S. Damodaran | |
|---|---|
 S.Damodaran | |
| Minister for Agriculture Tamil Nadu government | |
| In office 11 November 2011 –14 July 2014 | |
| Chief Minister | J. Jayalalitha |
| Preceded by | K. A. Sengottaiyan |
| Succeeded by | Agri Krishnamoorthy |
| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ettimadai A. Shanmugam |
| Constituency | Kinathukadavu |
| In office 14 May 2001 —20 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | M. Shanmugham |
| Succeeded by | Ettimadai A. Shanmugam |
| Constituency | Kinathukadavu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 September 1952 |
| Education | 10th Pass [1] |
| Occupation | Agriculture,Industrialist,Politician,Social Worker |
S. Damodaran (born 18 September 1952) is an Indian politician and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu.
S. Damodaran was born in Pollachi on 18 September 1952. He is married and has one child. [1]
Prior to being elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly,Damodaran was President of Thalakkarai Panchayat (1984–1989) and a member of Pollachi North Panchayat Union (1996–2001). [1]
Damodaran,who represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam,was elected to the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Kinathukadavu constituency in 2011. [2] He had previously been elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the same constituency in 2001 [3] and 2006. [4]
Damodaran had been a minister in the Jayalalithaa-led government of 2001–2006 and she appointed him to cabinet office again in November 2011 during a reshuffle. He took over the Agriculture portfolio from K. A. Sengottaiyan,who became Minister for Information Technology. [5] Damodaran was replaced as Minister for Agriculture by S. S. Krishnamoorthy on 19 May 2014,when the Chief Minister,Jayalalithaa,again reshuffled her government. [6]
The elections of 2016 resulted in his constituency being won by A. Shanmugam. [7]
