R. Vaithilingam
R. Vaithilingam | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Housing & Urban Development | |
| In office 16 May 2011 – 23 May 2016 | |
| Chief Minister | |
| Constituency | Tamil Nadu |
| Minister of Forest & Environment Government of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 14 May 2001 – 12 May 2006 | |
| Chief Minister | |
| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 12 May 2021 – 21 January 2026 | |
| Constituency | Orathanad |
| In office 13 May 2001 – 19 May 2016 | |
| Constituency | Orathanad |
| Deputy Co-ordinator of AIADMK | |
| In office 21 August 2017 – 23 June 2022 Serving with K. P. Munusamy | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| THANJAVUR District head of AIADMK | |
| In office 2020–2022 | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 30 June 2016 – 10 May 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | DMK (since 2026) |
| Other political affiliations | AIADMK (until 2022) Independent (2022–2026) |
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R. Vaithilingam is an Indian politician and an ex- Rajya Sabha member from the state of Tamil Nadu. He is now present Member of legislative assembly from Orathanad constituency in the state assembly election of 2021.
Vaithilingam was Minister for Housing and Urban Development in the Government of Tamil Nadu prior to his defeat by M. Ramachandran in the state assembly election of 2016. The defeat was described as a giant-killing outcome. As a cadre of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), he had been elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Orathanad constituency in 2001, 2006 and 2011.
On 3 June 2016, he was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha, along with three others of his party.