Natesan Krishnasamy Rangasamy is an Indian politician who is the Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Puducherry. He previously served as the last Chief Minister of Pondicherry from 2001 to 2006 and the first Chief Minister of Puducherry from 2006 to 2008 as a member of the Indian National Congress and then from 2011 to 2016 as a member of his party, the All India N.R. Congress. He holds the record of becoming Chief Minister within three months after creating his party. He also holds the concessive record of becoming Chief Minister of Puducherry for the fourth time.
Chief Minister of Puducherry N Rangaswamy Biography
bachelor’s in law from Ambedkar Law College, Puducherry, and a B.Com degree
College or University
Tagore Arts College, Puducherry
Religion
Hindu
Nationality
Indian
Political party
All India NR Congress (2011—present)
Other political affiliations
Indian National Congress (1990 – 2011)
Political Timeline of N Rangaswamy
2021
He was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Puducherry on May 7, 2021.
2021
He was elected to Vidhan Sabha from the Thattanchavady assembly constituency as his party, AINR Congress, in alliance with the BJP, claimed the majority with 16 wins in the Assembly elections of Puducherry, a union territory in India.
2016
He was elected MLA from the Indira Nagar Assembly constituency and became the Leader of the Opposition
2011
He formed his political party, All India NR Congress on 7 February 2011. In the 2011 Legislative Assembly Elections, his party won the elections and Puducherry and Rangaswamy became the CM of the union territory.
2008
N Rangaswamy resigned from the Congress party due to an internal issue in 2008. He resigned from the Chief Minister post also on 28 August 2008.
2006
An MLA from Thattanchavady, he continued to be the chief minister of Puduchchery from the Congress party.
2001
He won the MLA election from the Thattanchavady seat and went on to become the chief minister of Puduchchery from the Congress party.
1996
He contested in Assembly elections in Thattanchavady and won.
1991
He again contested the Assembly elections from Thattanchavady and registered his first victory.
1990
He contested his maiden MLA election from Thattanchavady Assembly constituency but couldn’t win.
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