V. V. Rajan Chellappa

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = V.V. Rajan Chellappa

| office = Member of Legislative Assembly, Thiruparankundram

| predecessor = P. Saravanan

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| term_start = 11 May 2021

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1949|8|16}}

| birth_place = Madurai, Tamil Nadu

| residence = Pasumalai, Madurai – 625 004.

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| party = AIADMK

| spouse = Maheshwari Chellappa

| children = V.V.R. Raj Satyen

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| year = 2021

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V. V. Rajan Chellappa is an Indian Politician and former Mayor of Madurai Corporation and also he is MLA from Thiruparankundram.{{cite news |last1=Chellappa |first1=V V Rajan |title=After Lok Sabha poll debacle, AIADMK legislator raises demand for 'single leader' to steer party |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/after-lok-sabha-poll-debacle-aiadmk-legislator-raises-demand-for-single-leader-to-steer-party/articleshow/69704806.}}{{cite web|title=Corporation Result:Detailed|url=http://117.239.70.112/nomination/lb_corporation_vote_result.php|publisher=Tamil Nadu State Election Commission|access-date=28 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111031210819/http://117.239.70.112/nomination/lb_corporation_vote_result.php|archive-date=31 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} As a cadre of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party, he previously served as a member of Rajya Sabha from 1992 - 1998.

Chellappa polled 1,03,683 votes defeating his nearest rival S. K. Ponnuthai of the CPI(M) who secured 74,194 votes for Thiruparankundram Legislative Assembly in April 2021.