Saidai Duraisamy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Indian politician, born 1951, Mayor of Chennai, 2011-present
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Place of Birth: Karur district, Tamil Nadu, India
About Saidai Duraisamy
- Saidai Samiyappan Duraisamy (born 16 February 1952) is an Indian politician and, as of 2011, was a former and 40th Mayor of the Corporation of Chennai.
- He is the first All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) candidate to become the Mayor of Chennai from 25 October 2011 to 31 November 2016.
- He is the also the founder and Chairman of Manidhaneyam IAS academy, a free coaching academy for the aspirants of the Civil Services Examination, in Tamil Nadu.Duraisamy was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in 1984 from Saidapet.
- He stayed away from politics after the demise of M.
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- He contested the 2011 assembly elections as a candidate for the AIADMK from the Kolathur constituency, which he lost.
- He contested the mayoral election of Chennai corporation, and became the first AIADMK mayor of the city, in October 2011, winning the election by a margin of over 5.19 lakh votes.
- He took the oath of office on 25 October.
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