Pongalur N. Palanisamy
# Pongalur N. Palanisamy

Pongalur N. Palanisamy is a politician from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He is former minister for rural industries and animal husbandry in the Government of Tamil Nadu and a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. He was born in Erode district on 3 August 1948.

## Political career

* Age 76
* 1971–1976, Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for Pongalur
* 1991–2011, Coimbatore DMK District Secretary.
* 1996–2001, Minister for forests, pollution control, sports & animal husbandry.
* 2006–2011, Minister for Rural Industries & Animal Husbandry
* 2006–2011, Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for Coimbatore East

## Elections contested

| Election | Constituency | Party | Result | Vote % | Runner-up | Runner-up Party | Runner-up vote % |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Coimbatore (East) | DMK | Won | 47.5% | V. Gopala Krishnan | AIADMK | 41.7% |
| 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Singanallur | DMK | Lost | 37.59% | K. C. Karunakaran | CPM | 49.57% |
| 1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Singanallur | DMK | Won | 60.15% | R. Duraisamy | AIADMK | 22.12% |
| 1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Pongalur | DMK | Lost | 20.74% | K. Nachimuthu | AIADMK | 32.56% |
| 1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Pongalur | DMK | Won | 59.98% | A. Senapathi | IND | 30.24% |
