Poongothai Aladi Aruna | |
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 Poongothai Aladi Aruna at the U.S. Consulate General in Chennai | |
| Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme | |
| In office 13 May 2006 – 20 May 2008 | |
| Preceded by | P. Vijayalakshmi |
| Succeeded by | Geetha Jeevan |
| Minister for Information Technology | |
| In office 28 February 2009 – 15 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | M. Karunanidhi |
| Succeeded by | R. B. Udhaya Kumar |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 25 May 2016 – 6 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | P. G. Rajendran |
| Succeeded by | P. H. Manoj Pandian |
| Constituency | Alangulam |
| In office 2006–2011 | |
| Preceded by | P. G. Rajendran |
| Succeeded by | P. G. Rajendran |
| Constituency | Alangulam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 October 1964 Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Political party | DMK |
| Spouse | V. Balaji |
| Parent(s) | Aladi Aruna Kamala |
| Occupation | Gynaecologist, politician |
As of 23 February, 2018 | |
Poongothai Aladi Aruna is an Indian politician and former Information and Technology minister of Tamil Nadu under DMK ruling in 2006–2011. In 2016 Tamil Nadu assembly election she contested from Alangulam (State Assembly Constituency) and won the election with 88891 votes.