P. Veldurai

P. Veldurai (30 November 1949 – 24 October 2023) was an Indian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Cheranmadevi constituency in the 1996 and 2006 elections.[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf 1996 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] P. Veldurai died on 24 October 2023, at the age of 73.[https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/former-congress-mla-from-cheranmahadevi-dead/article67454782.ece Former Congress MLA from Cheranmahadevi dead]

Controversy

P. Veldurai courted controversy during his tenure as MLA as in 2011 the Supreme Court held that his election from Cheranmahadevi constituency in May 2006 was illegal, null and void, as he was a registered government civil contractor at the time of filing nominations and his registration had not been cancelled as per law. Veldurai was asked to repay ₹ 21.58 lakh that he'd drawn as salary, which he contested in the court of law.{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2019-02-26|title=HC orders disqualified MLA to refund salaries from 2006-11|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/hc-orders-disqualified-mla-to-refund-salaries-from-2006-11-119022601222_1.html|access-date=2020-08-17}} Finally, he was subject of a landmark judgement of the Madras High Court on 26 February 2019 that held that Members of Parliament (MPs) as well as MLAs are liable to be asked to repay salaries and other emoluments, along with penalty, if a court of law declares their election to be illegal, null and void either before or after the completion of their tenure.{{Cite news|last=S|first=Mohamed Imranullah|date=2019-02-27|title=Disqualified legislators must refund salary: High Court|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/disqualified-legislators-must-refund-salary-high-court/article26380203.ece|access-date=2020-08-17|issn=0971-751X}}

Electoral performance

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References

Category:1949 births

Category:2023 deaths

Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Tamil Nadu

Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 1996–2001

Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 2006–2011

Category:Tamil Maanila Congress politicians

Category:People from Tirunelveli district