A. Vetriazhagan

A. Vetriazhagan
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
12 May 2021
Preceded byJ. C. D. Prabhakar
Succeeded byB. Ranganathan
ConstituencyVillivakkam
Personal details
Born (1978-09-11) 11 September 1978 (age 45)
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
SpouseV. Valarnila
RelationsPerasiriyar K. Anbazhagan (Grandfather)
Children1
ParentA. Anbuchelvan (father) V. Kalyani (mother)
Alma materDav Mogapair, Don bosco, B.E (Electronics and Communication Engineering) From Anna University, MBA from Annamalai University, Chennai
OccupationSocial entrepreneur, businessman, educationalist, politician
Websitewww.dawnschool.in

A. Vetriazhagan is a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly representing the Villivakkam constituency in the 16th Tamil Nadu Assembly.[1][2] He is the grandson of Perasiriyar K. Anbazhagan who was the finance minister of Tamil Nadu in M. Karunanthi's ministry.[3]

Early life

Born on 11 September, 1978, A Vertiazhagan completed his schooling at Don Bosco, Egmore and higher secondary at DAV Mogappair. He completed his B.E. Electronics & Communication from Anna University, Chennai followed by an MBA from Annamalai University.

Social Contributions

Mr. Vetriazhagan contested in the prestigious Senate Constituency of Madras University to be elected for Pachaiyappas Trust Board. Got elected in the year 2009 as Trustee from the Madras University and as Financial Trustee in the Board Member Election. Consecutively, he won the Board Elections and got elected as Financial Trustee for a total period of three terms and served the position of FT (Financial Trustee) from 2009 – 2012. He resigned in the year 2012 from Pachaiyappas Trust Board.

Electoral performance

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Villivakkam[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK A. Vetriazhagan 76,127 53.37% +9.41
AIADMK J. C. D. Prabhakar 38,890 27.26% -10.48
MNM Sriharan 13,364 9.37% New
NTK R. Sridar 10,914 7.65% +5.65
NOTA NOTA 1,444 1.01% -1.26
DMDK D. Subamangalam 1,094 0.77% -4.72
Margin of victory 37,237 26.10% 19.89%
Turnout 142,648 55.88% -4.00%
Rejected ballots 881 0.62%
Registered electors 255,278
DMK hold Swing 9.41%

Offices Held/Holding

  • MLA from Villivakkam constituency (from May 2021 to present) on the 16th Assembly of TN
  • Financial trustee of Pachaiyappa's trust board from 2009 – 2012
  • Senate Member of Madras University – presently serving
  • Founder AV Group
  • Managing trustee of AV Educational trust

References