A. Chellakumar

A. Chellakumar
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
23 May 2019 – 04 June 2024
Preceded byK. Ashok Kumar
ConstituencyKrishnagiri
Member of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly for T.Nagar
In office
1996–2001
AICC Incharge for Meghalya PCC, Mizoram PCC, Arunachal PCC
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 December 2023
Personal details
Political partyIndian National Congress

Dr. A. Chellakumar is an Indian politician and Member of parliament. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress (INC) candidate from Anna Nagar constituency in the 1991 election[1] and as a Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) (TMC) candidate from T. Nagar constituency in the 1996 election.[2] He was unsuccessful in winning the Villivakkam constituency in 2001. In the 2011 election he attempted once again to gain the T. Nagar seat.[3] His candidacy in 2001 was as a TMC member and in 2011 it was for the INC. He was runner-up on both occasions.[4][5]

Although he had joined the TMC breakaway group in 1996 when factionalism beset the INC due to a decision to ally with the All Indian Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in the state, Chellakumar subsequently fell out with TMC founder G. K. Moopanar. His career then stalled for some years until, seen as a neutral figure with the INC, into which the TMC had re-merged, he was one of three people appointed as a secretary to the Tamil Nadu All India Congress Committee in 2013.[6]

Chellakumar unsuccessfully contested the Krishnagiri Lok Sabha constituency for the INC in the 2014 elections for the Parliament of India, where he finished in a distant fourth place.[7] A major reorganisation of the INC was thought to be necessary following its worst-ever defeat in those elections and as part of that process Chellakumar replaced Digvijaya Singh in April 2017 as the person in charge of the party's affairs in Goa. He was considered at that time to be close to Rahul Gandhi, the son of party president Sonia Gandhi and vice president of party.[8] In the 2019 elections, he contested again from the Krishnagiri constituency and was elected as a member of Parliament.[9] He is highly known for his simplicity and connectivity with poor people. He is more popularly called 'Doctor' by people.

References

  1. ^ "1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election 1996 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Ready to vote? Meet The Players". The Times of India. 11 April 2011. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election 2001 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election 2011 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 47. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Congress rewards leaders who belong to no faction". The Hindu. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Krishnagiri Parliamentary Constituency(General) Elections Result 2014". Infobase. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  8. ^ Jha, Sanjay K. (30 April 2017). "Diggy out, Rahul recast begins". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 May 2017.[dead link]
  9. ^ "Elected Representatives | Krishnagiri District, Government of Tamil Nadu". krishnagiri.nic.in. Retrieved 27 February 2024.