B. Valarmathi

B. Valarmathi is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Thousand Lights constituency.^[1][2] As a member of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, she was elected from Mylapore in 1984,^[3] Alandur constituency in the 2001^[4] and Thousand Lights in 2011 elections.^[5] She is currently serving as the Women's Wing Secretary of AIADMK. She also served as Minister in Jayalalithaa cabinet on two occasions. Minister of Rural Industries (2004-2006) and Social welfare (2001-2004, 2011-2016).

Preceded byK. Pandiarajan

Succeeded byDindigul I. Leoni

MinisterMinister of Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon meal program

Chief MinisterJ. Jayalalithaa
O. Panneerselvam
J. Jayalalithaa

Quick facts Chairman- Tamil Nadu Textbook Corporation, Preceded by ...

B.Valarmathi
Chairman- Tamil Nadu Textbook Corporation
In office 8 Jan 2017 – 2 May 2021
Preceded by	K. Pandiarajan
Succeeded by	Dindigul I. Leoni
Cabinet Minister Government of Tamil Nadu
In office 12 December 2011 – 22 May 2016
Minister	Minister of Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon meal program
Chief Minister	J. Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam J. Jayalalithaa
Preceded by	Selvi Ramajayam
Succeeded by	V. Saroja
In office 27 August 2004 – 12 May 2006
Minister	Minister of Rural Industries
Chief Minister	J. Jayalalithaa
Preceded by	K. Pandurangan
Succeeded by	Pongalur N. Palanisamy
In office 14 May 2001 – 27 August 2004
Minister	Minister of Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon meal program
Chief Minister	J. Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam J. Jayalalithaa
Preceded by	S. P. Sarguna Pandian
Succeeded by	Vijayalakshmi Palanisamy
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office 23 May 2011 – 21 May 2016
Preceded by	M. K. Stalin
Succeeded by	K. K. Selvam
Constituency	Thousand Lights
In office 13 May 2001 – 11 May 2006
Preceded by	C. Shanmugam
Succeeded by	T. M. Anbarasan
Constituency	Alandur
In office 1984–1989
Preceded by	T. K. Kapali
Succeeded by	N. Ganapathy
Constituency	Mylapore
State Secretary of the AIADMK Women's Wing
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 July 2021
General Secretary	Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Joint Secretary	Margatham Kumaravel Keerthika Muniyasamy
Deputy	V. M. Rajalakshmi Gayathri Raguram
Preceded by	Vijila Sathyananth
In office 1 January 2007 – 28 January 2010
General Secretary	J. Jayalalithaa
Preceded by	S. Gokula Indira
Succeeded by	S. Gokula Indira
Personal details
Born	(1957-10-20) 20 October 1957 (age 68) Madurai, Madras, India (present-day Tamil Nadu, India)
Party	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse	Balasubramanian ​ (m. 1977)​
Children	2
Education	B.A.

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The elections of 2016 resulted in her constituency being won by Ku. Ka. Selvam.^[6] 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.