K. Pitchandi
K. Pitchandi | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 12 May 2021 | |
| Speaker | M. Appavu |
| Chief Minister | MK Stalin |
| Dy Chief Minister | Udhayanidhi Stalin |
| Preceded by | Pollachi V. Jayaraman |
| Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Government of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 13 May 1996 – 13 May 2001 | |
| Chief Minister | M. Karunanidhi |
| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 19 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | A. K. Aranganathan |
| Constituency | Kilpennathur |
| In office 10 May 1996 – 14 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | V. Kannan |
| Succeeded by | E. V. Velu |
| Constituency | Tiruvannamalai |
| In office 6 February 1989 – 30 January 1991 | |
| Preceded by | A. S. Ravindran |
| Succeeded by | V. Kannan |
| Constituency | Tiruvannamalai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1989 - Present) |
| Relations | Mayilsamy (brother-in-law) Arumainayagam Mayilsamy alias Anbu (son-in-law) |
| Occupation | Politician |
K. Pitchandi, also known as K. Pichandi, is an Indian politician and the 14th & current Deputy Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly since 2021. A. K. Aranganathan only defeated K. Pitchandi in 2011. Pitchandi continues to be the speaker. His record was broken in 2011 - 2016.