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I. P. Senthil Kumar

I. P. Senthil Kumar is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu. He is a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Dindigul Assembly constituency representing Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).

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I. P. Senthil Kumar
I. P. Senthil Kumar (standing) with Kalaignar Karunanidhi (sitting in chair)
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 May 2026
Preceded byDindigul C. Sreenivasan
ConstituencyDindigul
In office
19 May 2016 – 6 May 2026
Preceded byK. V. Sekaran
Succeeded byK. Ravi Manoharan
ConstituencyPalani
Personal details
Born (1977-10-30) 30 October 1977
Batlagundu, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India
PartyDMK
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I. P. Senthil Kumar (born 30 October 1977) is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu. He is a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Dindigul Assembly constituency representing Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).

Early life

Kumar was born at Batlagundu on 30 October 1977. He is the son of former Minister I.Periyasamy of Athoor Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. He became a member of DMK party and served as youth wing leader.1 Later, he became State Youth Wing Deputy Secretary of DMK party.

Personal life

I. P. Senthil Kumar married Arul Mercy who was formerly a television celebrity. The couple has two children, Aadhavan Senthil Kumar and Oviya Meenatchi Senthil Kumar.

Appointments

  • Former District Youth Wing Deputy Secretary, Dindigul District (DMK PARTY)
  • Former State Youth Wing Deputy Secretary (DMK PARTY)
  • District Secretary, Dindigul (East) District (DMK PARTY)
  • Incumbent M.L.A. Dindigul Constituency

Political career

Elections contested

Election Constituency Party Result Vote % Runner-up Runner-up Party Runner-up vote % Ref.
2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Palani DMK Won 52.86% K. Ravi Manoharan AIADMK 38.23% 2
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Palani DMK Won 50.66% P. Kumarasamy AIADMK 37.71% 3
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Palani DMK Lost 47.27% K. S. N. Venugopalu AIADMK 48.3% 4
References

References

  1. Staff Reporter. "DMK cadre stage protest against erratic drinking water supply". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  2. "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  3. "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  4. Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
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