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Kanakilliyanallur Narayansamy Nehru (born November 9, 1952) is an Indian politician and Minister for Municipal Administration, Urban and Water Supply.[1] He is the Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of the Tiruchirappalli West constituency. He is a former Minister for Transport in the Government of Tamil Nadu. He has been elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on five occasions as a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. He is presently elevated as Principal Secretary of DMK.

Personal life

K. N. Nehru was born in Kanakilliyanallur on November 9, 1952. He completed his school education and now lives in Trichy. His son K.N Arun Nehru is also actively working in Trichy DMK.[2] Nehru has three younger brothers, one elder sister, and two younger sisters. He has two daughters and one son.

Politics

Nehru's father is an Indian National Congress member that is why he named his son Nehru. Later in the early 1970s his family moved to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.Started his political career as pullambadi union chairman.

In 2021 under his leadership Secular Progressive Alliance won all the 9 seats in Tiruchirappalli district.

Nehru successfully organized many high level party meetings were more than lakhs of DMK cadres come to participate, So the DMK party leader and Tamil Nadu chief Minister M. K. Stalin always praises Nehru as "Maanadu endraal Nehru, Nehru endraal Maanadu".

Nehru has been elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on four occasions, twice from Lalgudi constituency, in the elections of 1989 and 1996[3] and thrice from 2006, 2016 and 2021 Tiruchirappalli West constituency.

Minister for Transport

Nehru was the Minister for Transport in the DMK government from 2006 to 2011. During this period, the bus fleet was modernised and improvements were made to the frequency of buses, passenger amenities and connections to the new suburban areas of Chennai.[4] More than 10,000 new buses were introduced across the state.[5][6] Fuel efficiency was given an important thrust and drivers were educated on importance of managing fuel.[7]

Charges

Cases have been filed on Nehru by the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government but the courts have dismissed them as being vague.

The Madras High Court struck down the controversial land-grabbing cells which were primarily used to torment common people and opposition figures. The court had clearly remarked chance of misuse by officials and ruling government citing broad language used in the act.[8]

Elections Contested and Results

Elections Constituency Result Vote % Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote %
1989 Lalgudi Won 45.95% Thirunavukkarasu Sami ADK (JL) 26.32%
1991 Lalgudi Lost 43.59% J. Logambal INC 54.88%
1996 Lalgudi Won 68.47% J. Logambal INC 20.03%
2001 Lalgudi Lost 45.81% S.M. Balan AIADMK 47.11%
2006 Tiruchirappalli – II Won 49.37% M. Mariam Pichai AIADMK 38.28%
2011 Tiruchirappalli West Lost 45.56% M. Mariam Pichai AIADMK 50.21%
2011 (By Elect) Tiruchirappalli West Lost 42.64% M. Paranjothi AIADMK 54.16%
2016 Tiruchirappalli West Won 51.30% R. Manoharan AIADMK 35.47%
2021 Tiruchirappalli West Won 67.02% V. Padmanathan AIADMK 32.98%

References

  1. ^ "DMK govt in Tamil Nadu: Names of MK Stalin's cabinet colleagues revealed". Julie Mariappan. The Times of India. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ "K. N. Nehru profile at TN government website". Archived from the original on 19 January 2008.
  3. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 8. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  4. ^ "All set for unified transport authority". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  5. ^ "'2,000 bus routes introduced in the last five years'". The Hindu. 27 February 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  6. ^ "New buses". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Fuel efficiency drive pays off". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  8. ^ "TN moves SC against Madras HC verdict on anti-land-grab cells". The Hindu. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
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