M. Varalakshmi

M. Varalakshmi (born 16 April 1974[1]) is an Indian politician and member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. She was elected as the representative of the Chengalpattu constituency in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.[2]

M. Varalakshmi
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2016
ConstituencyChengalpattu constituency
Personal details
Born (1974-04-16) 16 April 1974
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Personal life

Varalakshmi is a resident of Appur village in the Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu and a diploma graduate of the Kanchipuram Government College of Nursing.[3]

Political career

Varalakshmi was the representative as the head of the Appur Panchayat between 2006 and 2016.[1]

In the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, she was nominated to contest as the candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam from the Chengalpattu state assembly constituency in the Kanchipuram district . Her primary opponent in the election was R. Kamalakkannan who was the candidate of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. The election resulted in Varalakshmi emerging as the winning candidate with a margin of over 27,000 votes and polling at 45.11% of the votes cast against 34.58% of the votes cast in favor of Kamalakkannan.[2]

References
  1. "Fifteenth Assembly 2016" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. p. 102.
  2. "Tamil Nadu General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India.
  3. "Varalakshmi.m". myneta.info. Association for Democratic Reforms.
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