P. R. Natarajan | |
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| Leader of Communist Party of India (Marxist) Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha | |
| In office May 2019 – June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | P. Karunakaran |
| Succeeded by | K. Radhakrishnan |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | P. Nagarajan |
| Succeeded by | Ganapathi P. Rajkumar |
| Constituency | Coimbatore |
| In office 16 May 2009 – 18 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | K. Subbarayan |
| Succeeded by | P. Nagarajan |
| Constituency | Coimbatore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 December 1950 |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Spouse | R. Vanaja |
| Education | B.A.[1] |
As of 31 August, 2019 Source: [1] | |
P. Ramaswamy Natarajan (born 21 December 1950) is an India politician who served as a member of the Lok Sabha from Coimbatore constituency of Tamil Nadu and the leader of the CPI(M) parliamentary party from 2019-2024. He served as MP from Coimbatore twice making him a senior leader of Tamil Nadu CPI(M) party.
Personal life
[edit]P. R. Natarajan was born to P. V. Ramaswamy Iyer and Mangalambal at Gobichettipalayam[1] on 21 December 1950. He has completed his B.A. from Pachaiyappa's College, Madras University.[1] P. R. Natarajan is married to R. Vanaja. They got married on 5 April 1981.
Political career
[edit]He was elected to Lok Sabha from Coimbatore Lok Sabha Constituency, Tamil Nadu in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections after defeating C. P. Radhakrishnan of BJP by over 1.79 Lakh votes.[2] P. R. Natarajan has secured about 571,150 votes in this election.[3] P. R. Natarajan from Coimbatore along with S. Venkatesan from Madurai were the two Communist Party of India (Marxist) MPs from Tamil Nadu in 17th Lok Sabha. P. R. Natarajan was also a member of the 15th Lok Sabha, when he defeated R. Prabhu of Indian National Congress in 2009, with a margin of over 35000 votes.[4]
Electoral Performances
[edit]He has contested a total of three times, and has won in 2009 and 2019.
| Election | Constituency | Party | Result | Vote % | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote % | |
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| 2009 Indian general election | Coimbatore | CPI(M) | Won | 35.64 | R. Prabhu | INC | 30.94 | |
| 2014 Indian general election | Coimbatore | CPI(M) | Lost | 2.95 | A.P. Nagarajan | AIADMK | 37.24 | |
| 2019 Indian general election | Coimbatore | CPI(M) | Won | 45.85 | C. P. Radhakrishnan | BJP | 31.47 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "P.R. Natarajan| National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Coimbatore Election Result 2019: P R Natarajan of CPI (M) wins the LS Seat". Times of India. Coimbatore. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ Madhavan, Karthik (28 May 2019). "P.R. Natarajan records second highest victory margin among Left candidates". The Hindu. Coimbatore. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ Kaveri, Megha (22 March 2019). "'Will drive out 'godmen' from Western Ghats': CPI(M) Kovai candidate PR Natarajan". The News Minute. Coimbatore. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
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