B. Valarmathi

B. Valarmathi is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Thousand Lights constituency.[1][2] As a member of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, she was elected from Mylapore in 1984, Alandur constituency in the 2001 and Thousand Lights in 2011 elections. She also served as Minister in Jayalalitha cabinet on two occasions. Backwards class and Minority welfare (2001-2006) and Social welfare (2011-2016).

B.Valarmathi
Chairman- Tamil Nadu Textbook Corporation
Assumed office
Jan 2017
Minister of Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon meal program
In office
2011–2016
Chief MinisterJ.Jayalalithaa
O. Panneerselvam
Minister of Backward Class and Minority Welfare
In office
2001 - 2006
Chief MinisterJ.Jayalalithaa
O. Panneerselvam
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office
2011 - 2016
ConstituencyThousand Lights
In office
2001 - 2006
ConstituencyAlandur
In office
1984 - 1989
ConstituencyMylapore

The elections of 2016 resulted in her constituency being won by Ku. Ka. Selvam.[3] She was one among the 13 incumbent ADMK ministers defeated in 2016 Tamil Nadu assembly election.

After Jayalalitha's death, she briefly aligned with Sasikala faction before returning to ADMK camp in 2018.

In Jan 2018, She was appointed as the Chairman of Tamil Nadu Textbook Association, a position which had equivalent rank as Cabinet Minister.

She was one among the few leading female leaders of ADMK.

References
  1. "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  2. "Paranjothi resigns, Selvi Ramajayam out of Cabinet". Chennai. The Hindu. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  3. "15th Assembly Members". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 April 2017.


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