R. Lakshmanan

Dr. R. Lakshmanan
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 May 2021
Preceded byC. V. Shanmugam
ConstituencyVillupuram
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
25 July 2013 – 24 July 2019
ConstituencyTamil Nadu
Personal details
Born (1971-11-29) 29 November 1971 (age 52)
Villupuram, Tamilnadu
Political partyDMK
Other political
affiliations		AIADMK (till 2020)
SpouseL.Mahalakshmi
EducationM.B.B.S., D.Ortho.
Alma materRajah Muthiah Medical College Hospital
OccupationPolitician

R. Lakshmanan (born 29 November 1971; Villupuram (Tamil Nadu)) is a politician. He is currently the Member of the legislative assembly representing Villupuram constituency. He was a Member of Parliament, representing All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam from Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of India's Parliament).[1][2]

He quit AIADMK and joined Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) political party in 2020.[3][4] He defeated Ex-minister C.V.Shanmugam by 14,868 votes in 2021 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly elections.[5]

  1. ^ "Rajya Sabha Affidavits". MyNeta.info. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  2. ^ "R Lakshmanan Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history". Elections in India. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Former AIADMK Rajya Sabha member Lakshmanan joins DMK, says he will work to make Stalin Tamil Nadu CM". The Times of India. 18 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Profile". Govt of TN. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 8 May 2021.