A. K. Selvaraj

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{Infobox Indian politician

| name = A. K. Selvaraj

| birth_name = {{birth date and age|df=y|1958|7|4}}

| birth_place = Coimbatore District, Madras State
(now Tamil Nadu, India)

| occupation = Politician

| office = Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

| constituency = Tamil Nadu

| term_start = 3 April 2014

| term_end = 2 April 2020

| predecessor =

| successor =

| assembly1 = Tamil Nadu Legislative

| constituency_AM1 = Mettupalayam

| term_start1 = 2021

| term_end1 =

| predecessor1 = O. K. Chinnaraj

| term_start2 = 2001

| term_end2 = 2006

| predecessor2 = B. Arunkumar

| successor2 = O. K. Chinnaraj

| office3 = Minister for Housing & Urban Development, Tamil Nadu government

| term_start3 = 14 May 2001

| term_end3 = 21 September 2001

| predecessor3 = K. Pitchandi

| successor3 = S. M. Velusamy

| party = 20px AIADMK

}}

A.K. Selvaraj (born 4 July 1958) is an Indian politician. He served as a Member of Parliament, represented from Tamil Nadu state in the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of Indian Parliament).{{cite web|title=Rajya Sabha Affidavits|url=http://myneta.info/rajsab09aff/candidate.php?candidate_id=473|website=MyNeta.info|accessdate=12 October 2015}}{{cite web|title=Profile|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/government/rajyasaba/48382|publisher=Govt of TN|accessdate=12 October 2015}}

He was the Minister for Housing & Urban Development.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=TN Assembly 2001–2006|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/12th_2001/Review_12_2001-2006.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808173529/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in:80/archive/12th_2001/Review_12_2001-2006.pdf |archive-date=8 August 2017 |access-date=|website=Tamil Nadu Assembly}}{{Cite news|last=Ramakrishnan|first=T.|date=2014-01-25|title=AIADMK changes RS poll candidate|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/aiadmk-changes-rs-poll-candidate/article5617199.ece|access-date=2020-12-23|issn=0971-751X}}

Electoral Career

= Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections Contested =

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! Election

! Constituency

! Party

! Result

! Vote %

! Opposition Candidate

! Opposition Party

! Opposition vote %

2001MettupalayamAIADMK{{Won}}60.02B. ArunkumarDMK31.21
2021MettupalayamAIADMK{{Won}}46.75T. R. ShanmugasundaramDMK45.66

=Rajya Sabha Elections Contested=

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!Year

!Election

!Party

!PC Name

!Result

2014

|Rajya Sabha

|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 

|Tamil Nadu

|{{Won}}

See also

References