S. Valarmathi

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = S. Valarmathi

| image =

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| office = Minister of Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities

| term_start = 23 May 2016

| term_end = 3 May 2021

| constituency = Srirangam

| 1blankname = Chief Minister

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

| predecessor = S. Abdul Rahim

| successor = S. S. Sivasankar

| office2 = Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

| term_start2 = 17 February 2015

| term_end2 = 3 May 2021

| constituency2 = Srirangam

| predecessor2 = J.Jayalalithaa

| successor2 = M. Palaniyandi

| party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

| birth_place = Keezhkutapatti, Kulithalai, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India

| children = 2

| residence = Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India

| profession = Lawyer, Politician

| education = M.A., B.L., B.Ed., Ph.D.,

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S. Valarmathi is an Indian politician and Former member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Srirangam constituency in Tamil Nadu.{{Cite news |title=AIADMK candidate S Valarmathi wins Srirangam byelection by a margin of 96,516 votes |newspaper=The Times of India|author=Gokul, R. |date=16 February 2015 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/AIADMK-candidate-S-Valarmathi-wins-Srirangam-byelection-by-a-margin-of-96516-votes/articleshow/46263238.cms |accessdate=7 June 2015}}

She belongs to Muthuraja community. Jayalalithaa appointed Valarmathi as Minister for Backward Classes and Minority Welfare in May 2016. This was her 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 |accessdate=2017-05-04}}