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{{Infobox Indian politician | name = A. K. Selvaraj.,BA | birth_name = July 4, 1958 | birth_place = Adhimathiyanur, Coimbatore District, Madras State, | occupation = Politician | office = Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | constituency = Tamil Nadu | term_start = 3 April 2014 | term_end = 2 April 2020 | predecessor = | successor = | office1 = Member of Legislative Assembly | constituency1 = Mettupalayam constituency | term_start1 = 2001 | term_end1 = 2006 | predecessor1 = B. Arunkumar | successor1 = O. K. Chinnaraj | office2 = Minister for Housing & Urban Development, Tamil Nadu government | term_start2 = May 2001 | term_end2 = September 2001 | party = [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK] | term_start3 = May 2021 }}
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- ↑ "Profile". Govt of TN. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
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