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Durai Murugan

Durai Murugan
Leader of the House, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 May 2021
GovernorBanwarilal Purohit
R. N. Ravi
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
Preceded byO. Panneerselvam
Cabinet Minister
Government of Tamil Nadu
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 May 2025
Minister
  • Law
  • Courts
  • Prisons and Prevention of Corruption
GovernorBanwarilal Purohit
R. N. Ravi
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 May 2021
Minister
  • Irrigation Projects including small Irrigation
  • Legislative Assembly
  • Governor and Ministry
  • Elections and Passports
  • Water Resources
GovernorBanwarilal Purohit
R. N. Ravi
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
In office
7 May 2021 – 8 May 2025
Minister
  • Minerals and Mines
GovernorBanwarilal Purohit
R. N. Ravi
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
Succeeded byS. Regupathy
In office
12 July 2009 – 15 May 2011
MinisterLaw
Chief MinisterKarunanidhi
In office
13 May 2006 — 12 July 2009
MinisterPublic Works Department
Chief MinisterKarunanidhi
In office
13 May 1996 — 13 May 2001
MinisterPublic Works Department
Chief MinisterKarunanidhi
In office
27 January 1989 — 30 January 1991
MinisterPublic Works Department
Chief MinisterKarunanidhi
4th General Secretary of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 September 2020
PresidentM. K. Stalin
Preceded byK. Anbazhagan
Treasurer of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office
28 August 2018 – 3 September 2020
PresidentM. K. Stalin
General SecretaryK. Anbazhagan
Preceded byM. K. Stalin
Succeeded byT. R. Baalu
Principal Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office
9 January 2015 – 27 August 2018
PresidentM. Karunanidhi
General SecretaryK. Anbazhagan
Preceded byArcot N. Veeraswami
Succeeded byK. N. Nehru
In office
2 June 2003 – 26 December 2008
PresidentM. Karunanidhi
General SecretaryK. Anbazhagan
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byArcot N. Veeraswami
Deputy General Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office
27 December 2008 – 8 January 2015
General SecretaryK. Anbazhagan
Preceded byM. K. Stalin
Succeeded byI. Periyasamy
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 May 1996
Preceded byK. M. Kalaiselvi
ConstituencyKatpadi
In office
6 February 1989 — 30 January 1991
Preceded byG. Ragupathi
Succeeded byK. M. Kalaiselvi
ConstituencyKatpadi
In office
30 June 1977 —15 November 1984
Preceded byK. A. Wahab
Succeeded byM. Kadirvelu
ConstituencyRanipet
In office
1971 — 1976
Preceded byG. Natarajan
Succeeded byM. A. Jayavelu
ConstituencyKatpadi
Personal details
Born (1938-07-01) 1 July 1938 (age 87)[1]
Gudiyatham, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Gudiyatham, Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India)
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
SpouseSanthakumari
ChildrenKathir 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 of M. K. Stalin since 2021. He is the general secretary of the DMK since 9 September 2020. He graduated in MA and BL and is an advocate by profession. He is a very close confidant to former DMK Supremo M. Karunanidhi and his son DMK President M. K. Stalin. He also worked as Treasurer, Principal Secretary and Deputy General secretary of the DMK party. MGR was his guardian during while studying in the 2nd and 3rd years of BA, both years of MA and Law.

Durai Murugan was first elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly in 1971 and has been elected ten times since. He was elected from the Katpadi 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 the elections of 2016.[4]

He currently resides in Kotturpuram, Chennai.[citation needed] He was born in 1938 in Gudiyatham, North Arcot, Madras Presidency (now Vellore District, Tamil Nadu) to Duraisamy and Thavasi Ammal. He belongs to the Vanniyar community, a numerically-large caste found throughout Northern Tamil Nadu. He is married to Santhakumari and has one son, Kathir Anand, who has served as the MP from Vellore since 2019.

Elections contested and results

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Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections

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Year Constituency Party Votes % Opponent Opponent Party Opponent Votes % Result Margin %
2021 Katpadi DMK 85,140 46.18 V Ramu AIADMK 84,394 45.78 Won 746 0.40
2016 90,534 50.90 Appu S.R.K 66,588 37.44 Won 23,946 13.46
2011 75,064 49.55 72,091 47.59 Won 2,973 1.96
2006 86,824 57.45 Narayanan.B 51,677 34.19 Won 35,147 23.26
2001 64,187 49.47 Natarajan A.K. PMK 56,185 43.30 Won 8,002 6.17
1996 75,439 61.20 Pandurangan.K AIADMK 34,432 27.93 Won 41,007 33.27
1991 36,866 33.02 K.M. Kalaiselvi 63,005 56.43 Lost -26,139 -23.41
1989 43,181 43.41 Margabandu R 23,344 23.47 Won 19,837 19.94
1984 36,839 39.62 G. Ragupathi 53,077 57.08 Lost -16,238 -17.46
1980 Ranipet 44,318 53.70 Renu. N 37,064 44.91 Won 7,254 8.79
1977 31,940 43.53 Wahab K.A. IND 16,643 22.68 Won 15,297 20.85
1971 Katpadi 37,487 57.79 Dhandayuthapani INC(O) 20,919 32.25 Won 16,568 25.54

References

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  1. ^ "Durai Murugan Biography".
  2. ^ "DMK cautious as Tamaraikkani row takes new turn". Rediff. 25 March 1999. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Durai Murugan divested of PWD portfolio". The Hindu. 13 July 2009. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
  4. ^ "15th Assembly Members". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 April 2017.