T. M. Selvaganapathy

T. M. Selvaganapathy is an Indian politician. He was a member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, elected from Tiruchengode constituency in 1991. He was also minister of Local Administration in Jayalalitha Government between 1991 and 1996. In 1999-2004 he was elected as Member of Parliament to the 13th Lok Sabha from Salem Constituency. Originally a member of Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party, he joined Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in August 2008.^[1] He was convicted by a trial court in Pleasant Stay hotel case on 2 February 2000 and later acquitted by the High court on 4 December 2001. He was convicted by a trial court in Colour TV scam on 30 May 2000 and was later acquitted by the High court on 4 December 2001.^[2][3]

T. M. Selvaganapathy
Selvaganapathy in 2008
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 June 2024
Preceded by	S. R. Parthiban
Constituency	Salem, Tamil Nadu
In office 13 October 1999 – 16 May 2004
Preceded by	Vazhapadi Ramamurthy
Succeeded by	K. V. Thankabalu
Constituency	Salem, Tamil Nadu
Member of Parliament , Rajya Sabha
In office 30 June 2010 – 17 April 2014
Constituency	Tamil Nadu
Minister of Local Administration, Government of Tamil Nadu
In office 24 June 1991 – 12 May 1996
Governor	Bhishma Narain Singh Marri Channa Reddy
Chief Minister	J. Jayalalithaa
Constituency	Tiruchengode
Member of the Legislative Assembly
In office 1991–1996
Preceded by	V. Ramasamy
Succeeded by	T. P. Arumugom
Constituency	Tiruchengode
Personal details
Political party	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Other political affiliations	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (before 2008)

Selvaganapathy, (second from right)

In June 2010, he became a member of the Rajya Sabha. In 2014, he was convicted by a court for a financial scam, resulting in his disqualification. He became the first Tamil Nadu politician to be disqualified from the parliament for corruption.^[4]