D. Jayakumar
D. Jayakumar is an Indian politician and was a
Member of the 15th Legislative Assembly of
Tamil Nadu. He was the Speaker of the
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly until his resignation on 29 September 2012. He was elected to the
Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from
Royapuram constituency as an
Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in the
1991,
2001,
2006,
2011 elections and
2016 elections for five terms. During the Tamil Nadu legislative Assembly 2021, he again contested in Royapuram Constituency and lost the election. He served in various cabinet positions starting from 1991 - Forests, Fisheries, Information Technology, Electricity and Finance. He is one among the senior leaders of AIADMK. In October 2020, he was appointed to 11 member Steering Committee of AIADMK and also serves as its Organizing Secretary. In the TN 2021 Election for Royapuram constituency, he was defeated by dmk candidate . He had represented Royapuram five times - 1991, 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2016.
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