B. Valarmathi

B. Valarmathi is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Thousand Lights constituency. As a member of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, she was elected from Mylapore in 1984, She was one among the 13 incumbent ADMK ministers defeated in 2016 Tamil Nadu assembly election.

After Jayalalitha's death, she briefly aligned with Sasikala faction before returning to ADMK camp in 2018.

She was appointed as the Chairman of Tamil Nadu Textbook Association from 2017 to 2021, a position which had equivalent rank as Cabinet Minister.

She was one among the few leading female leaders of ADMK.

Elections contested Election Constituency Party Result Vote % Winner/Runner-up Winner/Runner-up Party Winner/Runner-up vote % Ref. 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Alandur AIADMK Lost 32.06% T. M. Anbarasan DMK 49.12% 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Thousand Lights AIADMK Lost 38.78% Ku. Ka. Selvam DMK 48.56% 2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Thousand Lights AIADMK Won 50.55% Hasan Mohamed Jinnah DMK 44.87% 2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Alandur AIADMK Lost 40.55% T. M. Anbarasan DMK 46.85% 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Alandur AIADMK Won 47.59% R. M. Veerappan MGRK 41.25% 1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Mylapore AIADMK Won 51.68% R. S. Bharathi DMK 46.22%