R. Arul, popularly known as Arul Ramadas, is a politician from Salem, Tamil Nadu. He started his political career as a cadre and held various offices in Pattali Makkal Katchi. He is currently serving as Salem district secretary of PMK.
Arul Ramadas | |
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| Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 12 May 2021 – 4 May 2026 | |
| Preceded by | G. Venkatachalam |
| Succeeded by | S. Lakshmanan |
| Constituency | Salem West |
| Joint General Secretary of the Pattali Makkal Katchi Member of the Legislative Assembly (Salem West) | |
| Assumed office 25 June 2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 August 1971 |
| Party | Anaithindhiya Jananayaka Padhugappu Kazhagam |
| Spouse | Kalpana Arul |
| Children | 1 Son, 1 Daughter |
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| Education | Bachelor of Science, Chemistry |
| Occupation | Agriculturist |
He was elected as a Member of the State Legislature from Salem West constituency in the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[1][2] He launched a website to communicate with his constituency voters and people to keep in touch with them and he is the first MLA in India to launch mobile MLA office in which he meets people at their own place to avoid people’s discomfort and personally ask people's problems.[3]
Electoral performance
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PMK | Arul Ramadas | 105,483 | 49.07% | ||
| DMK | A. Rajendran | 83,984 | 39.07% | 2.77% | |
| NTK | S. Nagammal | 10,668 | 4.96% | 4.28% | |
| MNM | A. Thiyagarajan | 7,939 | 3.69% | ||
| DMDK | Alagaapuram R. Mohanraj | 2,307 | 1.07% | −3.35% | |
| NOTA | Nota | 1,683 | 0.78% | −0.75% | |
| Margin of victory | 21,499 | 10.00% | 6.42% | ||
| Turnout | 214,945 | 71.74% | −2.91% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 507 | 0.24% | |||
| Registered electors | 299,605 | ||||
| PMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 9.19% | |||
References
edit- ↑ "My loyalty lies with PMK founder Ramadoss: Salem West MLA R. Arul". The Hindu. 22 June 2025. Archived from the original on 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ↑ "Salem West election results 2021".
- ↑ "Arul Ramadass".
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