Thanga Tamil Selvan
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| Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative | |
| In office 2001-2002 2011-2016 2016-2017(disqualified) | |
| Constituency | Andipatti |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 2002-2008 | |
| Constituency | Tamilnadu |
| Member of parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2024 | |
| Constituency | Theni Lok Sabha constituency |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aged 58 Narayanathevanpatti, Theni |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party |  Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(2019-present) |
| Other political affiliations |  All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1996-2018) Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (2018-2019) |
| Spouse | Pandyammal |
| Children | Shanti, Nishanth |
| Education | M.A., Post Graduate |
| Alma mater | University of Madras, 1988 |
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Thanga Tamil Selvan is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Andipatti constituency.[1][2][3] Previously, he was a member of Parliament of India representing Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament and Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Andipatti constituency in 2001-2002 period.
He completed his post graduate degree in Master of Arts with the University of Madras. He is married to Pandyammal and has two children, Shanti and Nishant.
Thanga Tamilselvan in June 2019 joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the presence of its President MK Stalin. He said that the AIADMK, after the demise of the late leader J Jayalalithaa, was being operated by the Bharatiya Janata Party and he don't wanted to lose his self respect.[4]He was one of the candidates for Theni (Lok Sabha constituency) but lost in the election. He represented Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam.
| Elections | Constituency | Party | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage |
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| 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Andipatti | AIADMK | Won | 53.78 | Aasiyan. P | DMK | 31.67 |
| 2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Andipatti | AIADMK | Won | 53.75 | L. Mookiah | DMK | 41.42 |
| 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Andipatti | AIADMK | Won | 51.93 | L. Mookiah | DMK | 36.72 |
| 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | BODINAYAKKANUR | DMK | Lost | 41.45 | O. Panneerselvam | AIADMK | 46.58 |
| Elections | Constituency | Party | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage |
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| 2009 | Theni | AIADMK | Lost | 41.76 | J. M. Aaroon Rashid | INC | 42.54 |
| 2019 | Theni | AMMK | Lost | 12.26 | P. Ravindhranath | AIADMK | 42.96 |
| 2024 | Theni | DMK | Won | 50.1% | T. T. V. Dhinakaran | AMMK | 25.6% |
| Year | Election | Party | PC Name | Result |
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| 2002 | Rajya Sabha | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Tamil Nadu | Won |
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