K. Selvaperunthagai

K. Selvaperunthagai is an Indian politician representing the party Indian National Congress. He was the president of Tamil Nadu Congress party from 2024 to 2026. He served as the State Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee's section of SC Department. He is an Ex MLA from Sriperumbudur Constituency.

Early life

K.Selvaperunthagai was born on 14 April 1964 at Manimangalam Village, Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu. His parents were Kuppusamy and Rasammal.

He did his Bachelor of Law at Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati and MA at Madras University.

Political career He started his political career at Puratchi Bharatham Katchi. He later joined Puthiya Tamilagam Party and got expelled in January 2001. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Mangalore constituency in the 2006 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections as a member of the party Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, After that, due to a disagreement with Thirumavalavan, he left the VCK and joined Bahujan Samaj Party on 11 November 2008 and later switched to Congress on 1 August 2010.

Member of Legislative Assembly He is currently elected Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) to the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections from Sriperumbudur Assembly constituency on behalf of the Indian National Congress and has been elected as the Leader of the Legislative Assembly of the Congress Party. On 25 June 2021, he was unanimously nominated as Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

Committee assignments of 16th Tamil Nadu Assembly Chairperson (2021–23) Public Accounts Committee

Electoral performances