T. K. S. Elangovan
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TKS Elangovan | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 30 June 2016 – 29 June 2022 | |
| Constituency | Tamil Nadu |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 2009-2014 | |
| Preceded by | C. Kuppusami |
| Succeeded by | T. G. Venkatesh Babu |
| Constituency | Chennai North |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 August 1954 Thanjavur |
| Political party | DMK |
| Spouse | Nalini Elangovan |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament |
T. K. S. Elangovan (Tamil: தி.கோ.சீ இளங்கோவன்) (born 30 August 1954 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian Parliament from Tamil Nadu[1] as a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.[2] He was earlier elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Chennai North.[3] He is also the Organisation Secretary of DMK. He is the son of Late TK Srinivasan also popularly known as Thathuva Medhai TK Srinivasan (Ex Rajya Sabha MP).
Political career
[edit]He was actively participating in politics since school days. He became the Organisation Secretary of DMK after quitting his job. He was elected Member of Parliament in May 2009.
In June 2016, he was announced as the party's candidate for the Rajya Sabha biennial polls. On 3 June 2016 he was elected unopposed along with R. S. Bharathi.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Elangovan belongs to DMK. His daughter Madhavi is married to actor John Vijay.
References
[edit]- ^ "Piyush Goyal, Chidambaram, Suresh Prabhu, Sharad Yadav elected to Rajya Sabha". The Economic Times. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "Rajya Sabha Members Page". Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "National Portal of India".
- ^ "26 Rajya Sabha members elected unopposed in six states (Roundup) - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016.