S. Vijayadharani

S. Vijayadharani is an Indian politician representing Bharatiya Janata Party.[2]

S. Vijayadharani
S. Vijayadharani in 2020
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
23 May 2011 – 24 February 2024
Chief Minister
Preceded byG. John Joseph
ConstituencyVilavancode
Personal details
Born (1969-10-13) October 13, 1969
Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress (until 2024)
Spouse
Sivakumar Kennedy
​
(died 2016)​
[1]
Children2
ResidenceChennai
ProfessionAdvocate , Politician

She was a former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Vilavancode constituency elected from the Indian National Congress party.[3]

Personal life

S. Vijayadharani has a son and a daughter. Her daughter, Dr. Abrami Kennedy studied medicine and works as an MD at a private medical college in Chennai. She married Dr. Deepak Rajadurai in February 2019.[4][5] She is great-grand daughter of Tamil poet and social reformer, late Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai.[6]

Political career

Indian National Congress

Vijayadharani is a former President of Tamil Nadu Mahila Congress.[7] During 2016 she was appointed General Secretary of All India Mahila Congress, Incharge of Karnataka.[8] She was elected for the second time in 2016 to the Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly.[9] And again she got elected for the third time in 2021 consecutively from the same constituency (Vilavancode) in Kanyakumari district.

BJP (2024 - Present)

She shared her resignation letter to Congress office and joined BJP in the Head office of BJP in Delhi on 24th February 2024.[10]

Electoral performance

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections
Year Party Constituency Result[11] Votes gained Vote %
2011 Indian National Congress Vilavancode Won 62,898 43.69%
2016 Indian National Congress Vilavancode Won 68,789 42.43%
2021 Indian National Congress Vilavancode Won 87,473 [12] 52.12%

References
  1. "Congress MLA S Vijayadharani husband passes away". Deccan Chronicle. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. "Congress MLA Vijayadharani joins BJP". The Hindu. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  3. "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
  4. "இருவரும் காதலித்தார்கள்... கடமையை நிறைவேற்றினேன்! - விஜயதரணி". 6 February 2019.
  5. "இருவரும் காதலித்தார்கள்... கடமையை நிறைவேற்றினேன்! - விஜயதரணி | Politician Vijayadharani talks about her daughter's wedding - Vikatan". Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  6. "Statue to honour patriotic Tamil poet". The New Indian Express. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  7. "Cong MLA files police complaint against state chief | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India. 29 November 2015.
  8. "S Vijayadharani keeps Mahila Congress general secretary post". The New Indian Express. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  9. "Election Commission India". eci.nic.in. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  10. "Vijayadharani, Tamil Nadu Congress MLA, joins BJP". 24 February 2024.
  11. "Live Chennai: Vilavancode Constituency MLA Election result". www.livechennai.com. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  12. "Election Commission of India".
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