K. P. Anbalagan
K. P. Anbalagan | |
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Anbalagan in 2005 | |
| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 14 May 2001 | |
| Preceded by | G. L. Venkatachalam |
| Constituency | Palacode |
| Minister for Higher Education Government of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 23 May 2016 – 6 May 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | J. Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam Edappadi K. Palaniswami |
| Preceded by | P. Palaniappan |
| Succeeded by | K. Ponmudy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 April 1958 |
| Spouse | Mallika |
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Kariamangalam Pachiappan Anbalagan, better known as K. P. Anbalagan (born 30 April 1958), is a Tamil Nadu politician from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party and the former Minister for Higher Education and Agriculture department in Tamil Nadu. KP Anbalagan was born on 30 April 1958 in Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, India. He belongs to the Vanniyar community, and is presently serving his fifth term as a Member of Legislative Assembly from Palacode, making him the longest serving MLA in the current Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, a record which he holds with fellow party members O. Panneerselvam and Pollachi V. Jayaraman.