Natham R. Viswanathan

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Natham R. Viswanathan

| honorific-prefix =

| image = Natham Viswanathan.jpg

| caption =

| party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1949|12|11}}

| birth_place = Uluppakudi{{cite web|title=Profile of Natham R. Viswanathan|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/profile/131.htm|website=TN Assembly|accessdate=11 May 2016}}

| nationality = Indian

| spouse =

| children = Amarnath, Kavitha, Ranjitha

| alma_mater = Alagappa College

| office1 = Deputy General Secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

| term_start1 = 13 July 2022

| predecessor1 = T. T. V. Dhinakaran

| 1blankname1 = General Secretary

| 1namedata1 = Edappadi K. Palaniswami

| alongside1 = K. P. Munusamy

| office2 = AIADMK Organisation Secretary

| term_start2 = 2018

| term_end2 = 2022

| office3 = Minister for Electricity, Prohibition & Excise

| term_start3 = 2011

| term_end3 = 2016

| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata3 = J.Jayalalithaa
O. Panneerselvam

| office5 = Member of Legislative Assembly

| term_start5 = 2021

| term_end5 =

| predecessor5 = M. A. Andi Ambalam

| successor5 =

| constituency5 = Natham

| term_start6 = 1999

| term_end6 = 2016

| predecessor6 = M. Andi Ambalam

| successor6 = M. A. Andi Ambalam

| constituency6 = Natham

| office4 = Minister for Transport

| term_start4 = 2001

| term_end4 = 2006

| 1blankname4 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata4 = J.Jayalalithaa
O. Panneerselvam

| office8 = Chairman - Natham Panchayat Union

| term_start8 = 1986

| term_end8 = 1991

| father =

| residence = Vembarpatti Post, Dindigul Taluk, Dindigul District

| party_position =

}}

Natham R. Viswanathan (born 11 December 1949) is an Indian politician and deputy general secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He is a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Natham Constituency. He was the Minister for Electricity and Prohibition and Excise, Govt. of Tamil Nadu.{{cite web|title=List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011|url=http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2011_Winner_Runner.pdf|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu}}{{cite web|title=Council of Ministers, Govt. of Tamil Nadu|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/gov_ministers.html|publisher=Govt. of Tamil Nadu}} Previously, he was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Natham constituency in 1999 after the death of then legislative member of Natham, M. Andi Ambalam. He has won consecutively in 2001, 2006 and 2011 elections in a landslide vote count and has a cult following.[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India][http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]{{cite news|title=It is advantage for AIADMK in Natham|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/it-is-advantage-for-aiadmk-in-natham/article1686422.ece|accessdate=11 May 2016|agency=The Hindu}}