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K. N. Nehru

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K. N. Nehru
K. N. Nehru in 2023
Cabinet Minister
Government of Tamil Nadu
Assumed office
7 May 2021
Minister
  • Municipal Administration
  • Urban
  • Water Supply
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
In office
13 May 2006 – 15 May 2011
Minister
  • Transport
  • Nationalized Transport
  • Motor Vehicles Act
In office
13 May 1996 – 13 May 2001
Minister
  • Food
  • Public Distribution System
  • Co-operation
In office
27 January 1989 – 30 January 1991
Minister
  • Electricity
  • Dairy
  • Labor Welfare
  • Press
Chief MinisterM. Karunanidhi
Member of the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly
Assumed office
2016
Preceded byR. Viswanathan
Succeeded byV. Senthil Balaji
ConstituencyTiruchirappalli West
In office
2006–2011
Preceded byE. Madhusudhanan
ConstituencyTiruchirappalli – II
In office
1996–2001
Preceded byJ. Logambal
Succeeded byS. M. Balan
ConstituencyLalgudi
In office
1989–1991
Preceded byK. Venkatachalam
Succeeded byJ. Logambal
ConstituencyLalgudi
Principal Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Assumed office
27 August 2018
PresidentM. K. Stalin
General SecretaryK. Anbazhagan
Succeeded byDurai Murugan
Personal details
Born9 November 1952
Kanakiliyanallur, Tiruchirapalli district, Tamil Nadu, India
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
SpouseShantha Nehru
ChildrenK.N Arun Nehru
Parent
  • Narayanasamy Reddy (father)
OccupationPolitician, Farmer

Kanakilliyanallur Narayansamy Nehru (born November 9, 1952) is an Indian politician and Minister for Municipal Administration, Urban and Water Supply.[1] He is the Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of the Tiruchirappalli West constituency. He is a former Minister for Transport in the Government of Tamil Nadu. He has been elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on five occasions as a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. He is presently elevated as Principal Secretary of DMK.

Personal life

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K. N. Nehru was born in Kanakilliyanallur on November 9, 1952. He completed his school education and now lives in Trichy. His son K.N Arun Nehru is also actively working in Trichy DMK.[2] Nehru has three younger brothers, one elder sister, and two younger sisters. He has two daughters and one son.

Politics

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Nehru's father is an Indian National Congress member that is why he named his son Nehru. Later in the early 1970s his family moved to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.Started his political career as pullambadi union chairman.

In 2021 under his leadership Secular Progressive Alliance won all the 9 seats in Tiruchirappalli district.

Nehru successfully organized many high level party meetings were more than lakhs of DMK cadres come to participate, So the DMK party leader and Tamil Nadu chief Minister M. K. Stalin always praises Nehru as "Maanadu endraal Nehru, Nehru endraal Maanadu".

Nehru has been elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on four occasions, twice from Lalgudi constituency, in the elections of 1989 and 1996[3] and thrice from 2006, 2016 and 2021 Tiruchirappalli West constituency.

Minister for Transport

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Nehru was the Minister for Transport in the DMK government from 2006 to 2011. During this period, 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.[4] More than 10,000 new buses were introduced across the state.[5][6] Fuel efficiency was given an important thrust and drivers were educated on importance of managing fuel.[7]

Charges

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Cases have been filed on Nehru by the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government but the courts have dismissed them as being vague.

The Madras High Court struck down the controversial land-grabbing cells which were primarily used to torment common people and opposition figures. The court had clearly remarked chance of misuse by officials and ruling government citing broad language used in the act.[8]

Elections Contested and Results

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Elections Constituency Result Vote % Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote %
1989 Lalgudi Won 45.95% Thirunavukkarasu Sami ADK (JL) 26.32%
1991 Lalgudi Lost 43.59% J. Logambal INC 54.88%
1996 Lalgudi Won 68.47% J. Logambal INC 20.03%
2001 Lalgudi Lost 45.81% S.M. Balan AIADMK 47.11%
2006 Tiruchirappalli – II Won 49.37% M. Mariam Pichai AIADMK 38.28%
2011 Tiruchirappalli West Lost 45.56% M. Mariam Pichai AIADMK 50.21%
2011 (By Elect) Tiruchirappalli West Lost 42.64% M. Paranjothi AIADMK 54.16%
2016 Tiruchirappalli West Won 51.30% R. Manoharan AIADMK 35.47%
2021 Tiruchirappalli West Won 67.02% V. Padmanathan AIADMK 32.98%

References

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  1. ^ "DMK govt in Tamil Nadu: Names of MK Stalin's cabinet colleagues revealed". Julie Mariappan. The Times of India. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ "K. N. Nehru profile at TN government website". Archived from the original on 19 January 2008.
  3. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 8. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  4. ^ "All set for unified transport authority". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  5. ^ "'2,000 bus routes introduced in the last five years'". The Hindu. 27 February 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  6. ^ "New buses". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Fuel efficiency drive pays off". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  8. ^ "TN moves SC against Madras HC verdict on anti-land-grab cells". The Hindu. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
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