S. Vijayadharani
{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = S. Vijayadharani
|image = S. Vijayadharani in an interview.png
|caption = S. Vijayadharani in 2020
|office = Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
|term_start = 23 May 2011
|term_end = 24 February 2024
|1blankname = Chief Minister
|1namedata = {{ubl|J. Jayalalithaa|O. Panneerselvam|Edappadi K. Palaniswami|M. K. Stalin}}
|predecessor = G. John Joseph
|successor =
|constituency = Vilavancode
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|10|13|df=y}}
|birth_place = Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu
|spouse = {{marriage|Sivakumar Kennedy||2016|end=died}}{{Cite web|date=2016-03-06|title=Congress MLA S Vijayadharani husband passes away|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/060316/congress-mla-s-vijayadharani-s-husband-passes-away.html|access-date=2020-12-28|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}
|residence = Chennai
|profession = Advocate, Politician
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|otherparty = Indian National Congress (until 2024)
|children = 2
|website =
|death_date =
|death_place =
}}
S. Vijayadharani is an Indian politician representing Bharatiya Janata Party.{{Cite news|title=Congress MLA Vijayadharani joins BJP|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/congress-mla-vijayadharini-joins-bjp/article67881667.ece/|access-date=2024-02-24|website=The Hindu|date=24 February 2024 }}
She was a former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Vilavancode constituency elected from the Indian National Congress party.{{cite web|title=List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf|publisher=Govt. of Tamil Nadu}}
Personal life
S. Vijayadharani has a son and a daughter. Her daughter, Dr. Abrami Kennedy studied medicine and works as an MD at a private medical college in Chennai. She married Dr. Deepak Rajadurai in February 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vikatan.com/government-and-politics/politics/149002-politician-vijayadharani-talks-about-her-daughters-wedding|title = இருவரும் காதலித்தார்கள்... கடமையை நிறைவேற்றினேன்! - விஜயதரணி| date=6 February 2019 }}{{Cite web |url=https://gtgiiufc5dmb7hp3orqga5ekuy-ac5fdsxevxq4s5y-www-vikatan-com.translate.goog/government-and-politics/politics/149002-politician-vijayadharani-talks-about-her-daughters-wedding |title=இருவரும் காதலித்தார்கள்... கடமையை நிறைவேற்றினேன்! - விஜயதரணி | Politician Vijayadharani talks about her daughter's wedding - Vikatan |access-date=8 May 2021 |archive-date=8 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508132036/https://gtgiiufc5dmb7hp3orqga5ekuy-ac5fdsxevxq4s5y-www-vikatan-com.translate.goog/government-and-politics/politics/149002-politician-vijayadharani-talks-about-her-daughters-wedding |url-status=dead }} She is great-grand daughter of Tamil poet and social reformer, late Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai.{{Cite web|title=Statue to honour patriotic Tamil poet|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2012/may/05/statue-to-honour-patriotic-tamil-poet-365058.html|access-date=2020-12-28|website=The New Indian Express|date=2 June 2012 }}
Political career
=Indian National Congress=
Vijayadharani is a former President of Tamil Nadu Mahila Congress.{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Cong-MLA-files-police-complaint-against-state-chief/articleshow/49965200.cms|title = Cong MLA files police complaint against state chief | Chennai News - Times of India|website = The Times of India| date=29 November 2015 }}
During 2016 she was appointed General Secretary of All India Mahila Congress, Incharge of Karnataka.{{Cite web|title=S Vijayadharani keeps Mahila Congress general secretary post|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2018/mar/08/s-vijayadharani-keeps-mahila-congress-general-secretary-post-1783857.html|access-date=2020-12-28|website=The New Indian Express|date=8 March 2018 }} She was elected for the second time in 2016 to the Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly.{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|title=Election Commission India|website=eci.nic.in|access-date=12 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|archive-date=5 October 2010|url-status=dead}} And again she got elected for the third time in 2021 consecutively from the same constituency (Vilavancode) in Kanyakumari district.
=BJP (2024 - Present)=
She shared her resignation letter to Congress office and joined BJP in the Head office of BJP in Delhi on 24 February 2024.{{cite web | url=https://thefederal.com/category/states/south/tamil-nadu/vijayadharani-tamil-nadu-congress-mla-joins-bjp-111391 | title=Vijayadharani, Tamil Nadu Congress MLA, joins BJP | date=24 February 2024 }}
Electoral performance
=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections=
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://kanniyakumari.nic.in/mla/ Elected representatives of Kanniyakumari district]
- [http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/15thassembly/members/201_234.html 15th Assembly members of Tamil Nadu government]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vijayadharani, S.}}
Category:Politicians from Kanyakumari district
Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Tamil Nadu
Category:21st-century Indian women politicians
Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 2011–2016
Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 2016–2021
Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 2021–2026
Category:Women members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly