I. P. Senthil Kumar

I. P. Senthil Kumar
I. P. Senthil Kumar
	I. P. Senthil Kumar (standing) with Kalaignar Karunanidhi (sitting in chair)
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Born	30 October 1977 (age 47); Batlagundu, Tamilnadu
Political party	DMK
Parent	I. Periyasamy (father);
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I. P. Senthil Kumar, a.k.a. I.P.S., (born 30 October 1977) is an Indian politician and the presiding M.L.A. of Palani Constituency in Tamil Nadu who belongs to the DMK party. He is the son of current Minister of Tamil Nadu I.Periyasamy of Athoor Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Senthil Kumar was born at Batlagundu on 30 October 1977.

Early life

I. P. Senthil Kumar aka IPS (fondly called by his friends and cadre) grew up in Batlagundu. He studied in Salem law college. As a young boy he was interested in shaping the society and welfare of the public so he decided to complete law and later to serve the public he came to politics. He became a member of DMK party and was given the posting of leadership to youth wing in the party because of his hardwork^[1] and intelligence. Later he became State Youth Wing Deputy Secretary of DMK party and later on he became an MLA.

Personal life

I. P. Senthil Kumar married Arul Mercy who was formerly a television celebrity. The couple has two children, Aadhavan Senthil Kumar and Oviya Meenatchi Senthil Kumar.

Appointments

Former District Youth Wing Deputy Secretary, Dindigul District (DMK PARTY)
Former State Youth Wing Deputy Secretary (DMK PARTY)
District Secretary, Dindigul (East) District (DMK PARTY)
Incumbent M.L.A. Palani Constituency

Political career

Elections contested

Election	Constituency	Party	Result	Vote %	Runner-up	Runner-up Party	Runner-up vote %	Ref.
2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Palani	DMK	Won	52.86%	K. Ravi Manoharan	AIADMK	38.23%	^[2]
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Palani	DMK	Won	50.66%	P. Kumarasamy	AIADMK	37.71%	^[3]
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Palani	DMK	Lost	47.27%	K. S. N. Venugopalu	AIADMK	48.3%	^[4]

References

^ Staff Reporter. "DMK cadre stage protest against erratic drinking water supply". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
^ "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
^ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

Sources

[1] Staff Reporter. "DMK cadre stage protest against erratic drinking water supply". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 June 2017.

[2] "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

[3] "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

[4] Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

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