S. P. Velumani

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S. P. Velumani
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Member of Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
14 May 2011
Residence(s) Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Education M.A., M.Phil
Alma mater Annamalai University
Occupation
Website SP Velumani

Sugunapuram Palanisamy Velumani, born 10 May 1969, is an Indian politician and current Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Thondamuthur state assembly constituency. He is a prominent politician of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. [1] He has won the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections in 2006, 2011, [2] 2016 & 2021 as an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate. He was previously the Minister for Municipal Administration, [3] Rural Development, Law and Implementation of Special Programme. [4] [5] He is currently serving as the Headquarters Secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam from 13 July 2022.

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Political career

The directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) booked a criminal case against Velumani and his associates in September 2022 in connection with a scam of Rs 500 crore in the purchase of LED street lights. [6] The case accuses Velumani of misusing his authority by favoring his close associates in awarding tenders, resulting in financial losses for the government during the replacement of rural area street lights between 2015 and 2018. [7]

The Directorate of Anti-Corruption and Vigilance (DVAC) launched an investigation into a case of disproportionate assets (DA) against former AIADMK minister S P Velumani. In March 2022, they carried out searches at 59 locations belonging to Velumani and his family members, discovering 11 kilograms of gold and documents related to various cryptocurrencies. [8]

Party posts

Member of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyDurationWinnerConstituency
Thirteenth 2006-2011S. P. Velumani Perur constituency
Fourteenth 2011-2016S. P. Velumani Thondamuthur constituency
Fifteenth 2016-2021S. P. Velumani Thondamuthur constituency
Sixteenth 2021-incumbentS. P. Velumani Thondamuthur constituency

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  1. ↑ "S.P. Velumani: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Members of the Tamil Nadu State Legislative 2011 2011" (PDF). Directory issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Government of Tamil Nadu". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
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  6. ↑ Big Mirror (13 September 2022). "AIADMK former minister SP Velumani booked in Rs 500 crore scam".
  7. ↑ https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2022/sep/13/aiadmk-former-minister-sp-velumani-booked-in-rs-500-crore-scam-raids-ongoing-in-26-places-2497766.html
  8. ↑ https://www.deccanherald.com/india/aiadmk-top-leader-velumani-booked-in-disproportionate-assets-case-after-dvac-unearths-11-kg-gold-1091600.html
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