E. V. K. S. Elangovan

E. V. K. S. Elangovan
E. V. K. S. Elangovan
Member ofTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; 10 March 2023
Preceded by	Thirumagan Evera
Constituency	Erode East
	In office; 1984-1989
Constituency	Sathyamangalam
President,TNCC
	In office; 2014 - 2016
Preceded by	B. S. Gnanadesikan
Succeeded by	Su. Thirunavukkarasar
	In office; 2000 - 2002
Preceded by	Tindivanam K. Ramamurthy
Succeeded by	So. Balakrishnan
Minister of Statein theMinistry of Textiles
	In office; 2004-2009
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 2004-2009
Constituency	Gobichettipalayam
Personal details
Born	21 December 1948(age 75); Erode,Madras Province,India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Varalakshmi
Children	2 sons, Sanjay andThirumagan Evera
Parent	E. V. K. Sampath
Residence	Gobichettipalayam
	Source:[1]

Erode Venkata Krishnasamy Sampath Elangovanis an Indian politician who is a current member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, representing theErode East Assembly constituency.He previously represented theGobichettipalayamLok Sabha constituency ofTamil Naduand was the Textiles Minister for the Union Government between 2004 and 2009, in Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh Government. He is a member of theIndian National Congressparty.^[1]

Early life[edit]

He was born in Erode District on 21 December 1948. He is the son ofE. V. K. Sampathand the grandson ofPeriyar E. V. Ramasamy's brother Krishnasamy.^[1]

Political career[edit]

In the 2009 Lok Sabha election, he lost toA. Ganeshamurthiof theMDMKby 49,336 votes inErode constituency.He was appointed President ofTamil Nadu Congress CommitteebyAll India Congress CommitteeChiefSonia Gandhion 31 October 2014, followed by the resignation ofB. S. Gnanadesikan.In the 2019 Lok Sabha election he lost to O. P. Ravindranath Kumar, the son ofO. Panneerselvam,inTheni.Elangovan was the only candidate of theUPAto lose in the2019 Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu.He was also elected as aMember of Legislative Assemblyin Tamilnadu fromSathyamangalam Assembly constituencyin 1984 andErode East constituencyin a by-election in 2023, due to the death of his sonThirumagan Evera.^[2]

Elections contested and positions held[edit]

Lok Sabha elections[edit]

Elections	Constituency	Party	Result	Vote percentage	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party	Opposition vote percentage
1996	Krishnagiri	INC	Lost	26.59	C. Narasimhan	TMC	55.95
2004	Gobichettipalayam	INC	Won	62.75	Govindarajan.N. R	AIADMK	31.22
2009	Erode	INC	Lost	30.61	A. Ganeshamurthi	MDMK	37.05
2014	Tiruppur	INC	Lost	4.53	V. Sathyabama	AIADMK	42.57
2019	Theni	INC	Lost	36.44	P. Ravindhranath	AIADMK	42.96

Tamil Nadu Legislative elections[edit]

Elections	Constituency	Party	Result	Vote percentage	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party	Opposition vote percentage
1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Sathyamangalam	INC	Won	62.97	T. K. Subramaniam	DMK	31.04
1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Bhavanisagar	Independent	Lost	7.90	V. K. Chinnasamy	AIADMK	37.44
2023 By-Election	Erode East	INC	Won	64.96	K. S. Thennarasu	AIADMK	25.83

References[edit]

^^a ^b"Elangovan, Shri E.V.K.S."Lok Sabha. Archived fromthe originalon 17 June 2012.Retrieved2 May2011.
^The New Indian Expres (4 January 2023)."Tamil Nadu Congress MLA, son of EVKS Elangovan, dies at 46".Archived fromthe originalon 14 November 2023.Retrieved14 November2023.

[loksabha-1] "Elangovan, Shri E.V.K.S."Lok Sabha. Archived fromthe originalon 17 June 2012.Retrieved2 May2011.

[Tamil_Nadu_Congress_MLA,_son_of_EVKS_Elangovan,_dies_at_46-2] The New Indian Expres (4 January 2023)."Tamil Nadu Congress MLA, son of EVKS Elangovan, dies at 46".Archived fromthe originalon 14 November 2023.Retrieved14 November2023.

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