R. Vaithilingam

R. Vaithilingam is an Indian politician and a member of the Rajya Sabha from the state of Tamil Nadu.

R. Vaithilingam
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 June 2016
Constituency	Tamil Nadu
Deputy Co-ordinator of ADMK
Incumbent
Assumed office 2017
Minister of Housing & Urban Development
In office 2011–2016
Chief Minister	J.Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam
Minister of Forest & Environment
In office 2001–2006
Chief Minister	J.Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office 2001–2016
Constituency	Orathanad constituency
Personal details
Political party	AIADMK

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.[1] 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,[2] 2006[3] and 2011.[4]

On 3 June 2016, he was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha, along with three others of his party.[5][6]

References

1. "DMK and AIADMK edge out others in Thanjavur district". The Hindu. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
2. 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
3. 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
4. "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu.
5. "26 Rajya Sabha members elected unopposed in six states (Roundup)". The Times of India. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
6. "Bihar: Piyush Goyal, Chidambaram, Suresh Prabhu, Sharad Yadav elected to Rajya Sabha". The Economic Times. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2017.