Durai Murugan

Durai Murugan (born 1 July 1938) is an Indian politician and lawyer. He is the general secretary of the DMK party since 9 September 2020. He graduated in M.A. and B.L. and is an advocate by profession. He is a very close confidant to former DMK Supremo M. Karunanidhi and his son DMK President M. K. Stalin. He also worked as Treasurer, Principal Secretary and Deputy General secretary of the DMK party.

Durai Murugan
General Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Assumed office
9 September 2020
Inaugural HolderC. N. Annadurai
Preceded byK. Anbazhagan
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
25 May 2016
LeaderM. K. Stalin
Treasurer of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office
28 August 2018 – 3 September 2020
Inaugural HolderV. R. Nedunchezhiyan
Preceded byM. K. Stalin
Succeeded byT. R. Baalu
Principal Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office
10 January 2015 – 27 August 2018
Minister of Public Works (Government of Tamil Nadu)
In office
2006–2009
In office
1996–2001
In office
1989–1991
Minister of Law
In office
2009–2011
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office
1977–1984
ConstituencyRanipet
In office
1971-1977,1989-1991,1996-
ConstituencyKatpadi
Personal details
Born (1938-07-01) 1 July 1938[1]
Gudiyatham, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Gudiyatham, Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India)
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse(s)D. Santhakumari
ChildrenD. M. Kathir Anand
ResidenceChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Katpadi, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

Durai Murugan was first elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly in 1971 and has been elected nine times since. He was elected from the Katpadi constituency in 2006. After the 2006 assembly elections, Durai Murugan was appointed Minister for Public Works in the Government of Tamil Nadu.

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He was divested of the Public Works Department portfolio on 13 July 2009.[3]

He was re-elected from the Katpadi constituency in the elections of 2016.[4]

He currently resides in Kotturpuram, Chennai.

Elections Contested and Results
Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
1971KatpadiDMKWon57.79DHANDAYUTHAPANINCO32.25[5]
1977RanipetDMKWon43.53WAHAB K.A.Independent22.68[6]
1980RanipetDMKWon53.70RENU. NADMK44.91[7]
1984KatpadiDMKLost39.62G. RAGHUPATHIADMK57.08[8]
1989KatpadiDMKWon43.41MARGABANDU, RADMK23.47[9]
1991KatpadiDMKLost33.02K.M. KALAISELVIADMK56.43[10]
1996KatpadiDMKWon61.20PANDURANGAN, KADMK27.93[11]
2001KatpadiDMKWon49.47NATARAJAN A.K.PMK43.30[12]
2006KatpadiDMKWon49.55NARAYANAN.BADMK47.59[13]
2011KatpadiDMKWon49.55APPU S.R.KADMK47.59[14]
2016KatpadiDMKWon50.90APPU S.R.KADMK37.44[15]

References
  1. "Durai Murugan Biography".
  2. "DMK cautious as Tamaraikkani row takes new turn". Rediff. 25 March 1999. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. "Durai Murugan divested of PWD portfolio". The Hindu. 13 July 2009.
  4. "15th Assembly Members". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  5. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1971 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU".
  6. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1977 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU".
  7. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1980 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU".
  8. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1984 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU".
  9. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1989 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU".
  10. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1991 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU".
  11. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1996 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU".
  12. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2001 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU".
  13. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2006 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU".
  14. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2011 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU".
  15. "Tamil Nadu General Legislative Election 2016, Election Commission of India".


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