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V. Narayanasamy

10th Chief Minister of Puducherry, India


10th Chief Minister of Puducherry, India

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nameV. Narayanasamy
imageV. Narayanasamy with Ambassador Kenneth I. Juster (cropped).jpg
captionNarayayanaswami in 2016
office10th Chief Minister of Puducherry
term_start
term_end
lieutenant_governor
predecessorN. Rangaswamy
successorPresident's Rule
constituencyNellithope
office1Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
term_start122 May 2009
term_end126 May 2014
minister1Manmohan Singh
predecessor1Suresh Pachouri
successor1Jitendra Singh
office2Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
term_start22 June 2009
term_end218 May 2014
predecessor2M. Ramadass
successor2R. Radhakrishnan
constituency2Puducherry
office3Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs
term_start322 May 2004
term_end322 May 2009
minister3Ghulam Nabi Azad (2004–2005)
Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi (2005–2008)
Vayalar Ravi (2008–2009)
predecessor3Santosh Gangwar
successor3Rajeev Shukla
office4Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
term_start47 October 2003
term_end416 May 2009
predecessor4C. P. Thirunavukkarasu
successor4P. Kannan
constituency4Puducherry
term_start55 August 1985
term_end54 August 1997
predecessor5V. P. M. Samy
successor5C. P. Thirunavukkarasu
constituency5Puducherry
birth_nameVelu Narayanasamy
birth_date
birth_placePondichéry, French India (present-day Puducherry, India)
spouse
children2
residence5, Ellaiamman Koil Street, Pondicherry
partyIndian National Congress
occupationPolitician

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

YearConstituencyPartyVotes%OpponentOpponent PartyOpponent Votes%ResultMargin%20092014
Puducherry300,39149.41M. Ramadass208,61934.3291,77215.09
194,97226.35Radhakrishnan255,82634.57-60,854-8.22

Rajya Sabha

PositionPartyConstituencyFromToTenure
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
(1st Term)Puducherry5 August
19854 August
1991****
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
(2nd Term)5 August
19914 August
1997
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
(3rd Term)7 October
200316 May
2009****

Puducherry Legislative Assembly

YearConstituencyPartyVotes%OpponentOpponent PartyOpponent Votes%ResultMargin%2016
Nellithope
(by-election)18,50669.07Omsakthi Sekar6,36523.7512,14145.31

References

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References

  1. (2 June 2009). "LS Members".
  2. (6 June 2016). "Puducherry: V Narayanasamy sworn in as Chief Minister". Indian Express.
  3. PTI. (28 May 2016). "Narayanasamy to become new Chief Minister of Puducherry".
  4. (28 May 2016). "V Narayansamy to be new chief minister of Puducherry". The New Indian Express.
  5. PTI. (28 May 2016). "Narayanasamy to become new Chief Minister of Puducherry". India Today.
  6. (28 May 2016). "V Narayanasamy to be new Puducherry Chief Minister". The Times of India.
  7. IANS. (6 June 2016). "V Narayanasamy sworn-in as chief minister of Puducherry". Firstpost.
  8. (22 February 2021). "Congress Loses Power In Puducherry, V Narayanasamy Resigns, Blames BJP". NDTV.
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