Gomathi Srinivasan
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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| party = 20px Bharatiya Janata Party 20px
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| otherparty = 20px All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1980-1995) and (2013-2024)
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1995-2001)
| office2 = Member of Legislative Assembly
| term_start2 = 1980
| term_end2 = 1989
| term_start3 = 1996
| term_end3 = 2001
| constituency3 = Valangiman
| office4 = Minister of Social Welfare
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| term_end4 = 1987
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Gomathi Srinivasan is an Indian politician and was Minister of Social Welfare in the Government of Tamil Nadu between 1980 and 1987, as well as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
Political career
Gomathi Srinivasan was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) candidate from Valangiman constituency in 1980.[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf 1980 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India] She served as Minister of Social Welfare in the cabinet of M. G. Ramachandran between 1980 and 1987,{{cite news |work=The Hindu |title=AIADMK welcomes newcomers |date=3 September 2013 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/aiadmk-welcomes-newcomers/article5086526.ece |accessdate=2017-05-17}} being re-elected from the same constituency, in the 1984 election.[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf 1984 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India] After Ramachandran had died, Gomathi Srinivasan switched allegiances and joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), for whom she won the Valangiman seat in the 1996 elections.{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |page=9 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 |accessdate=2017-05-06}} The DMK denied her the opportunity to contest the 2001 elections and later suspended her for alleged anti-party activities.{{cite news |work=Frontline |title=A fierce fight |first=T. S. |last=Subramanian |url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1810/18100160.htm |date=25 May 2001 |accessdate=2017-05-18}} She returned to the AIADMK in September 2013. Gomathi Srinivasan was among several former DMK ministers legislators charged by Tamil Nadu Police in June 2005 of having assets disproportionate to their known income.{{cite news |date=16 June 2005 |title=Kannappan charge sheeted |first=K. T. |last=Sangameswaran |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/06/16/stories/2005061604420600.htm |work=The Hindu |accessdate=2017-05-17}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} All charges were dismissed by the courts in 2015 due to lack of evidence.{{cite news |work=The Times of India |title=Former Tamil Nadu minister Raja Kannappan acquitted in disproportionate assets case |first=Manish |last=Raj |date=24 July 2015 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Former-Tamil-Nadu-minister-Raja-Kannappan-acquitted-in-disproportionate-assets-case/articleshow/48206161.cms |accessdate=2017-05-17}}
In 2024, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Tamil Nadu BJP chief K. Annamalai and Rajeev Chandrasekhar.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-08 |title=15 former MLAs from Tamil Nadu, mostly from AIADMK, join BJP in Delhi |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ex-aiadmk-leaders-join-bjp-in-delhi-2498647-2024-02-07 |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=indiatoday}}{{Cite web |date=2024-02-08 |title=Tamil Nadu: Several AIADMK Leaders Including 15 Former MLAs Join BJP Ahead of Lok Sabha Polls |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/amp/story/national/tamil-nadu-aiadmk-mlas-bjp-lok-sabha-polls |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=outlookindia}}
Elections Contested
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!Constituency !Party !Result !Vote percentage !Opposition Candidate !Opposition Party !Opposition vote percentage | |||||||
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| 1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Valangiman | AIADMK | {{Won}} | 56.11 | A. Chellappa | DMK | 40.70 |
| 1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Valangiman | AIADMK | {{Won}} | 55.78 | N. Somasundaram Sithmalli | DMK | 41.10 |
| 1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Valangiman | DMK | {{Won}} | 50.78 | V. Vivekanandan | AIADMK | 29.09 |
| 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Valangiman | Independent | {{Lost}} | 1.92 | Boopathi Mariappan | AIADMK | 57.93 |
References
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Category:All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians
Category:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians
Category:20th-century Indian women politicians
Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 1985–1989
Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 1996–2001
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Women members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Tamil Nadu
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