E. V. Velu
E. V. Velu (born 15 March 1951) is an Indian and Minister of Public works, Highways and Minor Ports for Tamilnadu. He served as former Minister for Food in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. He was praised as " Ethilum vallavar Velu" by former chief minister Kalaignar Karunanithi .
E.V. Velu | |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Minister Government of Tamil Nadu | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2021 | |
| Minister | Minister of Public Works |
| Governor | Banwarilal Purohit |
| Chief minister | M. K. Stalin |
| Preceded by | Edappadi K. Palaniswami |
| In office 15 May 2006 – 15 May 2011 | |
| Minister | Minister for Food and Civil Supplies |
| Member of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| In office 2016–2021 | |
| In office 2011–2016 | |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| In office 1984–1989 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1951 Se. Gudalore Tiruvannamalai district (Madras Presidency) Tamil Nadu, India |
| Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Velu has been elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party candidate from Thandarambattu constituency, in 1984. In 1997, he joined DMK and got elected from the same constituency in 2001 and 2006. He was subsequently elected twice from Tiruvannamalai constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2011 and 2016.
Velu was born in Se. Gudalore on 15 March 1951.
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