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
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
12 May 2021  4 May 2026
Preceded byG. Venkatachalam
Succeeded byS. Lakshmanan
ConstituencySalem West
Joint General Secretary of the Pattali Makkal Katchi Member of the Legislative Assembly (Salem West)
Assumed office
25 June 2025
Personal details
Born (1971-08-13) 13 August 1971 (age 54)
PartyAnaithindhiya Jananayaka Padhugappu Kazhagam
SpouseKalpana Arul
Children1 Son, 1 Daughter
Parent
  • P. Ramadas (father)
EducationBachelor of Science, Chemistry
OccupationAgriculturist

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

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2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Salem (West)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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%

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