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V. Saminathan | |
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| Nominated Member of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 4 July 2017 – 20 February 2021 | |
| Preceded by | M. Visweswaran |
| Succeeded by | K. Venkatesan |
| Constituency | Nominated |
| President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Puducherry | |
| In office 12 January 2016 – 25 September 2023 | |
| Preceded by | M. Visweswaran |
| Succeeded by | S. Selvaganapathy |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (Since 2025 -) |
Other political affiliations | Bhartiya Janata Party (1990 - 2025) |
V. Saminathan is an Indian politician and member of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam. He's formerly a president of Pondicherry BJP. Saminathan is a member of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly from 4 July 2017 as Nominated by Central Government of India.[1][2][3]
V. Saminathan was serving BJP from last 1990s and he is the seniormost of BJP Pondicherry. He was elected as BJP Pondicherry State President three times. He's a prominent leader in Puducherry who belongs to Sengunthar. He is a popular Neta from Lawspet constituency, Puducherry. He contested 2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election from Lawspet constituency and got 8,891 votes.[4] He is the ex President of BJP Puducherry unit.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Deepalakshmi, K. (6 July 2017). "The low down on the Puducherry nominated MLAs issue - The Hindu". The Hindu.
- ↑ 'End of Congress govt in Puducherry,' newly nominated BJP MLA
- ↑ My Neta
- ↑ "Election Commission of India".
- ↑ Big ripples in little Pondy as BJP gains backdoor entry into Assembly
- ↑ Swaminathan elected chief of BJP Puducherry unit(subscription required)