K. P. Ramalingam

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

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| name = K. P. Ramalingam

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|6|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kalipatty, Salem District, Madras State

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| occupation = Politician

| office = Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

| term_start = 2010

| term_end = 2016

| predecessor = S. Krishnamoorthy

| successor = R. S. Bharathi

| constituency = Tamil Nadu

| office1 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

| term_start1 = 1996

| term_end1 = 1998

| predecessor1 = K. S. Soundaram

| successor1 = Edappadi K. Palaniswami

| constituency1 = Tiruchengode

| office2 = Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

| term_start2 = 1980

| term_end2 = 1989

| predecessor2 = P. Duraiswamy

| successor2 = A. Subbu

| constituency2 = Rasipuram

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party{{cite web | url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/expelled-dmk-leader-kp-ramalingam-joins-bjp-says-will-try-to-bring-mk-alagiri-to-saffron-party-9039341.html | title=Expelled DMK leader KP Ramalingam joins BJP, says will try to bring MK Alagiri to saffron party | publisher=Firstpost | date=21 November 2021 | accessdate=5 April 2021}}

| otherparty = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

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| source = http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3758.htm

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Dr. K. P. Ramalingam is an Indian politician and elected as member of parliament candidate in June, 2010 for Rajya Sabha. He is also a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Rasipuram constituency in 1980 and 1984 elections.[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf 1980 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India][http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf 1984 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]

He was also Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Tiruchengode constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1996 election.[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_I_LS_96.pdf Volume I, 1996 Indian Lok Sabha election, 11th Lok Sabha]{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/dmk-suspends-former-mp-ramalingam-from-party/articleshow/74946597.cms | title=Former Rajya Sabha member Ramalingam suspended from DMK | publisher=The Times of India | work=B Sivakumar | date=2 April 2020 | accessdate=5 April 2021}}