I. Periyasamy

I. Periyasamy
I. Periyasamy
Cabinet Minister ; Government of Tamil Nadu
	In office; 14 Dec 2022 – Incumbent
Minister	Minister of Rural Development and Panchayats
Governor	R.N. Ravi
Chief Minister	M. K. Stalin
Preceded by	K.R. Periyakaruppan
	In office; 2006–2011
Minister	Minister for Revenue and Housing
	In office; 1996–2001
Minister	Minister for Small Industries and Noon Meal
Member of Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2006 - present; 1989 - 1991; 1996 - 2001
Deputy General Secretary of DMK
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 9 January 2015
Preceded by	Durai Murugan
Personal details
Born	6 January 1953 (age 72); Batlagundu, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India

I. Periyasamy is an Indian politician who serves as the Rural Development Minister of Tamil Nadu^[1]^[2] and the former minister for Co-Operation from 2021 to 2022; Revenue and Housing under the DMK regime from 2006 to 2011. He was born in Batlagundu on 6 January 1953.^[3] His son I. P. Senthil Kumar is an MLA of Palani constituency in Tamil nadu.

Elections Contested and Results

Elections	Constituency	Party	Result	Vote %	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party	Opposition vote %
1989	Athoor	DMK	Won	32.22	N Abdul Kadhar	INC	29.01^[4]
1991	Athoor	DMK	Lost	29.81	S M Durai	AIADMK	68.74^[5]
1996	Athoor	DMK	Won	64.09	C Chinnamuthu	AIADMK	24.92^[6]
2001	Athoor	DMK	Lost	46.36	P K T Natarajaan	AIADMK	49.13^[7]
2006	Athoor	DMK	Won	53.2	C Sreenivasan	AIADMK	34.68^[8]
2011	Athoor	DMK	Won	59.58	S Balasubramani	DMDK	31.08^[9]
2016	Athoor	DMK	Won	53.10	Natham R Viswanathan	AIADMK	41.26^[10]^[11]
2021	Athoor	DMK	Won	72.11	Thilagabama M	PMK	13.15

1986-1991 Chairman, Batlagundu Union
1989-1991 member of Tamilnadu legislative assembly
1996-2001 Minister for small industries and noon meal in Tamil nadu government
From 2006 to 2011 Minister for Revenue and Housing in Tamil Nadu government.
Elected in 2011 Legislative Assembly election From Athoor. 2011-2016 Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in opposition party
Elected in 2016 Legislative Assembly election From Athoor.
From 2016 Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
From 2021 Minister of Co-operation, Government of Tamilnadu.

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^ "DMK's I Periyasamy records highest victory margin in Assembly polls". Daily Thanthi. 4 May 2021. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ Periyasamy profile in TN government website
^ "Statistical report on Tamil Nadu Assembly election 1989" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 1989. p. 254. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
^ "Statistical report on Tamil Nadu Assembly election 1991" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 1991. p. 27. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
^ "Statistical report on Tamil Nadu Assembly election 1996" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 1996. p. 261. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
^ "Statistical report on Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2001" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 2001. p. 257. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
^ "Statistical report on Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2006". Election Commission of India. 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
^ "Statistical report on Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2001" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 2011. p. 36. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
^ "The verdict 2016". The Hindu. Chennai. 19 May 2016. p. 6.
^ "Green cover". The Times of India. Chennai. 19 May 2016. p. 2.