P. K. Sekar Babu
Indian politician
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P. K. Sekar Babu is an Indian politician and Minister of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu.[1] Currently, he is elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Harbour as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2016 and 2021[2][3] elections.[4][5] He won his first two elections in 2001 and 2006 from R K Nagar constituency as an AIADMK candidate.
P. K. Sekar Babu | |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Minister Government of Tamil Nadu | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2021 | |
| Minister | Minister of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments |
| Chief Minister | Stalin (Son of 2nd wife of Karunanidhi) |
| Preceded by | Sevvoor S. Ramachandran |
| Member of the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly | |
| Assumed office 19 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Pala. Karuppiah |
| Constituency | Harbour |
| In office 13 May 2001 – 13 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | S. P. Sarguna Pandian |
| Succeeded by | P. Vetrivel |
| Constituency | Radhakrishnan Nagar |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam from AIADMK |
| Spouse | S. Santhi |
| Children | P. S. Vignesh P. S. Jeya Kalyani P. S. Jeyasimhan |
Political career
He joined Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam from Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in January 2011.[6] However, he lost the 2011 election that took place shortly thereafter in April.
2016 and 2021 state assembly elections
In the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, Sekar Babu contested on behalf of the DMK and won the election, he polled 42,071 votes and defeated his rival AIADMK candidate KS Srinivasan by a margin of 4,836 votes.[7]
As a Minister
In the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, he won from Harbour constituency polling 59,317 votes, giving a winning margin of 27274 votes.[8]
Sekar Babu in May 2021, said that the ruling DMK will work for North Indian residents in the state even if they did not vote for the party over the years. He claimed that even though the North Indians grew rich because of the ruling Dravidian parties and yet they still voted for the BJP. He also said that his party sees the North Indians, as people from Tamil Nadu and one among them.[9]
Sekar Babu toured around the state taking action to reclaim the occupied temple land around Tamil Nadu. He reclaimed the illegally occupied land by a Hindu Mahasabha leader in July 2020.[10]
Under his ministerial leadership, non-Brahmin priests were appointed to temples managed by HRCE by Chief minister M. K. Stalin.[11] Sekar Babu said it was Periyar's dream, that persons of all castes should become priests at temples, and it was former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi who had made it a reality.[12]
Sekar Babu on October highlights of 2021 broke bread with a Narikuruva woman in the same temple feast she complained of being chased away from when staff at Sthalasaina Temple allegedly instructed her to leave, and later collect leftover food.[13][14]
Electoral performance
| Election | Party | Constituency Name | Result | Votes gained | Vote share% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Harbour | Won | 59,317 | 58.88% | |
| 2016 | Won | 42,071 | 40.36% | |||
| 2011 | AIADMK | Radhakrishnan Nagar | Lost | 52,522 | 37.01% | |
| 2006 | Won | 84,462 | 50.36% | |||
| 2001 | Won | 74,888 | 58.43% | |||