E. V. K. S. Elangovan

Erode Venkata Krishnasamy Sampath Elangovan is an Indian politician who is a current member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, representing the Erode East Assembly constituency. He previously represented the Gobichettipalayam Lok Sabha constituency of Tamil Nadu and was the Textiles Minister for the Union Government between 2004 and 2009, in Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh Government. He is a member of the Indian National Congress party.^[1]

E. V. K. S. Elangovan
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 March 2023
Preceded by	Thirumagan Evera
Constituency	Erode East
In office 1984-1989
Constituency	Sathyamangalam
President, TNCC
In office 2014 - 2016
Preceded by	B. S. Gnanadesikan
Succeeded by	Su. Thirunavukkarasar
In office 2000 - 2002
Preceded by	Tindivanam K. Ramamurthy
Succeeded by	So. Balakrishnan
Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles
In office 2004-2009
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2004-2009
Constituency	Gobichettipalayam
Personal details
Born	(1948-12-21) 21 December 1948 (age 75) Erode, Madras Province, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Varalakshmi
Children	2 sons, Sanjay and Thirumagan Evera
Parent	E. V. K. Sampath
Residence	Gobichettipalayam
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In this Indian name, the name Erode Venkata Krishnasamy Sampath is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Elangovan.

Early life

He was born in Erode District on 21 December 1948. He is the son of E. V. K. Sampath and the grandson of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy's brother Krishnasamy.^[1]

Political career

In the 2009 Lok Sabha election, he lost to A. Ganeshamurthi of the MDMK by 49,336 votes in Erode constituency. He was appointed President of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee by All India Congress Committee Chief Sonia Gandhi on 31 October 2014, followed by the resignation of B. S. Gnanadesikan. In the 2019 Lok Sabha election he lost to O. P. Ravindranath Kumar, the son of O. Panneerselvam, in Theni. Elangovan was the only candidate of the UPA to lose in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu. He was also elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly in Tamilnadu from Sathyamangalam Assembly constituency in 1984 and Erode East constituency in a by-election in 2023, due to the death of his son Thirumagan Evera.^[2]

Elections contested and positions held

Lok Sabha elections

Elections	Constituency	Party	Result	Vote percentage	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party	Opposition vote percentage
1996	Krishnagiri	INC	Lost	26.59	C. Narasimhan	TMC	55.95
2004	Gobichettipalayam	INC	Won	62.75	Govindarajan.N. R	AIADMK	31.22
2009	Erode	INC	Lost	30.61	A. Ganeshamurthi	MDMK	37.05
2014	Tiruppur	INC	Lost	4.53	V. Sathyabama	AIADMK	42.57
2019	Theni	INC	Lost	36.44	P. Ravindhranath	AIADMK	42.96

Tamil Nadu Legislative elections

Elections	Constituency	Party	Result	Vote percentage	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party	Opposition vote percentage
1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Sathyamangalam	INC	Won	62.97	T. K. Subramaniam	DMK	31.04
1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Bhavanisagar	Independent	Lost	7.90	V. K. Chinnasamy	AIADMK	37.44
2023 By-Election	Erode East	INC	Won	64.96	K. S. Thennarasu	AIADMK	25.83

References

1. "Elangovan, Shri E.V.K.S." Lok Sabha. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
2. The New Indian Expres (4 January 2023). "Tamil Nadu Congress MLA, son of EVKS Elangovan, dies at 46". Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.