T. R. Paarivendhar
Pachamuthu during Milan 2009 at SRM University
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded byR. P. Marutharajaa
ConstituencyPerambalur
Personal details
BornAttur, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
Political partyIndhiya Jananayaga Katchi
SpouseEswari Pachamuthu
ChildrenRavi Pachamuthu, Sathyanarayanan Pachamuthu, Geetha Pachamuthu
Parent(s)Ramasamy Udayar, Valliammal
ResidenceChennai

T. R. Paarivendhar (also known as T. R. Pachamuthu[1]) is an Indian politician and Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi MP to the 17th Lok Sabha from Perambalur Lok Sabha constituency, Tamil Nadu.[1]

He is well known as the founder chairman of the SRM Group of educational institutions.

Political career

He contested and won the 2019 Indian general election on DMK's Rising Sun symbol being an Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi party member.[2] His party contested along with the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[3] In 2019 he walked out of the AIADMK-BJP alliance after the Pattali Makkal Katchi joined it.[4] His party allied with Kamal Hassan's Makkal Needhi Maiam during the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[5]

Electoral performance

Lok Sabha elections.[2]

Elections Constituency Party Result Vote Percentage
2019 General Elections Perambalur DMK Won 61.98%
2014 General Elections Perambalur BJP Lost 23.16%

References

  1. 1 2 "Tamil Nadu Assembly Polls: Kamal Haasan's Party to Contest 154 Seats". The Wire. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "List Of Successful Candidate - General Election 2019 (Including Vellore PC)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. "With a score of 4/20, BJP betters its 2016 performance in Tamil Nadu". The News Minute. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. Mar 3, B. Sivakumar. "BJP-backer T R Pachamuthu moves over to DMK side | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. OJ, Dheepthi (20 May 2021). "Storm in Kamal's MNM: Two More Senior Functionaries Quit Party". TheQuint. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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