Lok Sabha 2019: Chidambaram candidate Thol.Thirumavalavan (VCK)
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Thol.Thirumavalavan(born 17 August 1962) is an Indian Politician and Tamil activist, Member of Parliament in 15th Lok Sabha and the current President of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi l party in the state of Tamil Nadu in India.
He rose to prominence in the 1990s as a Dalit leader, and entered politics in 1999. His political platform centres on ending the caste-based oppression of the Dalits, which he argues can best be achieved through reviving and reorienting Tamil nationalism.
He did his Bachelor`s course in chemistry, master`s degree in Criminology and completed law at Madras Law College.He completed his Ph.D in Manonmanium Sundaranar University and awarded Doctorate on 2018.
In this reserved constituency, VCK chief Thol Thirumalavan will be contesting as part of the DMK alliance.
About Chidambaram constituency :
The Parliamentary Constituency of Chidambaram is one of the 39 Lok Sabha Constituencies of Tamil Nadu. 14,79,108 is the total electorate count in the Chidambaram Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 12). Out of these 7,36,655 number of electorates are males and the remaining 7,42,394 are belong to the female category and 59 are belong to Third Gender as the Election commission of India 2019 reports suggest.
