G. V. Markandayan

G. V. Markandayan is an Indian politician and Current member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Vilathikulam constituency representing DMK. He also served as MLA during 2011-2016 from the same Vilathikulam constituency .He represented the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party during that period.[1]

G. V. Markandayan
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ConstituencyVilathikulam
Personal details
Born1977 (age 45–46)
Tamil Nadu, India
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Other political
affiliations		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (until 2020)
SpouseRebecca Anita
Children2
Residence(s)Nadu Theru, Ramachandirapuram, Vilathikulam Tk
EducationBL

AIADMK party denied ticket for him in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election, 2019-2020, hence he turned rebel and contesting as an Independent politician in Vilathikulam constituency and resigned as AIADMK spokesman. After his independent nomination, AIADMK party chiefs expelled him from the party membership permanently.His enormous fame got him vast 28000 votes independently. He joined DMK and contested in the 2021 Assembly Elections and retained his Vilathikulam constituency after a gap of 5 years.He won by a margin of 40,000 votes defeating the AIADMK candidate. .[2]

He runs Ambal educational trust and Ambal Kosalai.

References
  1. "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012.
  2. "Former Vilathikulam AIADMK MLA turns rebel". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 April 2019.


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