R. Doraikkannu

{{Short description|Indian politician (1948–2020)}}

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{{use Indian English|date=May 2017}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Thiru Doraikkannu

| image =

| office = Minister for Agriculture

| term_start = 23 May 2016

| term_end = 31 October 2020

| 1blankname = Chief Minister

| 1namedata = {{ubl|J. Jayalalithaa|O. Panneerselvam|Edappadi K. Palaniswami}}

| predecessor = R. Vaithilingam

| successor = K. P. Anbalagan

| constituency = Papanasam

| office1 = Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

| term_start1 = 19 May 2006

| term_end1 = 31 October 2020

| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata1 = {{ubl|M. Karunanidhi|J. Jayalalithaa|O. Panneerselvam|Edappadi K. Palaniswami}}

| predecessor1 = M. Ramkumar

| successor1 =

| constituency1 = Papanasam

|birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1948|3|28}}

| birth_place = Rajagiri, Madras State, Dominion of India
{{smaller|(present-day Tamil Nadu, India)}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|10|31|1948|03|28|df=yes}}

| death_place = Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

| party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

| spouse =

| children = 6

| parents =

| residence =

| education = Bachelor of Arts

}}

Thiru R. Doraikkannu (28 March 1948 – 31 October 2020) was an Indian politician and member of the 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Papanasam constituency. He represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party. He won his seats from Papanasam in the 2006,{{cite web |title=2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf |publisher=Election Commission of India }}.
You may find it not possible to access the document via the provided link, in which case, it can be found via the page {{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |title=Election Commission India |access-date=2011-01-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |archive-date=5 October 2010 |df=dmy-all }} 2011{{cite web|title=List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu |access-date=2017-04-26}} and 2016 elections.{{cite web |title=15th Assembly Members |publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/15thassembly/members/151_200.html |access-date=2017-05-02}}

J. Jayalalithaa appointed Doraikkannu as Minister for Agriculture in May 2016. This was his first cabinet post in the Government of Tamil Nadu.{{cite news |title= Jayalalithaa and her 28-member Cabinet to be sworn in on May 23 |date=21 May 2016 |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/list-of-ministers-in-jayalalithaa-cabinet/article8630370.ece |access-date=2017-05-04}}