P. K. Sekar Babu

P. K. Sekar Babu
Cabinet Minister
Government of Tamil Nadu
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 May 2021
MinisterMinister of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
Preceded bySevvoor S. Ramachandran
Member of the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2016
Preceded byPala. Karuppiah
ConstituencyHarbour
In office
2001–2011
Preceded byS. P. Sarguna Pandian
Succeeded byP. Vetrivel
ConstituencyRadhakrishnan Nagar
Personal details
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam formerly AIADMK
SpouseS. Santhi
ChildrenP. S. Vignesh
P. S. Jeya Kalyani
P. S. Jeyasimhan
Residence(s)7, Chellappa Street, Otteri, Chennai - 600012.

P. K. Sekar Babu is an Indian politician and Minister of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu.[1] Currently, he is elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Harbour as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2016 and 2021[2][3] elections.[4][5] He won his first two elections from R k Nagar constituency as an AIADMK candidate.

Political career

He joined Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam from Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in January 2011.[6]

2016 and 2021 state assembly elections

In the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, Sekar Babu contested on behalf of the DMK and won the election, he polled 42,071 votes and defeated his rival AIADMK candidate KS Srinivasan by a margin of 4,836 votes.[7]

As a Minister

In the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, he won from Harbour constituency at a margin of 59,317 votes.[8]

Sekar Babu in May 2021, said that the ruling DMK will work for North Indian residents in the state even if they did not vote for the party over the years. He claimed that even though the North Indians grew rich because of the ruling Dravidian parties and yet they still voted for the BJP. He also said that his party sees the North Indians as people from Tamil Nadu and one among them.[9]

Sekar Babu toured around the state taking action to reclaim the occupied temple land around Tamil Nadu. He reclaimed the illegally occupied land by a Hindu Mahasabha leader in July 2020.[10]

Under his ministerial leadership, non-Brahmin priests were appointed to temples managed by HRCE by Chief minister M. K. Stalin.[11] Sekar Babu said it was Periyar's dream that persons of all castes should become priests at temples, and it was former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi who had made it a reality.[12]

Sekar Babu on October highlights of 2021 broke bread with a Narikuruva woman in the same temple feast she complained of being chased away from when staff at Sthalasaina Temple allegedly instructed her to leave and later collect leftover food.[13][14]

Electoral performance

This section is transcluded from Harbour Assembly constituency. (edit | history)
2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Harbour[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK P. K. Sekar Babu 59,317 58.88% +18.52
BJP Vinoj P. Selvam 32,043 31.81% +18.99
MNM A. Ramesh 3,763 3.74% New
NTK M. Ahamed Fazil 3,357 3.33% +2.47
NOTA NOTA 913 0.91% −1.11
AMMK P. Santhana Krishnan 775 0.77% New
Margin of victory 27,274 27.07% 22.44%
Turnout 100,737 57.31% 1.92%
Rejected ballots 37 0.04%
Registered electors 175,770
DMK hold Swing 18.52%
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Harbour[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK P. K. Sekar Babu 42,071 40.36% +5.53
AIADMK K. S. Sreenivasan 37,235 35.72% −20.17
BJP Krishnakumar Nadhani 13,357 12.81% +7.98
SDPI S. Ameer Hamsa 4,161 3.99% +1.67
NOTA NOTA 2,101 2.02% New
MDMK B. Murad Buhari 1,970 1.89% New
PMK R. Sureshkumar 1,011 0.97% New
NTK Anwar Baig 902 0.87% New
Margin of victory 4,836 4.64% −16.42%
Turnout 104,238 55.40% −7.74%
Registered electors 188,171
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -15.53%
This section is transcluded from Radhakrishnan Nagar Assembly constituency. (edit | history)
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK P. Vetrivel 83,777 59.04% +8.68
DMK P. K. Sekar Babu 52,522 37.01% New
BJP K. R. Vinayagam 1,300 0.92% −0.19
Margin of victory 31,255 22.03% 11.26%
Turnout 141,904 72.70% 2.62%
Registered electors 195,179
AIADMK hold Swing 8.68%
2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK P. K. Sekar Babu 84,462 50.36% −8.07
INC R. Manohar 66,399 39.59% New
DMDK P. Mohamed Jan 11,716 6.99% New
BJP K. P. Prem Ananth 1,858 1.11% New
Independent K. Rajendran 1,030 0.61% New
Margin of victory 18,063 10.77% −10.55%
Turnout 167,730 70.08% 23.08%
Registered electors 239,326
AIADMK hold Swing -8.07%
2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK P. K. Sekar Babu 74,888 58.43% +31.93
DMK S. P. Sarguna Pandian 47,556 37.10% −25.02
MDMK N. Manogaran 3,621 2.83% −5.27
Independent K. Manikandan 669 0.52% New
Margin of victory 27,332 21.32% −14.30%
Turnout 128,175 47.01% −9.44%
Registered electors 272,666
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -3.70%

References

  1. ^ The Hindu (14 December 2022). "Second cabinet reshuffle in T.N. | Changes made to portfolios and subjects of 10 Ministers". Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Harbour Election Result". Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  4. ^ 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  5. ^ 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  6. ^ He is currently a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Thuraimugam constituency representing DMK. Sekar Babu meets CM, joins DMK
  7. ^ முகிலன், பா. "பி.கே.சேகர்பாபு: சட்டசபை தேர்தல்... ஒரு பார்வை! #TNelections2021". vikatan.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Sekar Babu P K Election Results 2021: News, Votes, Results of Tamil-nadu Assembly". NDTV.com. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  9. ^ Scroll Staff. "DMK will continue to work for North Indians even if they did not vote for us, says TN minister". Scroll.in. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  10. ^ "கோவில் நிலத்தை ஆக்கிரமித்த இந்து மகாசபை தலைவர்... அதிரடி காட்டிய அமைச்சர் !!". 26 July 2021.
  11. ^ "DMK government appoints trained aspirants of all castes as priests in temples". The Economic Times. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  12. ^ Correspondent, Special (15 August 2021). "Archakas of all castes get appointed". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 August 2021. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  13. ^ "Sekar babu breaks caste taboo in temple feast". 30 October 2021. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021.
  14. ^ ""அன்னதானம் எல்லோருக்கும் பொதுவானது" - நரிக்குறவர்களுடன் இணைந்து சாப்பிட்ட அமைச்சர்".
  15. ^ "harbour Election Result". Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  17. ^ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  18. ^ Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
  19. ^ Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.