S. R. Balasubramaniam

{{Short description|Indian politician from Tamil Nadu}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = S. R. Balasubramaniam

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| office = MP of Rajya Sabha for Tamil Nadu{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/piyush-goyal-chidambaram-suresh-prabhu-sharad-yadav-elected-to-rajya-sabha/articleshow/52572237.cms|title=Piyush Goyal, Chidambaram, Suresh Prabhu, Sharad Yadav elected to Rajya Sabha - The Economic Times|newspaper=The Economic Times |date=3 June 2016 |publisher=}}

| term_start = 30 June 2016

| term_end = 29 June 2022

| predecessor = A. W. Rabi Bernard

| successor = C. V. Shanmugam

| party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

| office1 = Union Minister of State for Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

| termstart1 = 1 June 1996

| termend1 = 11 July 2000

| predecessor1 = Margaret Alva

| successor1 = Kadambur R. Janarthanan

| constituency1 = Nilgiris

| office2 = 13th Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

| termstart2 = 15 May 1991

| termend2 = 12 March 1996

| predecessor2 = G. K. Moopanar

| successor2 = S. Balakrishnan

| constituency2 = Pongalur

| Office3 =

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1938|11|14}}

| birth_place = Sultanpet, Coimbatore district, Madras State, British India

}}

S. R. Balasubramaniam, is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Pongalur constituency in 1989 and 1991 elections. After being an MLA he was elected as the central minister. He was also an elected member of the Parliament in Lok Sabha from Nilgiris constituency from 1996 to 1998.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}} From 2016 to 2022 he was the Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha on behalf of AIADMK.[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf 1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India][http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]

He joined the congress party with the influence of Kamaraj and followed way with G. K. Moopanar. He was elected from Palladam constituency twice, 1989-1991 and 1991–1996. He served as opposition leader in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from 1991 to 1996. He was elected to Loksabha from Nilgiris from 1996 to 1998 and became the union minister for personal, public, governance, and parliamentary affairs in 1996–1997.

He was again elected as INC MLA from Thondamuthur constituency from 2001 to 2006.

In June 2016, he was announced as the party's candidate for the Rajya Sabha biennial polls. On 3 June 2016, he was elected unopposed along with three others from his party.{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/26-Rajya-Sabha-members-elected-unopposed-in-six-states-Roundup/articleshow/52577769.cms|title=26 Rajya Sabha members elected unopposed in six states (Roundup) - Times of India|website=The Times of India |publisher=}}