V. C. Chandhirakumar (born 1967) is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu. A member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, he is a member of the 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, representing the Erode East Assembly constituency, since 9 February 2025. He earlier served as a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, representing the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam, from 2011 to 2016.
Early life and education
Chandhirakumar was born in Erode to R. Chokkalingam. He studied till class X at Sengunthar Higher Secondary School, and passed the S.S.L.C. examinations in 1982. He is involved in real estate business.[1]
Career
Chandhirakumar served as a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, representing the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam, from 2011 to 2016.[2] He won the 2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election from the Erode East Assembly constituency after defeating his nearest rival S. Muthusamy of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) by a margin of 10,644 votes.[3] He lost the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election from the same constituency to K. S. Thennarasu of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) by a margin of 7,794 votes.[4] He later shifted to the DMK, and won from the same constituency, in the by-elections held in February 2025.[5][6] He won the by-elections by a margin of 91,558 votes over his nearest rival M.K. Seethalakshmi of the Naam Tamilar Katchi, after the major opposition parties including the AIADMK boycotted the election.[7]
References
- ↑ "Chandhirakumar V C(DMK):Constituency- Erode East". Myneta. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ↑ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "Erode (east) Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". Result University. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ↑ "15th Assembly Members". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ↑ "BJP's Chandrabhanu Paswan wins in Milkipur; DMK's Chandhirakumar secures landslide victory in Erode". The Indian Express. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ↑ "Erode East Election Result 2025 Highligts: DMK's Chandhirakumar Wins, Dedicates Victory To Tamil Nadu CM Stalin". News18. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ↑ "Erode (East) bypoll: DMK candidate Chandhirakumar's victory margin the third largest since 2009". The Hindu. 9 February 2025. Archived from the original on 10 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.