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V. Narayanasamy
10th Chief Minister of Puducherry, India
10th Chief Minister of Puducherry, India
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | V. Narayanasamy |
| image | V. Narayanasamy with Ambassador Kenneth I. Juster (cropped).jpg |
| caption | Narayayanaswami in 2016 |
| office | 10th Chief Minister of Puducherry |
| term_start | |
| term_end | |
| lieutenant_governor | |
| predecessor | N. Rangaswamy |
| successor | President's Rule |
| constituency | Nellithope |
| office1 | Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions |
| term_start1 | 22 May 2009 |
| term_end1 | 26 May 2014 |
| minister1 | Manmohan Singh |
| predecessor1 | Suresh Pachouri |
| successor1 | Jitendra Singh |
| office2 | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
| term_start2 | 2 June 2009 |
| term_end2 | 18 May 2014 |
| predecessor2 | M. Ramadass |
| successor2 | R. Radhakrishnan |
| constituency2 | Puducherry |
| office3 | Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs |
| term_start3 | 22 May 2004 |
| term_end3 | 22 May 2009 |
| minister3 | Ghulam Nabi Azad (2004–2005) |
| Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi (2005–2008) | |
| Vayalar Ravi (2008–2009) | |
| predecessor3 | Santosh Gangwar |
| successor3 | Rajeev Shukla |
| office4 | Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha |
| term_start4 | 7 October 2003 |
| term_end4 | 16 May 2009 |
| predecessor4 | C. P. Thirunavukkarasu |
| successor4 | P. Kannan |
| constituency4 | Puducherry |
| term_start5 | 5 August 1985 |
| term_end5 | 4 August 1997 |
| predecessor5 | V. P. M. Samy |
| successor5 | C. P. Thirunavukkarasu |
| constituency5 | Puducherry |
| birth_name | Velu Narayanasamy |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Pondichéry, French India (present-day Puducherry, India) |
| spouse | |
| children | 2 |
| residence | 5, Ellaiamman Koil Street, Pondicherry |
| party | Indian National Congress |
| occupation | Politician |
Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi (2005–2008) Vayalar Ravi (2008–2009)
Velu Narayanasamy (born 30 May 1947) is an Indian politician who served as the 10th Chief Minister of Puducherry from 2016 to 2021. He is a member of the Indian National Congress.
He previously served as Member of Parliament, representing Puducherry in the Lok Sabha. He served as a Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office in the Manmohan Singh government.
In the 2014 general elections, he was defeated by the NDA candidate R. Radhakrishnan, who was backed by the ruling All India N.R. Congress. He is a member of the Congress Working Committee as well as All India Congress Committee's General Secretary.
Early life
V. Narayanasamy was born in Pondicherry, the son of Velu, and Iswary. He did his B.A. from Tagore Arts College, Pondicherry. B.L. from Madras Law College, Chennai and M.L. from Annamalai University.
Political career
V. Narayanasamy served three tenures as Rajya Sabha MP and was a member of Lok Sabha from Puducherry constituency from 2009 to 2014. He was minister of state in Prime Minister's office in Manmohan Singh's second government as well as minister of state, Parliamentary Affairs in the first UPA government.
Chief Minister
He was named the Chief Minister of Puducherry in May 2016 after Indian National Congress and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam alliance won Puducherry Legislative Assembly election.
He was chosen over Namassivayam who was candidate for Chief Minister of Puducherry in that year election.
On 6 June 2016, he replaced N. Rangaswamy and was sworn in as Chief Minister of Puducherry.
On 22 February 2021, Narayanasamy resigned from the post after the Congress government lost its majority in the legislative assembly and the trust vote on floor.
Elections Contested
Lok Sabha
| Year | Constituency | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Opponent Party | Opponent Votes | % | Result | Margin | % | 2009 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puducherry | 300,391 | 49.41 | M. Ramadass | 208,619 | 34.32 | 91,772 | 15.09 | |||||||
| 194,972 | 26.35 | Radhakrishnan | 255,826 | 34.57 | -60,854 | -8.22 |
Rajya Sabha
| Position | Party | Constituency | From | To | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |||||
| (1st Term) | Puducherry | 5 August | |||
| 1985 | 4 August | ||||
| 1991 | **** | ||||
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |||||
| (2nd Term) | 5 August | ||||
| 1991 | 4 August | ||||
| 1997 | |||||
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |||||
| (3rd Term) | 7 October | ||||
| 2003 | 16 May | ||||
| 2009 | **** |
Puducherry Legislative Assembly
| Year | Constituency | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Opponent Party | Opponent Votes | % | Result | Margin | % | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nellithope | ||||||||||||
| (by-election) | 18,506 | 69.07 | Omsakthi Sekar | 6,365 | 23.75 | 12,141 | 45.31 |
References
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References
- (2 June 2009). "LS Members".
- (6 June 2016). "Puducherry: V Narayanasamy sworn in as Chief Minister". Indian Express.
- PTI. (28 May 2016). "Narayanasamy to become new Chief Minister of Puducherry".
- (28 May 2016). "V Narayansamy to be new chief minister of Puducherry". The New Indian Express.
- PTI. (28 May 2016). "Narayanasamy to become new Chief Minister of Puducherry". India Today.
- (28 May 2016). "V Narayanasamy to be new Puducherry Chief Minister". The Times of India.
- IANS. (6 June 2016). "V Narayanasamy sworn-in as chief minister of Puducherry". Firstpost.
- (22 February 2021). "Congress Loses Power In Puducherry, V Narayanasamy Resigns, Blames BJP". NDTV.
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