Durai Murugan | |
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| Leader of the House, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 11 May 2021 | |
| Governor | Banwarilal Purohit R. N. Ravi |
| Chief Minister | M. K. Stalin |
| Preceded by | O. Panneerselvam |
| Cabinet Minister Government of Tamil Nadu | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2021 | |
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| Governor | Banwarilal Purohit R. N. Ravi |
| Chief Minister | M. K. Stalin |
| 4th General Secretary of theDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Assumed office 9 September 2020 | |
| President | M. K. Stalin |
| Preceded by | K. Anbazhagan |
| Treasurer of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| In office 28 August 2018 – 3 September 2020 | |
| President | M. K. Stalin |
| General Secretary | K. Anbazhagan |
| Preceded by | M. K. Stalin |
| Succeeded by | T. R. Baalu |
| Principal Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| In office 9 January 2015 – 27 August 2018 | |
| President | M. Karunanidhi |
| General Secretary | K. Anbazhagan |
| Preceded by | Arcot N. Veeraswami |
| Succeeded by | K. N. Nehru |
| In office 2 June 2003 – 26 December 2008 | |
| President | M. Karunanidhi |
| General Secretary | K. Anbazhagan |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Arcot N. Veeraswami |
| Deputy General Secretary ofDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| In office 27 December 2008 – 8 January 2015 | |
| General Secretary | |
| Preceded by | M. K. Stalin |
| Succeeded by | I. Periyasamy |
| Cabinet Minister Government of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 2009–2011 | |
| Minister | Law |
| Chief Minister | Karunanidhi |
| In office 2006–2009 | |
| In office 1996–2001 | |
| In office 1989–1991 | |
| Minister | Public Works Department |
| Chief Minister | Karunanidhi |
| Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 1996 | |
| Preceded by | K. M. Kalaiselvi |
| Constituency | Katpadi |
| In office 1989–1991 | |
| Preceded by | G. Ragupathi |
| Succeeded by | K. M. Kalaiselvi |
| Constituency | Katpadi |
| In office 1977–1984 | |
| Preceded by | K. A. Wahab |
| Succeeded by | M. Kadirvelu |
| Constituency | Ranipet |
| In office 1971–1977 | |
| Preceded by | G. Natarajan |
| Succeeded by | M. A. Jayavelu |
| Constituency | Katpadi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1938-07-01)1 July 1938 (age 86)[1] Gudiyatham,Madras Presidency,British India (now in Gudiyatham,Vellore District,Tamil Nadu,India) |
| Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Spouse | Santhakumari |
| Children | Kathir Anand (only son) |
| Residence(s) | Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India Katpadi,Vellore,Tamil Nadu,India |
| Source:[1] | |
Durai Murugan (born 1 July 1938) is an Indian politician and lawyer. He is the Minister for Water Resources under the government ofM. K. Stalin since 2021. He is thegeneral secretary of theDMK since 9 September 2020. He graduated inMA andBL and is anadvocate by profession. He is a very close confidant to formerDMK SupremoM. Karunanidhi and his sonDMK PresidentM. K. Stalin. He also worked as Treasurer, Principal Secretary and Deputy General secretary of the DMK party.
Durai Murugan was first elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly in 1971 and has been elected ten times since. He was elected from theKatpadi constituency in 2006. After the 2006 assembly elections, Durai Murugan was appointed Minister for Public Works in the Government of Tamil Nadu.[citation needed][2]
He was divested of the Public Works Department portfolio on 13 July 2009.[3]
He was re-elected from the Katpadi constituency in theelections of 2016.[4]
He currently resides inKotturpuram,Chennai.[citation needed]
| Elections | Constituency | Party | Result | Vote% | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote% |
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| 1971 | Katpadi | DMK | Won | 57.79 | Dhandayuthapani | NCO | 32.25[5] |
| 1977 | Ranipet | Won | 43.53 | Wahab K.A. | Independent | 22.68[6] | |
| 1980 | Won | 53.70 | Renu. N | AIADMK | 44.91[7] | ||
| 1984 | Katpadi | Lost | 39.62 | G. Ragupathi | AIADMK | 57.08[8] | |
| 1989 | Won | 43.41 | Margabandu R | AIADMK | 23.47[9] | ||
| 1991 | Lost | 33.02 | K.M. Kalaiselvi | AIADMK | 56.43[10] | ||
| 1996 | Won | 61.20 | Pandurangan.K | AIADMK | 27.93[11] | ||
| 2001 | Won | 49.47 | Natarajan A.K. | PMK | 43.30[12] | ||
| 2006 | Won | 49.55 | Narayanan.B | AIADMK | 47.59[13] | ||
| 2011 | Won | 49.55 | Appu S.R.K | AIADMK | 47.59[14] | ||
| 2016 | Won | 50.90 | Appu S.R.K | AIADMK | 37.44[15] | ||
| 2021 | Won | 45.71 | V Ramu | AIADMK | 45.31 |
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