E. Madhusudhanan
7th Presidium Chairman of AIADMK
In office
21 August 2017  5 August 2021
Coordinators
Preceded byK. A. Sengottaiyan
Succeeded byA. Tamil Mahan Hussain
In office
5 February 2007  10 February 2017
General Secretary
Preceded byK. Kalimuthu
Succeeded byK. A. Sengottaiyan
Minister of Handlooms and Textiles (Government of Tamil Nadu)
In office
24 June 1991  12 May 1996
Chief MinisterJ. Jayalalithaa
ConstituencyDr. Radhakrishnan Nagar
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
24 June 1991  12 May 1996
Preceded byS. P. Sarguna Pandian
Succeeded byS. P. Sarguna Pandian
ConstituencyDr. Radhakrishnan Nagar
Personal details
Born(1941-07-01)1 July 1941
Madras, Madras State, British Raj (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died5 August 2021(2021-08-05) (aged 80)
Political partyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Residence(s)Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationPolitician

E. Madhusudhanan (1 July 1941 - 5 August 2021) was a politician from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Since 2007 (except some months in 2017), he was the Presidium Chairman of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party till his death.[1][2] One of the oldest party members of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, since its inception he was also a former Minister in Jayalalitha cabinet and former spokesman.[3][4] He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar constituency in 1991 assembly election.[5] He served as Minister of Handlooms and Textiles in First Jayalalithaa ministry.[6]

Electoral performance

2017 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly By-election: Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar[7] [8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AMMK T. T. V. Dhinakaran 89,013 50.32 N/A
AIADMK E. Madhusudhnan 48,306 27.31 -28.56
DMK N. Marudhu Ganesh 24,651 13.94 -19.2
NTK Kalaikottuthayam 3,802 2.15 N/A
None of the Above NOTA 2,373 1.34 -0.31
Margin of victory 40,707 23.01 +0.28
Turnout 1,76,890 77.68 +9.32
Independent gain from AIADMK Swing
1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK E. Madhusudhanan 66,710 60.30% +35.26
JD V. Rajasekaran 41,758 37.74% New
IUML A. M. Gulam Huseien 941 0.85% New
BJP V. R. Jaganathan 636 0.57% New
Margin of victory 24,952 22.55% 2.28%
Turnout 110,639 56.86% -10.73%
Registered electors 199,052
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 14.99%
1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. P. Sarguna Pandian 54,216 45.31% -1.81
AIADMK E. Madhusudhanan 29,960 25.04% New
Independent V. Rajasekaran 20,731 17.32% New
INC Venugopal 12,863 10.75% -39.96
Margin of victory 24,256 20.27% 16.68%
Turnout 119,660 67.59% 0.58%
Registered electors 179,625
DMK gain from INC Swing -5.40%

References

  1. "AIADMK presidium chairman, E. Madhusudhanan, no more". The Hindu. 5 August 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. "அதிமுக அவைத் தலைவராக மதுசூதனன் தேர்வு!!!". oneindiatamil (in Tamil). 5 February 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2007.
  3. "Know your Candidate: E Madhusudhanan". Deccan Chronicle. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. "AIADMK sacks Madhusudhanan: All you need to know about party's second-in-command". The Indian Express. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  6. Mariappan, Julie (5 August 2021). "Madhusudhanan Death: E Madhusudhanan, AIADMK presidium chairman, dies in Chennai". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  7. "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  8. "EC announces by-election to Jayalalithaa's RK Nagar constituency, voting on April 12". Indian Express. 9 March 2017.
  9. "R.K. Nagar bypoll | Live updates: Dhinakaran wins R.K. Nagar bypoll". The Hindu. 24 December 2017.
  10. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  11. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.


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