Thangaraj	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		INDIA		Minister for Milk and Dairy Development
233	Vilavancode	General	Tharahai Cuthbert	Indian National Congress		INDIA
234	Killiyoor	General	S. Rajesh Kumar	Indian National Congress		INDIA

Committees

2021-2023

Constituted on 17 June 2021 and tenure extended till 31 March 2023. ^[14]

Committee	Chairperson [14]	Party
Business Advisory Committee	M. Appavu		DMK
Committee on Rules	M. Appavu		DMK
Committee on Privileges	K. Pitchandi		DMK
Committee on Estimates	Dr. T. R. B. Rajaa		DMK
Committee on Public Accounts	K. Selvaperunthagai		INC
Committee on Public Undertakings	S. R. Raja		DMK
Committee on Delegated Legislation	R. Rajendran		DMK
Committee on Government Assurances	T. Udhayasuriyan		DMK
House Committee	Durai. Chandrasekaran		DMK
Committee on Petitions	Govi. Chezhiaan		DMK
Library Committee	K. Sundar		DMK
Committee on Papers Laid on the Table of the House	N. Eramakrishnan		DMK

Business Advisory Committee (2021–23) ^[14]

Sr. No.	Name	Post	Party
1	M. Appavu	Chairperson		DMK
2	M. K. Stalin	Member		DMK
3	Durai Murugan	Member		DMK
4	K. N. Nehru	Member		DMK
5	I. Periyasamy	Member		DMK
6	K. Ponmudy	Member		DMK
7	K. Pitchandi	Member		DMK
8	Govi. Chezhiaan	Member		DMK
9	Edappadi K. Palaniswami	Member		AIADMK
10	O. Panneerselvam	Member		AIADMK
11	S. P. Velumani	Member		AIADMK
12	K. Selvaperunthagai	Member		INC
13	G. K. Mani	Member		PMK
14	Nainar Nagenthran	Member		BJP
15	Sinthanai Selvan	Member		DMK
16	V. P. Nagaimaali	Member		CPI(M)
17	T. Ramachandran	Member		INC

Committee on Rules (2021–23) ^[14]

Sr. No.	Name	Post	Party
1	M. Appavu	Chairperson		DMK
2	M. K. Stalin	Member		DMK
3	Durai Murugan	Member		DMK
4	K. Pitchandi	Member		DMK
5	Edappadi K. Palaniswami	Member		AIADMK
6	T. Ramachandran	Member		CPI
7	G. Iyappan	Member		DMK
8	V. Sampathkumar	Member		AIADMK
9	P. S. T. Saravanan	Member		DMK
10	Sinthanai Selvan	Member		VCK
11	P. R. Senthilnathan	Member		AIADMK
12	N. Thalavai Sundaram	Member		AIADMK
13	N. Thiyagarajan	Member		DMK
14	V. P. Nagaimaali	Member		CPI(M)
15	A. M. Munirathinam	Member		INC
16	Vanathi Srinivasan	Member		BJP
17	S. P. Venkateshwaran	Member		PMK

Committee on Privileges (2021–23) ^[14]

Sr. No.	Name	Post	Party
1	K. Pitchandi	Chairperson		DMK
2	Durai Murugan	Member		DMK
3	Edappadi K. Palaniswami	Member		AIADMK
4	Dr. Inigo S. Irudayaraj	Member		DMK
5	J. L. Eswarappan	Member		DMK
6	I. Karunanithi	Member		DMK
7	C. Sivakumar	Member		PMK
8	M. Chinnadurai	Member		CPI(M)
9	A. Soundara Pandian	Member		DMK
10	A. Nallathambi (Tirupathur)	Member		DMK
11	J. G. Prince	Member		INC
12	M. Babu	Member		VCK
13	P. H. Manoj Pandian	Member		DMK
14	Dr. Pollachi V. Jayaraman	Member		AIADMK
15	G. V. Markandayan	Member		DMK
16	E. M. Manraj	Member		AIADMK
17	Saba Rajendran	Member		DMK

Committee on Estimates (2021–23) ^[14]

Sr. No.	Name	Post	Party
1	Dr. T. R. B. Rajaa	Chairperson		DMK
2	Palanivel Thiaga Rajan	Member		DMK
3	K. Selvaperunthagai	Member		INC
4	S. R. Raja	Member		DMK
5	Agri S. S. Krishnamurthy	Member		AIADMK
6	Amman K. Arjunan	Member		AIADMK
7	Arul Ramadoss	Member		PMK
8	G. Anbalagan	Member		DMK
9	T. Ramachandran	Member		CPI
10	E. R. Eswaran	Member		KMDK
11	Udhayanidhi Stalin	Member		DMK
12	C. V. M. P. Ezhilarasan	Member		DMK
13	Dr. T. Sadhan Tirumalaikumar	Member		MDMK
14	P. Sivakumar	Member		DMK
15	I. P. Senthil Kumar	Member		DMK
16	E. Balasubramanian	Member		AIADMK
17	Aloor Shanavas	Member		VCK
18	S. Rajakumar	Member		INC
19	Sellur K. Raju	Member		AIADMK

Committee on Public Accounts (2021–23) ^[14]

Sr. No.	Name	Post	Party
1	K. Selvaperunthagai	Chairperson		INC
2	Palanivel Thiaga Rajan	Member		DMK
3	Dr. T. R. B. Rajaa	Member		DMK
4	S. R. Raja	Member		DMK
5	P. R. G. Arunkumar	Member		AIADMK
6	S. Gandhirajan	Member		DMK
7	K. Karthikeyan	Member		DMK
8	Dr. C. Saraswathi	Member		BJP
9	Sinthanai Selvan	Member		VCK
10	S. Sudharsanam	Member		DMK
11	Y. Prakaash	Member		DMK
12	K. Poondi Kalaivanan	Member		DMK
13	K. Maragatham	Member		AIADMK
14	K. Marimuthu	Member		CPI
15	K. P. Munusamy	Member		AIADMK
16	M. Rajamuthu	Member		AIADMK
17	E. Raja	Member		DMK
18	T. Velmurugan	Member		DMK(TVK)
19	Dr. M. H. Jawahirullah	Member		DMK (MMK)

Committee on Public Undertakings (2021–23) ^[14]

Sr. No.	Name	Post	Party
1	S. R. Raja	Chairperson		DMK
2	T. R. B. Rajaa	Member		DMK
3	K. Selvaperunthagai	Member		INC
4	S. Aravind Ramesh	Member		DMK
5	A. Arunmozhithevan	Member		DMK
6	E. Subaya	Member		AIADMK
7	Katharbatcha Muthuramalingam	Member		DMK
8	A. Krishnaswamy	Member		DMK
9	A. K. Selvaraj	Member		AIADMK
10	R. D. Sekar	Member		DMK
11	A. Tamilarasi	Member		DMK
12	G. Thalapathi	Member		DMK
13	V. P. Nagaimaali	Member		CPI(M)
14	Nivedha M. Murugan	Member		DMK
15	S. S. Balaji	Member		VCK
16	C. Mahendran	Member		AIADMK
17	Ruby R. Manoharan	Member		INC
18	S. Jayakumar	Member		AIADMK

Committee on Delegated Legislation (2021–23) ^[14]

Sr. No.	Name	Post	Party
1	R. Rajendran	Chairperson		DMK
2	A. M. S. G. Ashokan	Member		INC
3	Peravurani N. Ashokkumar	Member		DMK
4	K. Annadurai	Member		DMK
5	M. Senthilkumar	Member		AIADMK
6	S. Sekar	Member		AIADMK
7	I. Paranthamen	Member		DMK
8	M. Panneerselvam	Member		DMK
9	R. Mani	Member		AIADMK
10	M. K. Mohan	Member		DMK
11	V. V. Rajan Chellappa	Member		AIADMK
12	O. Jothi	Member		DMK

Committee on Government Assurances (2021–23) ^[14]

Sr. No.	Name	Post	Party
1	T. Udhayasuriyan	Chairperson		DMK
2	K. Ashok Kumar	Member		AIADMK
3	S. Ambethkumar	Member		DMK
4	P. Arjunan	Member		AIADMK
5	K. Chinnappa	Member		DMK
6	K. Selvaraj	Member		DMK
7	S. Thanga Pandian	Member		DMK
8	K. Devaraji	Member		DMK
9	K. A. Pandian	Member		AIADMK
10	A. Maharajan	Member		DMK
11	T. Ramachandran	Member		CPI
12	K. R. Jayaram	Member		AIADMK

House Committee (2021–23) ^[14]

Sr. No.	Name	Post	Party
1	Durai. Chandrasekaran	Chairperson		DMK
2	P. Ayyappan	Member		AIADMK
3	R. Lakshmanan	Member		DMK
4	V. P. Kandasamy	Member		AIADMK
5	P. Karthikeyan	Member		DMK
6	M. Chakrapani	Member		AIADMK
7	K. S. Saravana Kumar	Member		DMK
8	K. Sivagama Sundari	Member		DMK
9	A. R. R. Seenivasan	Member		DMK
10	Thirumagan Evera	Member		INC
11	A. Bannari	Member		AIADMK
12	M. Palaniyandi	Member		DMK
13	R. Manickam	Member		DMK
14	M. Varalakshmi	Member		DMK
15	A. C. Vilwanathan	Member		DMK
16	M. Jaganmoorthy	Member		DMK
17	A. P. Jayasankaran	Member		AIADMK
18	S. Stalinkumar	Member		DMK

Committee on Petitions (2021–23) ^[14]

Sr. No.	Name	Post	Party
1	Govi. Chezhiaan	Chairperson		DMK
2	T. K. Amulkandasamy	Member		AIADMK
3	S. Kathiravan	Member		DMK
4	M. P. Giri	Member		DMK
5	A. Govindasamy	Member		AIADMK
6	K. P. Shankar	Member		DMK
7	S. Chandran	Member		DMK
8	G. Sendhil Kumar	Member		AIADMK
9	A. M. V. Prabhakara Raja	Member		DMK
10	D. Mathiazhagan	Member		DMK
11	S. Mangudi	Member		INC

Library Committee (2021–23) ^[14]

Sr. No.	Name	Post	Party
1	K. Sundar	Chairperson		DMK
2	J. John Ebenezer	Member		DMK
3	J. Karunanithi	Member		DMK
4	T. J. Govindrajan	Member		DMK
5	S. Sundararajan	Member		AIADMK
6	T. M. Tamilselvam	Member		AIADMK
7	S. Palani Nadar	Member		INC
8	V. Muthuraja	Member		DMK
9	P. Ramalingam	Member		DMK
10	Pon Jayaseelan	Member		AIADMK

Committee on Papers Laid on the Table of the House (2021–23) ^[14]

Sr. No.	Name	Post	Party
1	N. Eramakrishnan	Chairperson		DMK
2	M. Abdul Wahab	Member		DMK
3	V. Amulu	Member		DMK
4	C. Krishnamurali	Member		AIADMK
5	Durai. Chandrasekar	Member		INC
6	N. Pugazhenthi	Member		DMK
7	Periyapullan @ P. Selvam	Member		AIADMK
8	K. Ponnusamy	Member		DMK
9	A. Nallathambi (Gangavalli)	Member		AIADMK
10	S. Thenmozhi	Member		AIADMK
11	Dha. Velu	Member		DMK

See also

• Government of Tamil Nadu
• List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu
• Legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu

References

1. "Map of District | Ranipet District, Government of Tamilnadu | India" . Retrieved 9 September 2020.
2. "District List | Tamil Nadu Government Portal". www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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Economy

Some of the SIDCO and SIPCOT industrial parks are located in Ranipet and vital to its economy. Clusters of leather factories are also located in Ranipet. ^[1]

SIPCOT

The State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited (SIPCOT), was formed in 1971 to promote industrial growth in the state and to advance term loans to medium and large industries. ^[2] The SIPCOT Industrial Complex, Ranipet Phase I, is located at Mukundarayapuram. Phase II and Phase III are spread over an area of 730 acres and are located in Ranipet.

There are a number of large- and medium-scale leather industries making both finished leather and leather articles such as shoes and garments for export. There are other small-scale industries in Ranipet, mostly engaged in chemical, leather and tool making. These industries are the major lifeline for the town.

One of the oldest companies in Ranipet that was formed in the early 19th century is EID Parry, named after Thomas Parry, who sailed to India and started a merchant business in India. The branch of EID Parry located in Ranipet is one of the largest ceramic plants in South India. In addition to Ceramics, the company also produces fertilizers in this location sold to farmers around the country. EID Parry also produces confectioneries in other locations.

After the acquisition of the company Johnson & Pedder, EID Parry produced Ballerina ceramic designs in India. Most residents, several decades ago, worked for EID Parry before the expansion of Sipcot Industrial complex and arrival of Central Government-aided engineering unit such as BHEL.

World's first diesel tractor manufacturing Italian company SAME DEUTZ-FAHR India (P) limited (SDFI) located at Sipcot industrial complex. They manufacture tractors and engines for export and domestic market, ranging from 35 hp to 80 hp tractor with advanced technology.

The French company Plastic Omnium and world No.1 fuel systems manufacturer established a factory in 2010 for the purpose of delivering fuel tank systems to local automobile manufacturers such as Toyota and Hyundai.

Thirumalai Chemicals Ltd. a large Petrochemical unit is one of the largest manufacturers of Phthalic Anhydride and Food Acidulants in Asia, and employs around 2000 people in and around Ranipet.

Precision tool industries

• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries India Precision Tools Limited (MHI-IPT), a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, opened its plant in Ranipet in 2007, doubling its production capacity in gear cutting tools. ^[3] Products manufactured by MHI-IPT at this plant are Hobs, Shaping cutters, Gear Shaving cutters, Master Gears, Broaches and Rotary cutter.
• TVS-Brakes India Sholingur's foundry division is located at Sholingur to manufacture Permanent Mold Grey Iron castings with an installed capacity of 5,000 MTPA which later increased to 26,000 MTPA in the year 2005. ^[4]

Arcot is the principal market for the surrounding agricultural area. It also has a viable local weaving industry, and groundnut oil industry. Arcot is most famous for edible oil production, mainly focusing on groundnut and gingelly oil production. A number of oil expellers are available in and around Arcot. Certain caste of people are more dominant and involved in this edible oil business.

Walajapet was used for business purpose and one of the biggest trade centres during the time of British rule. Walajapet is one of the oldest town in the North Arcot Region. It is famous for silk weaving and has a nickname, "Walajapet -The Silk City". It is situated in the belt of the Ranipet SIPCOT Industrial Complex as a public limited company wholly owned by the Government.

Walajapet is one of the noted centre for the production of silk weaving and bamboo furniture making centre. The commercial activities is concentrated at Thoppai street, Annaicut Road, Bazaar street, Thirumalai Street. There is a daily market available in this town.

Leathers Industries

Ranipet was once glorified as fast developing industrial zone, but faced economic depression. Ranipet indirectly suffered from Great Recession 2008 as leather business and exports cater to Western Developed nations. A special economic zone is established at Nellikuppam, a suburb of Ranipet.

Ranipet houses AH Group And KH Group of companies. Nearly 400 small and medium leather units are placed in Ranipet.

Engineering & manufacturing industries

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), is an Indian state-owned integrated power plant equipment manufacturing company. Its Boiler Auxiliaries Plant (BAP) is located in Ranipet. BHEL Ranipet has performed exceedingly well according to its executive director, as it has won the 'Best Productive Unit' trophy from among all the units of BHEL in 2012. This plant has clocked a turnover of 4,210 crores, with shop production crossing the 100,000-tonne benchmark, also registering a profit before tax of 1,260 crores for the 2012 financial year. It has so far obtained 21 patents and 46 copyrights. ^[5]

BHEL-Boiler Auxiliaries Plant, Ranipet is installing a 5 MW solar power plant which will cover the entire energy needs of the plant, ^[6] also entering into an agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan to manufacture and supply a flue gas desulphurisation system meant for removal of sulphur dioxide from flue gases. ^[7]

ArcelorMittal Dhamm Processing Private Limited is a joint venture firm between the world's largest steel producing firm ArcelorMittal and Mumbai based Dhamm Steel for manufacturing steel components at an estimated cost of 100-crores at Ranipet. It manufactures finished steel components for earth moving equipment manufacturers, construction and power industries. ^[8]

MRF Limited (formerly Madras Rubber Factory Ltd) is an India-based company engaged in manufacturing, distribution and sale of tires for various kinds of vehicles ranging from helicopters to automobiles is located at Arakkonam. ^[9]

Urban infrastructure

Arakkonam Junction railway station is the largest railway junction in Ranipet district. It is located at the intersection of the Chennai–Bangalore line and the Guntakal–Chennai line, which is part of Mumbai–Chennai line. Arakkonam has one of the biggest workshop for Southern Railway, known as the "Engineering Workshop" (EWS) which has many employees serving the Indian Railways in various process related with fabrication and processing of various metal components for the railways. Most of the machines in these workshops are a century old and some of them are working. It also has an electric locomotive shed, known as the "Electric Loco Shed" (ELS). ^[10] WAG-5 and WAP-4 locomotives are maintained here. Suburban electric train facility is also available towards Chennai. The second-biggest Food Corporation of India (FCI) godown is located at Arakkonam. It is used to store all types of food grains for a long periods. Transport is also available by road to all major cities and towns.

The runway at the INS Rajali, a naval air force of the Indian Navy in Arakkonam is 4,500 metres in length, making it the second-longest air force runway in the Indian Subcontinent. It is also Asia's second-biggest Naval Training Centre.

Many official buildings in Arakkonam were built during the British era. An underpass beneath the railway connects Arakkonam and Kanchipuram and is one of the city's oldest structures. It was built with lime mortar and stones.

See also

• List of districts of Tamil Nadu

References

1. "A project to transition to sustainable future for Tamil Nadu leather industry launched". The Hindu BusinessLine. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
2. "SIPCOT History" (PDF). tn.gov.in. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
3. UNI (9 August 2007). "Mitsubishi opens news Plant in Ranipet". Oneindia.in . Archived from the original on 6 May 2020.
4. "Brakes India Foundry Division Official Website". Brakes India Limited. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
5. "BHEL Ranipet is best productive unit". IBN Live . 7 April 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
6. "Solar Plant in BHEL". Indian Express . 28 January 2014. Archived from the original on 31 January 2014.
7. "BHEL-Ranipet unit in tech tie-up with Mitsubishi". Business Standard . 12 April 2013.
8. "ArcelorMittal and Dhamm Steel form steel unit JV in Vellore". Steel Guru. 25 September 2008.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
9. "MRF unit to reach full capacity soon". The Hindu . 30 May 2009.
10. http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,372,456 ELS

External links

• Ranipet District official web site