V. Saminathan
V. Saminathan is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Saminathan is a member of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly from 4 July 2017 as a Nominated by Central Government of India.[1][2][3]
V. Saminathan  | |
|---|---|
| Nominated Member of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 4 July 2017 – 20 February 2021  | |
| Preceded by | M. Visweswaran | 
| Succeeded by | K. Venkatesan | 
| Constituency | Nominated | 
| President of the Puducherry BJP Unit | |
| Assumed office  12 January 2016  | |
| Preceded by | M. Visweswaran | 
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party | 
He lost the 2021 assembly election in Lawspet assembly constituency where his opponent of Indian National Congress M. Vaithianathan won by a margin of 5701 votes. He contested 2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election from Lawspet constituency and got 8,891 votes.[4] He is the current President of BJP Puducherry unit.[5][6]
References
    
- Deepalakshmi, K. (6 July 2017). "The low down on the Puducherry nominated MLAs issue - The Hindu". The Hindu.
 - 'End of Congress govt in Puducherry,' newly nominated BJP MLA
 - My Neta
 - "Election Commission of India".
 - Big ripples in little Pondy as BJP gains backdoor entry into Assembly
 - Swaminathan elected chief of BJP Puducherry unit
 
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