K. Pitchandi

K. Pitchandi
Deputy Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
12 May 2021
SpeakerM. Appavu
Chief MinisterMK Stalin
Dy Chief MinisterUdhayanidhi Stalin
Preceded byPollachi V. Jayaraman
Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Government of Tamil Nadu
In office
13 May 1996 – 13 May 2001
Chief MinisterM. Karunanidhi
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
19 May 2016
Preceded byA. K. Aranganathan
ConstituencyKilpennathur
In office
10 May 1996 – 14 May 2011
Preceded byV. Kannan
Succeeded byE. V. Velu
ConstituencyTiruvannamalai
In office
6 February 1989 – 30 January 1991
Preceded byA. S. Ravindran
Succeeded byV. Kannan
ConstituencyTiruvannamalai
Personal details
Born
PartyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1989 - Present)
RelationsMayilsamy (brother-in-law)
Arumainayagam Mayilsamy alias Anbu (son-in-law)
OccupationPolitician

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.