M. Arumugam
M. Arumugam (born 21 October 1968) is an Indian politician who served as cabinet minister in Tamil Nadu government since 2024. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative Assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Karur in 2006 and 2011 assembly elections and as Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2021 election. He was also elected from Aravakurichi constituency in 2016 from ADMK ticket and as DMK candidate in 2019 bye-election. He served as Transport Minister in Jayalalitha cabinet after 2011 election.[1]
Early life
Arumugam was born on 21 October 1968 in Rameswarapatti in Karur district. He hails from an agricultural background. He has completed his school studies from Rameswarapatti Govt. School, Vivekananda School, Pasupathypalayam and Municipal Higher Secondary school, Karur.
Politics
In 1997, Arumugam began his public service as a local body member. He was the Minister for Transport of the Government of Tamil Nadu from 2011 to 2015. He was dropped from cabinet in July 2015. As a cadre of Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, he was previously elected to the same Karur constituency in 2006 general elections. He was elected as a MLA from Aravakurichi constituency in 2016. After the demise of Jayalalithaa he played a key role in saving the government. When AIADMK separated into factions, he stood by T. T. V. Dhinakaran.
On 18 September 2017, 18 MLA's were disqualified by the speaker P. Dhanapal for their petition to the Governor Mr. Banwarilal Purohit to change the Chief Minister. He joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), in the presence of Party President M. K. Stalin on 14 December 2018. Soon after joining the party he was offered District Secretary post and later was announced as by-election candidate for Aravakurichi constituency. He was elected as a MLA on 23 May 2019 for fourth time.[2][3][4] He serves as a member of the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly. He won the election held in the month of April 2021.
Arumugam was the Minister for Transport in the DMK government from 2006 to 2011. During his tenure, the bus fleet was modernised and improvements were made to the frequency of buses, passenger amenities and connections to the new suburban areas of Chennai.[5] More than 10,000 new buses were introduced across the state under his ministry and fuel efficiency was given an important thrust whereas drivers were educated on importance of managing fuel.[6][7][8]
Ministries
| Portfolio | Party | Chief Minister | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||
| Transport | AIADMK | J.Jayalalithaa | 16 May 2011 | 27 September 2014 |
| O. Panneerselvam | 28 September 2014 | 23 May 2015 | ||
| J.Jayalalithaa | 23 May 2015 | 28 July 2015 | ||
| Electricity, Non-Conventional Energy, Prohibition & Excise, Molasses | DMK | M.K.Stalin | 07 May 2021 | 16 June 2023 |
| Electricity, Non-Conventional Energy, Prohibition & Excise, Molasses | DMK | M.K.Stalin | 28 September 2024 | Incumbent |
Electoral performance
| Elections | Constituency | Party | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Karur | AIADMK | Won | 46.00 | Vasuki Murugesan | DMK | 43.84 |
| 2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Karur | AIADMK | Won | 61.18 | S.Jothimani | INC | 34.10 |
| 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Aravakurichi | AIADMK | Won | 53.51 | K. C. Palanisamy | DMK | 39.13 |
| 2019 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections | Aravakurichi | DMK | Won | 56.45 | V. M. Arumugam | AIADMK | 34.54 |
| 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Karur | DMK | Won | 49.31 | M. R. Vijayabhaskar | AIADMK | 43.28 |
References
- ↑ "Council of Ministers, Govt. of Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
- ↑ "Statistical Report of Tamil Nadu 2006 Elections" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Council of Ministers, Govt. of Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
- ↑ "All set for unified transport authority". The Hindu. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ↑ "Fuel efficiency drive pays off". The Hindu. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ↑ "'2,000 bus routes introduced in the last five years'". The Hindu. 27 February 2011. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ↑ "New buses". The Hindu. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
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