M. P. Saminathan
Minister of Information and Publicity Government of Tamil Nadu
Assumed office
7 May 2021
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
Preceded byKadambur Raju
Minister of Highways and Minor Ports Government of Tamil Nadu
In office
12 May 2006  16 May 2011
Chief MinisterM. Karunanidhi
Preceded byO. Panneerselvam
Succeeded byEdappadi Palaniswami
Member of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly for Vellakoil (state assembly constituency)
In office
14 May 1996  16 May 2011
Member of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly for Kangayam (state assembly constituency)
In office
2 May 2021  Incumbent
Youth wing Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office
7 July 2017  4 July 2019
Preceded byM. K. Stalin
Succeeded byUdhayanidhi Stalin
Personal details
Born
Muthur Perumal Gounder Saminathan [1]

Muthur
ParentPerumal Gounder
OccupationPolitician

M. P. Saminathan is the Minister for Information & Publicity in the 16th Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was the Minister for Highways and Minor Ports in Tamil Nadu in the 13th Legislative Assembly (2006 - 2011).

He was born in Erode and his hometown is Muthur, Tiruppur District. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore.

He had a hat-trick assembly win in 1996, 2001 and 2006 from the Vellakoil Constituency. Vellakoil Constituency was announced as defunct for the 2011 elections. In 2011 & 2016 he had to change his constituency and lost in both the elections. In 2021, he emerged as a winner from the Kangayam Constituency.

He started his political career at a very young age. He first became an MLA in 1996 by defeating the former minister Durai Ramasamy. Saminathan was only 32 years old at that time.

References

  1. "SAMINATHAN.M.P(DMK):Constituency- Vellakoil(Erode ) - Affidavit Information of Candidate".


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