P. Vijayalakshmi
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office
2011 -2016
ConstituencySankari (State Assembly Constituency)
Minister of Social Welfare
In office
14 May 2001 – 12 May 2006
Chief MinisterO. Panneerselvam
J. Jayalalithaa
Minister of Khadi and Handlooms
In office
10 Feb 1985 – 21 Oct 1986
Chief MinisterM. G. Ramachandran
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office
2001–2006
ConstituencyPanamarathupatti (State Assembly Constituency)
In office
1980 - 1989 (2 terms)
ConstituencyVeerapandi (State Assembly Constituency)

Vijayalakshmi Palanisami is a former minister and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu from Sankagiri constituency.[1] (2011–2016) defeating her uncle and DMK strongman Veerapandi S. Arumugam. Previously, she was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Veerapandi constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1980, and 1984 elections. Again she was elected from Panamarathupatti (State Assembly Constituency) in 2001 elections during which she served as Social welfare minister.[2][3] In 1985, she was made Khadi and Handlooms minister by then Chief Minister M. G. Ramachandran, only to be removed from the post along with 10 other ministers in 1986. After the death of ADMK supremo J. Jayalalitha, she was briefly in OPS camp along with former minister Semmalai, but soon returned to partyfold.

References

  1. ↑ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
  2. ↑ 1980 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. ↑ 1984 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India


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