D. Jayakumar

Minister of FinanceIn office
16 February 2017 – 21 August 2017Chief MinisterEdappadi K. PalaniswamiPreceded byO. PanneerselvamSucceeded byO. PanneerselvamMinister of Law, Information Technology & ElectricityIn office
14 May 2001 – 12 May 2006Chief MinisterJ.Jayalalithaa
O. PanneerselvamMinister of Fisheries,Forest and Backward ClassIn office
1991–1996Chief MinisterJ.JayalalithaaMember of Legislative AssemblyIn office
1991-1996
2001 – 2021ConstituencyRoyapuramOrganizing Secretary of AIADMKIn office
2020–Incumbent Personal detailsBorn (1960-09-18) September 18, 1960 (age 63)
Royapuram, Madras, (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu), IndiaPolitical partyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamSpouseJ. JayakumariChildren3 including J. Jayavardhan

D. Jayakumar^[1] is an Indian politician and was a Member of the 15th Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly until his resignation on 29 September 2012. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Royapuram constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in the 1991, 2001, 2006, 2011 elections and 2016 elections for five terms.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]} During the Tamil Nadu legislative Assembly 2021, he again contested in Royapuram Constituency and lost the election. He served in various cabinet positions starting from 1991 - Forests, Fisheries, Information Technology, Electricity and Finance. He is one among the senior leaders of AIADMK. In October 2020, he was appointed to 11 member Steering Committee of AIADMK and also serves as its Organizing Secretary. In the TN 2021 Election for Royapuram constituency, he was defeated by dmk candidate . He had represented Royapuram five times - 1991, 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2016.

Elections contested

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections

Elections	Constituency	Party	Result	Vote percentage	Opposition candidate	Opposition party	Opposition vote percentage
1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Royapuram	AIADMK	Won	59.04	R. Mathivanan	DMK	37.77
1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Royapuram	AIADMK	Lost	35.37	R. Mathivanan	DMK	57.78
2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Royapuram	AIADMK	Won	56.76	K. Nargunan	DMK	39.26
2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Royapuram	AIADMK	Won	53.26	S. P. Sarkunapandian	DMK	39.06
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Royapuram	AIADMK	Won	57.89	R. Manohar	INC	38.88
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Royapuram	AIADMK	Won	45.21	S. P. Sarkunapandian	INC	38.63
2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Royapuram	AIADMK	Lost	30.46	Idream R. Murthy	DMK	53.56

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