Saidai Sa. Duraisamy
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Saidai Samiyappan Duraisamy (born 16 Feb 1951) is an Indian Politician and incumbent Mayor of Corporation of Chennai. He is also the first candidate of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
party to emerge victorious as the Mayor of Chennai
.
He is the founder and Chairman of the Manidhaneyam, a free IAS & IPS coaching centre in Tamilnadu. It provides free coaching to selected candidates for UPSC
, TNPSC Group-I and Group-II examinations and credited with helping more than Four hundred candidates so far to get into the coveted All India Civil services
like IAS
, IPS
, IFS
.
He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in 1984 from the Saidapet constituency
. He stayed away from politics after the demise of M. G. Ramachandran
. He contested the assembly elections
in Tamil Nadu under the AIADMK ticket in the Kolathur constituency
, which he lost.
He contested the mayor election of Chennai corporation, and became the first AIADMK mayor of the city on 21 October, 2011. He won the election by a convincing margin of over 5.19 lakh votes. He took oath on 25th October 2011 as the Mayor of Greater Chennai Corporation.
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. The party was founded by M. G. Ramachandran and is now headed by J. Jayalalithaa. The party headquarters is in Royapettah, Chennai, and was gifted to the party in 1986 by its...
party to emerge victorious as the Mayor of Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
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He is the founder and Chairman of the Manidhaneyam, a free IAS & IPS coaching centre in Tamilnadu. It provides free coaching to selected candidates for UPSC
UPSC
UPSC may refer to:* Union Public Service Commission of India* Urban Planning Society of China...
, TNPSC Group-I and Group-II examinations and credited with helping more than Four hundred candidates so far to get into the coveted All India Civil services
Civil Services Examination
The Civil Services Examination is a nationwide competitive examination in India conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment to the various Civil Services of the Government of India, including Indian Administrative Service , Indian Foreign Service , Indian Police Service and...
like IAS
Indian Administrative Service
The Indian Administrative Service is the administrative civil service of the Government of India. It is one of the three All India Services....
, IPS
Indian Police Service
The Indian Police Service , simply known as Indian Police or IPS, is one of the three All India Services of the Government of India...
, IFS
Indian Forest Service
The Indian Forest Service is the Forestry service of India. It is one of the three All India Services of the Indian government, along with the Indian Administrative Service and Indian Police Service; its employees are recruited by the national government but serve under the state governments or...
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He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in 1984 from the Saidapet constituency
Saidapet (State Assembly Constituency)
Saidapet is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Saidapet. Saidapet assembly constituency was part of Chennai South .- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...
. He stayed away from politics after the demise of M. G. Ramachandran
M. G. Ramachandran
Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran , popularly known by his initials , was an Indian film actor, director, producer and politician....
. He contested the assembly elections
Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election, 2011
The fourteenth legislative assembly election was held on 13 April 2011 to elect members from 234 constituencies in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Results were released on 13 May 2011...
in Tamil Nadu under the AIADMK ticket in the Kolathur constituency
Kolathur (State Assembly Constituency)
Kolathur, கொளத்தூர் is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Formed in the year 1977, it was a part of Pudukkottai till the Delimitation of Constituencies, 2008. In 2006 assembly election, it had a total of 1,97,012 voters out of which 97,346 were male and 99,666 were female voters...
, which he lost.
He contested the mayor election of Chennai corporation, and became the first AIADMK mayor of the city on 21 October, 2011. He won the election by a convincing margin of over 5.19 lakh votes. He took oath on 25th October 2011 as the Mayor of Greater Chennai Corporation.