V. Narayanasamy

Velu Narayanasamy (born 30 May 1947) is an Indian politician serving as the 10th and current Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Puducherry since June 2016. He is a member of Indian National Congress political party.

In this Indian name, the name Velu is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Narayanasamy.

V. Narayanasamy
10th Chief Minister of Puducherry
Assumed office
6 June 2016
Lieutenant GovernorKiran Bedi
Preceded byN. Rangaswamy
ConstituencyNellithope
Minister of State for Prime Minister's Office
In office
28 May 2009 – 26 May 2014
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Succeeded byJitendra Singh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byM. Ramadass
Succeeded byR. Radhakrishnan
ConstituencyPondicherry
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Planning
In office
2004–2009
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
7 October 2003 – 6 October 2009
Preceded byC. P. Thirunavukkarasu
Succeeded byP. Kannan
In office
5 August 1991 – 4 August 1997
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byC. P. Thirunavukkarasu
In office
5 August 1985 – 4 August 1991
Preceded byV. P. M. Samy
Succeeded byHimself
Personal details
Born
Velu Narayanasamy

(1947-05-30) 30 May 1947
Pondichéry, French India (now Puducherry, India)
Political partyIndian National Congress
ResidencePuducherry, India
OccupationPolitician

He previously served as Member of Parliament, representing Puducherry in the Lok Sabha. He served as a Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office in the Manmohan Singh government.

In the 2014 general elections, he was defeated by the NDA candidate R. Radhakrishnan, who was backed by the ruling All India N.R. Congress. He is a member of the Congress Working Committee as well as All India Congress Committee's General Secretary.

Early life

V. Narayanasamy was born in Pondicherry, the son of Velu, and Iswary.[1] He did his B.A. from Tagore Arts College, Pondicherry, B.L. from Madras Law College, Chennai and M.L. from Annamalai University.[1]

Political career

V. Narayanasamy served three tenures as Rajya Sabha MP and was member of Lok Sabha from Puducherry constituency from 2009 to 2014. He was minister of state in Prime Minister's office in Manmohan Singh's second government as well as minister of state, Parliamentary Affairs in the first UPA government.[2]

In the 2014 general elections, he was defeated by the NDA candidate R.Radhakrishnan who was backed by the ruling All India N.R. Congress.[3]

Chief Minister

He was named Chief Minister of Puducherry in May 2016 after Indian National Congress and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam alliance won Puducherry Legislative Assembly election.

He was chosen over V. Vaithilingam who was twice Chief Minister of Puducherry.[4][5][6][7]

On 6 June 2016, he replaced N. Rangaswamy and was sworn in as Chief Minister of Puducherry.[8][2]

See also

References
  1. Kishore, Kavita (6 June 2016). "In Puducherry, V Narayanasamy is a chief minister whom almost no one wants". First Post. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  2. "Puducherry: V Narayanasamy sworn in as Chief Minister | India News, The Indian Express". Indianexpress.com. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  3. Jha, Sanjay K. (14 November 2009). "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Nation | Pranab puzzle in Congress 125-yr panel". Calcutta, India: Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  4. PTI (28 May 2016). "Narayanasamy to become new Chief Minister of Puducherry". Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  5. "V Narayansamy to be new chief minister of Puducherry". The New Indian Express. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  6. PTI (28 May 2016). "Narayanasamy to become new Chief Minister of Puducherry". India Today. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  7. Balasubramanian, Shyam (28 May 2016). "V Narayanasamy to be new Puducherry Chief Minister". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  8. Politics IANS (6 June 2016). "V Narayanasamy sworn-in as chief minister of Puducherry". Firstpost. Retrieved 21 November 2018.


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