K. Ravi Arunan

K. Ravi Arunan is an Indian politician and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress (INC) candidate from Ambasamudram constituency in the 1989 election[1] and from Tenkasi constituency as a Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) (TMC) candidate in the 1996 election.[2]

Arunan left the TMC and became a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in early 2001.[3] He had lost the chance to defend the Tenkasi seat as a TMC candidate in the 2001 elections because of an election pact between the TMC and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).[4] In the 2006 elections, he stood as a BJP candidate in Tenkasi and came a very distant third place, with 5190 votes.[5][6]

Arunan was a member of the Oil Selection Board at the Indian Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, created in 1993, which consisted of a chairman (Justice M. Maruthamuthu) and two members (K. Ravi Arunan and P. Subbarayan). The board had jurisdiction over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ 1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  2. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election 1996 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 10. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  3. ^ Muthahar, Seyed (30 April 2001). "Name alternative candidate, Chidambaram tells Jayalalitha". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 May 2017.[dead link]
  4. ^ Subramanian, T. S. (25 May 2001). "A fierce fight". Frontline. Vol. 18, no. 10. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Stage set for a tri-corner contest in Tenkasi". The Hindu. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  6. ^ "DMK front gets 9 in Nellai". The Hindu. 12 May 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2017.