R. D. Shekar
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
May 2019
Preceded byP. Vetrivel
Succeeded byN. R. Dhanapalan
ConstituencyPerambur
Personal details
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Residence(s)82/B, 1st Main Road, Thiruvalluvar Nagar, Kodungaiyur, Chennai - 600 118.

R. D. Shekar is an Indian politician and is Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Perambur constituency in the by-election in 2019.[1][2][3]

R.D.Sekar MLA is an Indian politician and is Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu.

Shekar is in public life for over 30 years. He has been working for the welfare of general voters under the guidance of the top leadership of Dravida Munnetra Kazagam (DMK), one of the most popular political parties in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

R. D. Shekar was elected as the Member of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu in bypoll held at Perambur Assembly Constituency in April 2019 following the disqualification of the legislator who was elected in 2016. The by-poll held in April 2019 provided great opportunity for R.D. Sekar B.Com, BL to rise his political career to the next level. He successfully contested the by-poll under the guidance and the leadership of Mr. M.K. Stalin, the DMK chief, who is popularly referred by his followers and public as Thalapathy.

For R.D. Sekar, B.Com, BL, representing the DMK and the Perambur Assembly Constituency is a dream, and the bypoll provided opportunity for him to realize the dream.

Prior to becoming a MLA, R.D. Sekar, B.Com, BL was appointed as the Deputy Secretary of the Youth Wing of DMK in 2015. He continues to hold this position till today, and reports to Mr. Udayanidhi Stalin, the Secretary of the DMK Youth Wing, and also the son of the DMK chief, Mr. M.K. Stalin, Thalapathy.

R.D. Sekar, B.Com, BL was tasked with the role of District In-Charge, North Chennai, DMK for the period starting from 11 July 2011 to 30 December 2014. The role of the District Secretary or District In-Charge is the most respected and responsible position at the District Level within the DMK party hierarchy who directly reports to the top leadership of the party.

Earlier in 2008, the party leadership appointed R.D. Sekar, B.Com, BL as the Paguthi Seyalalar, looking after few wards, and reporting to the party leadership at the district level.

From 2006 to 2011, R. D. Sekar, B.Com, BL represented Ward 2 at the Greater Chennai Corporation as the Elected Member.

In 1998, R. D. Sekar, B.Com, BL was appointed as the Amaipu Seyalalar, North Chennai District, DMK Youth Wing. Earlier, in 1991, R.D. Sekar, B.Com, BL was appointed as the Amaipalar, Students Wing of the North Chennai DMK. The first position of R.D Sekar in the party was as the Amaipalar, Students Wing, Egmore Paguthi. He served at this position in the year 1988.

Electoral performance

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Perambur[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK R. D. Sekar 105,267 52.93% +10.82
AIADMK N. R. Dhanapalan 50,291 25.29% -17.1
NTK S. Merlin Suganthi 19,821 9.97% +8.25
MNM A. Ponnusamy 17,072 8.58% New
AMMK E. Lakshmi Narayanan 4,042 2.03% New
NOTA NOTA 1,515 0.76% -0.92
Margin of victory 54,976 27.64% 27.37%
Turnout 198,872 62.96% -1.99%
Rejected ballots 390 0.20%
Registered electors 315,884
DMK hold Swing 10.55%
2019 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections : Perambur[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK R. D. Sekar 106,394 56.32 +14.21
AIADMK R. S. Raajesh 38,371 20.31 -22.09
MNM U. Priyadarshini 20,508 10.86 +10.86
NTK S. Merlin Suganthi 8,611 4.56 +2.84
AMMK P. Vetrivel 6,281 3.32 +3.32
NOTA None of the Above 2,511 1.33 NA
Majority 68,023 35.97
Turnout 1,89,093 64.39
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing

References

  1. ↑ AMMK makes Perambur bypoll a triangular fight
  2. ↑ DMK cadre come to blows
  3. ↑ DMK takes a firm grip on the city
  4. ↑ "Tamil Nadu General Legislative Election 2021". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Perambur Election Result". Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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