V. K. Raju
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V. K. Raju is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu
. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
candidate from Arakkonam constituency
in 1977
, 1984
and 1989 elections
.
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar...
candidate from Arakkonam constituency
Arakkonam (State Assembly Constituency)
Arakkonam is a constituency in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly, that includes the city, Arakkonam. It is part of the Arakkonam .- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :...
in 1977
Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1977
The sixth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on June 10, 1977. Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the election defeating its rival Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam . M. G. Ramachandran was sworn in as Chief Minister for the first time. The election was a four cornered contest between...
, 1984
Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1984
The eighth legislative assembly election for Tamil Nadu was held on December 24, 1984. Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the election and its leader, incumbent M. G. Ramachandran was sworn in as Chief Minister, for the third time. This was the last time, where a Chief Minister in Tamil Nadu has...
and 1989 elections
Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1989
The ninth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on 21 January 1989. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the election and its leader M. Karunanidhi, became the Chief Minister. It was his third term in office...
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