V. Narayanasamy

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V. Narayanasamy
Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
7 October 2003 – 16 May 2009
Preceded byC. P. Thirunavukkarasu
Succeeded byP. Kannan
In office
5 August 1985 – 4 August 1997
Preceded byV. P. M. Samy
Succeeded byC. P. Thirunavukkarasu
Personal details
Born
Velu Narayanasamy

(1947-05-30) 30 May 1947 (age 77)
Pondichéry, French India (now Puducherry, India)
Political partyIndian National Congress
ResidencePuducherry, India
OccupationPolitician

Velu Narayanasamy (born 30 May 1947) is an Indian politician who served as the 10th

Chief Minister of Puducherry from 2016 to 2021. He is a member of Indian National Congress
political party.

He previously served as

Puducherry in the Lok Sabha. He served as a Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office in the Manmohan Singh
government.

In the 2014 general elections, he was defeated by the NDA candidate R. Radhakrishnan, who was backed by the ruling All India N.R. Congress. He is a member of the Congress Working Committee as well as All India Congress Committee's General Secretary.

Early life

V. Narayanasamy was born in

Madras Law College, Chennai and M.L. from Annamalai University
.

Political career

V. Narayanasamy served three tenures as Rajya Sabha MP and was a member of Lok Sabha from

Puducherry constituency from 2009 to 2014. He was minister of state in Prime Minister's office in Manmohan Singh's second government as well as minister of state, Parliamentary Affairs in the first UPA government.[1]

Chief Minister

He was named the

.

He was chosen over

On 6 June 2016, he replaced N. Rangaswamy and was sworn in as Chief Minister of Puducherry.[1][6]

On 22 February 2021, Narayanasamy resigned from the post after the Congress government lost its majority in the legislative assembly and the trust vote on floor.[7]

See also

  • V. Narayanasamy ministry

References

  1. ^ a b "Puducherry: V Narayanasamy sworn in as Chief Minister". Indian Express. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  2. ^ PTI (28 May 2016). "Narayanasamy to become new Chief Minister of Puducherry". Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. ^ "V Narayansamy to be new chief minister of Puducherry". The New Indian Express. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  4. ^ PTI (28 May 2016). "Narayanasamy to become new Chief Minister of Puducherry". India Today. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  5. ^ Balasubramanian, Shyam (28 May 2016). "V Narayanasamy to be new Puducherry Chief Minister". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  6. ^ IANS (6 June 2016). "V Narayanasamy sworn-in as chief minister of Puducherry". Firstpost. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. ^ Stalin, J Sam Daniel; Ghosh, Deepshikha (22 February 2021). "Congress Loses Power In Puducherry, V Narayanasamy Resigns, Blames BJP". NDTV. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
Lok Sabha
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for
Puducherry

2009 – 2014
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Chief minister of Puducherry

2016 – 2021
Succeeded by

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