S. R. Balasubramoniyan

S. R. Balasubramoniyan
MP of Rajya Sabha for Tamil Nadu[1]
In office
30 June 2016 – 29 June 2022
Preceded byA. W. Rabi Bernard
Succeeded byC. V. Shanmugam
Union Minister of State for Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
In office
1 June 1996 – 11 July 1997
Preceded byMargaret Alva
Succeeded byKadambur R. Janarthanan
ConstituencyNilgiris
13th Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
15 May 1991 – 12 March 1996
Preceded byG. K. Moopanar
Succeeded byS. Balakrishnan
ConstituencyPongalur
Personal details
Born(1938-11-14)14 November 1938
Sultanpet, Coimbatore district, Madras State, British India
Political partyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

S. R. Balasubramoniyan is an Indian politician from the state of Tamil Nadu and belongs to the AIADMK.

He joined the congress party with the influence of Kamaraj and followed way with G. K. Moopanar. He was elected from Palladam constituency twice, 1989-1991 and 1991–1996. He served as opposition leader in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from 1991 to 1996. He was elected to Loksabha from Nilgiris from 1996 to 1998 and became the union minister for personal, public, governance, and parliamentary affairs in 1996–1997.

He was again elected as INC MLA from Thondamuthur constituency from 2001 to 2006.

In June 2016, he was announced as the party's candidate for the Rajya Sabha biennial polls. On 3 June 2016, he was elected unopposed along with three others from his party.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Piyush Goyal, Chidambaram, Suresh Prabhu, Sharad Yadav elected to Rajya Sabha - The Economic Times".
  2. ^ "26 Rajya Sabha members elected unopposed in six states (Roundup) - Times of India".