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R. Avudaiyappan is an Indian politician and former speaker of Tamil Nadu Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Ambasamudram constituency in 1996 and 2006 elections.[1][2]

Chief MinisterM. Karunanidhi
Preceded byK. Kalimuthu
Succeeded byD. Jayakumar
Preceded byM. Sakthivel Murugan
Quick facts 11th Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister ...
R. Avudaiyappan
11th Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
19 May 2006 – 15 May 2011
Chief MinisterM. Karunanidhi
Preceded byK. Kalimuthu
Succeeded byD. Jayakumar
Member of the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly
In office
11 May 2006 — 13 May 2011
Preceded byM. Sakthivel Murugan
Succeeded byDr. Esakki Subbaiah
ConstituencyAmbasamudram
In office
22 May 1996 – 21 May 2001
Preceded byR. Murugaiah Pandian
Succeeded byM. Sakthivel Murugan
ConstituencyAmbasamudram
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In 2011 Tamil Nadu State Assembly election also he contested from Ambasamudram Constituency. However, he lost to E.Subaya (AIADMK). In 2016 election he contested and lost to Murugaiah pandian of AIADMK.In 2021 , he again lost to Esakki Subbiah He served as speaker of Tamil Nadu state assembly from 2006 to 2011.

Electoral performance

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Election Constituency Political party Result Vote % Opposition Ref
Candidate Political party Vote %
1996AmbasamudramDMKWon48.89%R. Murugaiah PandianAIADMK28.02%[3]
2001AmbasamudramDMKLost43.55%M. Sakthivel MuruganAIADMK48.04%[4]
2006AmbasamudramDMKWon45.66%R. Murugaiah PandianAIADMK31.11%[5]
2011AmbasamudramDMKLost38.19%Dr. Esakki SubayaAIADMK55.11%[6]
2016AmbasamudramDMKLost38.12%R. Murugaiah PandianAIADMK45.80%[7]
2021AmbasamudramDMKLost38.80%Dr. Esakki SubayaAIADMK48.41%-
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