V. Narayanasamy | |
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| 10th Chief Minister of Puducherry | |
| Assumed office 6 June 2016 | |
| Lieutenant Governor |
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| Preceded by | N. Rangaswamy |
| Constituency | Nellithope |
| Minister of State for Prime Minister's Office | |
| In office 28 May 2009 – 26 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Jitendra Singh |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | M. Ramadass |
| Succeeded by | R. Radhakrishnan |
| Constituency | Pondicherry |
| Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Planning | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 7 October 2003 – 6 October 2009 | |
| Preceded by | C. P. Thirunavukkarasu |
| Succeeded by | P. Kannan |
| In office 5 August 1991 – 4 August 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | C. P. Thirunavukkarasu |
| In office 5 August 1985 – 4 August 1991 | |
| Preceded by | V. P. M. Samy |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Velu Narayanasamy 30 May 1947 Pondichéry, French India (now Puducherry, India) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Residence | Puducherry, India |
| Occupation | Politician |
Velu Narayanasamy (born 30 May 1947) is an Indian politician serving as the 10th and current Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Puducherry since June 2016. He is a member of Indian National Congress political party.
He previously served as Member of Parliament, representing Puducherry in the Lok Sabha. He served as a Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office in the Manmohan Singh government.
In the 2014 general elections, he was defeated by the NDA candidate R. Radhakrishnan, who was backed by the ruling All India N.R. Congress. He is a member of the Congress Working Committee as well as All India Congress Committee's General Secretary.
Early life
V. Narayanasamy was born in Pondicherry, the son of Velu, and Iswary.[1] He did his B.A. from Tagore Arts College, Pondicherry, B.L. from Madras Law College, Chennai and M.L. from Annamalai University.[1]
Political career
V. Narayanasamy served three tenures as Rajya Sabha MP and was member of Lok Sabha from Puducherry constituency from 2009 to 2014. He was minister of state in Prime Minister's office in Manmohan Singh's second government as well as minister of state, Parliamentary Affairs in the first UPA government.[2]
In the 2014 general elections, he was defeated by the NDA candidate R.Radhakrishnan who was backed by the ruling All India N.R. Congress.[3]
Chief Minister
He was named Chief Minister of Puducherry in May 2016 after Indian National Congress and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam alliance won Puducherry Legislative Assembly election.
He was chosen over V. Vaithilingam who was twice Chief Minister of Puducherry.[4][5][6][7]
On 6 June 2016, he replaced N. Rangaswamy and was sworn in as Chief Minister of Puducherry.[8][2]
See also
- V. Narayanasamy ministry
References
- ^ a b Kishore, Kavita (6 June 2016). "In Puducherry, V Narayanasamy is a chief minister whom almost no one wants". First Post. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Puducherry: V Narayanasamy sworn in as Chief Minister". Indian Ecpress. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ Jha, Sanjay K. (14 November 2009). "Pranab puzzle in Congress 125-yr panell". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ PTI (28 May 2016). "Narayanasamy to become new Chief Minister of Puducherry". Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "V Narayansamy to be new chief minister of Puducherry". The New Indian Express. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ PTI (28 May 2016). "Narayanasamy to become new Chief Minister of Puducherry". India Today. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ Balasubramanian, Shyam (28 May 2016). "V Narayanasamy to be new Puducherry Chief Minister". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ Politics IANS (6 June 2016). "V Narayanasamy sworn-in as chief minister of Puducherry". Firstpost. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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