D. Jayakumar
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D. Jayakumar is an Indian politician and was a Member of the 15th Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly until his resignation on 29 September 2012. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Royapuram constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in the 1991, 2001, 2006, 2011 elections and 2016 elections for five terms. During the Tamil Nadu legislative Assembly 2021, he again contested in Royapuram Constituency and lost the election. He served in various cabinet positions starting from 1991 - Forests, Fisheries, Information Technology, Electricity and Finance. He is one among the senior leaders of AIADMK. In October 2020, he was appointed to 11 member Steering Committee of AIADMK and also serves as its Organizing Secretary. In the TN 2021 Election for Royapuram constituency, he was defeated by dmk candidate. He had represented Royapuram five times - 1991, 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2016.
D. Jayakumar is an Indian politician and was a Member of the 15th Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly until his resignation on 29 September 2012. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Royapuram constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in the 1991, 2001, 2006, 2011 elections and 2016 elections for five terms. During the Tamil Nadu legislative Assembly 2021, he again contested in Royapuram Constituency and lost the election. He served in various cabinet positions starting from 1991 - Forests, Fisheries, Information Technology, Electricity and Finance. He is one among the senior leaders of AIADMK. In October 2020, he was appointed to 11 member Steering Committee of AIADMK and also serves as its Organizing Secretary. In the TN 2021 Election for Royapuram constituency, he was defeated by dmk candidate. He had represented Royapuram five times - 1991, 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2016.
Political Career
He joined AIADMK in 1982. He became the head of the party's MGR Youth Wing head of Royapuram area in 1987. He was appointed as AIADMK fishermen wing secretary in 1995 and became Student wing secretary in 1997. He was made the secretary of Admk North Chennai district unit.
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File:DJayakumar-EarlierDays.jpg|Jayakumar seen with minister R. M. Veerappan on his early years of political career. File:DJayakumar-Oath-1991.jpg|Jayakumar sworn in as first time minister in Jayalalithaa cabinet on 24 June 1991 File:D Jayakumar-1993-Amma.jpg|Jayakumar in discussion with Chief Minister Jayalalithaa at her residence during his first term as minister File:DJayakumar-Amma-2012.jpg|Jayakumar greets Chief Minister Jayalalithaa alongside Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates in December 2005 File:D.Jayakumar Welcoming Amma.jpg|Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker Jayakumar greets Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, who arrives at the Secretariat in January 2012 File:D Jayakumar-13042012.jpg|Jayakumar with Chief Minister Jayalalithaa at the celebration of the Tamil New Year in April 2012
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