R. Rajalakshmi (politician)

R. Rajalakshmi is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Mylapore constituency in Chennai District. She represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.[1]

R. Rajalakshmi
R. Rajalakshmi in 2011
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
2011–2016
ConstituencyMylapore
Personal details
Political partyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam [from march 2024 [Bhartiya Janta Party]]

The elections of 2016 resulted in her constituency being won by R. Nataraj.[2] Rajalakshmi was one of thirteen AIADMK MLAs in the Greater Chennai area who were deselected by the party, apparently in an attempt to thwart a potential anti-incumbency backlash from the electorate following the recent flooding. It was felt that fresh faces would put some distance between the past and the present.[3] She joined BJP on March 11, 2024

References edit

  1. ^ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  2. ^ "15th Assembly Members". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. ^ Kotteswaran, C. S. (5 April 2016). "MLAs in flood-hit areas denied tickets". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 5 May 2017.

External links edit

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