M. Dhanapal

M. Dhanapal is an Indian politician and advocate. He is a member of Parliament, representing Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament of India. He also served as member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly representing Thiruporur constituency from 1 July 1991 to 13 May 1996 as an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate.^[1][2]

M. Dhanapal
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 July 2025
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	N. Chandrasegharan
Constituency	Tamil Nadu
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office 1 July 1991 – 13 May 1996
Chief Minister	J. Jayalalithaa
Preceded by	D. Thirumurthy
Succeeded by	G. Chockalingam
Constituency	Tirupporur
Personal details
Nationality	India
Political party	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse	D. Gayathiri Dhanapal
Occupation	Advocate

Elections contested and positions held

Rajya Sabha elections

Elections	Constituency	Political party		Result
2025	Tamil Nadu	AIADMK		Won

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections

Elections	Assembly	Constituency	Political party			Result	Vote percentage	Opposition
								Candidate	Political party			Vote percentage
1991	10th	Tirupporur	AIADMK			Won	56.55%	G. Chockalingam	DMK			27.87%
2006	13th					Lost	38.82%	D. Moorthy	PMK			45.07%

Positions in Parliament of the Republic of India

Elections	Position	Elected constituency	Term in office
			Assumed office	Left office	Time in office
2025	Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha	Tamil Nadu	25 July 2025	Incumbent	77 days

Positions in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

Elections	Position	Elected constituency	Term in office
			Assumed office	Left office	Time in office
1991	Member of the Legislative Assembly	Tirupporur	1 July 1991	13 May 1996	4 years, 317 days