G. Palanisamy

G. Palanisamy is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate from Tiruthuraipundi constituency in 1989,[1] 1991,[2] 1996[3] and 2001 elections. The constituency was reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes.[4]

Palanisamy was a deputy secretary of the CPI at the time of the 2011 assembly elections.[5] He contested the Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency in the 2014 Indian general election, when the CPI were in an alliance with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) following the collapse of an electoral pact with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).[6] The seat was won by the AIADMK.[7]

References

  1. ^ 1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  2. ^ 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election 1996 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 9. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  4. ^ 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  5. ^ Rajaram, R. (23 March 2011). "CPI releases list of 10 candidates". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  6. ^ "CPI announces Tamil Nadu, Puducherry candidates". Business Standard. IANS. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Lok Sabha elections 2014 results: Landslide victory for AIADMK in Tamil Nadu". The Times of India. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2017.


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