V. Senthil Balaji (Indian Politician) Biography

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Profession	Politician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	21/10/1975
Age	50 years
Birthplace	Rameswarappatti, Karur, Tamil Nadu, India

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Profession	Politician

Age (as of 2022)	47 Years
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Goundar community (OBC)
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Address	123/92, Rameswarapatti, Manmangalam Post, Manmangalam Taluk, Karur, 639 006

Marital Status

Family

Wife

Megala Senthilbalaji (homemaker)

Children

Daughter	Not known

Parents

Father	P. Velusamy
Mother	Not known

Politics

Political Party

Political Journey

1994: Joined the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party
1996: Left the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party
1996: Joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
1996: Elected as councillor of Karur uratchi Onriyam.
2000: Left the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
2000: Joined the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)
2001: Reelected as councillor of Karur uratchi Onriyam.
2006: Elected as an MLA from the Karur Legislative Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu
2011: Reelected as MLA of the Karur Legislative Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu; appointed as the Minister for Transport. (15 May 2011 – 28 July 2015)
2015: Removed from the Cabinet and fired from the post of AIADMK Karur district president
2016: Elected as MLA from the Aravakurichi Constituency in Tamil Nadu
2017: Disqualified as an MLA
2017: Left the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)
2018: Rejoined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
2019: Appointed as DMK's Karur district incharge
2019: Elected as MLA from the Aravakurichi Constituency in Tamil Nadu during the bye-election
2021: Elected as Karur Legislative Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu; appointed as the Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise.

1. V. Senthil Balaji commenced his political journey at the age of 21.
2. He served as the councillor of Karur Uratchi Onriyam in 1996.
3. Balaji represented the Karur Legislative Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu from 2006 to 2016 and later the Aravakurichi Constituency in Tamil Nadu from 2016 to 2021.
4. Coming from an agricultural background, he has a strong affiliation with Kabadi, Ko Ko, and Volleyball.
5. In the 2016 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election, he emerged victorious from the Aravakurichi Legislative Assembly constituency.
6. Balaji secured the Aravakurichi assembly seat in 2019, representing two different parties during a single assembly term.
7. He won the 2021 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election by defeating AIADMK’s M. R. Vijayabhaskar in the Karur legislative assembly constituency with a margin of 12,448 votes.
8. V. Senthil Balaji has been associated with various political parties, such as MDMK, DMK, and AIADMK.