Arumugam Namasivayam is a senior BJP leader in Puducherry and is currently the Union Territory Home Minister.
Arumugam Namasivayam, who represents Manadipet in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly, is seeking another term from the seat in the 2026 elections. He is currently the Home Minister and Sports and Youth Affairs Minister in the Puducherry Government under the Chief Minister n. Rangasamy.
In 2021, he won Namasivayam from Manadipet constituency under a BJP ticket by 2,750 votes, defeating DMK’s A Krishan. He later contested from Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency in 2024 as a BJP candidate with AINRC Support as he finished second.
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5 key facts about A. Namasivayam
- For the 2026 Puducherry assembly elections, the BJP is contesting 10 seats as part of the seat-sharing arrangement of the NDA alliance, with A. Namasivayam from Manadipet constituency, where he is seeking to retain the seat after winning in 2021. Elections were held on April 9 to elect all 30 members of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly, with the results scheduled to be announced on May 4.
- A. Namassivayam is from Puducherry and holds a diploma in Civil Engineering from Ramu Seetha Polytechnic College in Karyapati, Kamarajar District. Before entering politics, he was involved in agriculture and business, which helped him stay closely connected with local economic activities and day-to-day issues in the region.
- Namasivayam’s political career witnessed an important phase when he joined the Congress party in early 2010, where he got his first electoral success in 2011 from Ulgarite constituency, followed by another win in 2016 from Velyanur, marking his rise as a prominent leader in Puducherry politics.
- However, in January 2021, his political career took a major turn when he was suspended from the Congress party for anti-party activities, following which he resigned from the post of MLA and joined the BJP within days, marking a major change in his political alignment.
- in 2024 Lok Sabha electionsA. Namassivayam has been fielded as the BJP candidate from Puducherry with the support of the All India NR Congress (AINRC). However, he lost by more than 1.3 thousand votes, highlighting the difference between his strong statewide presence and the challenges of competing at the national level.
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