Who is DR Balu of DMK who won Sriperumbudur constituency? Know your MP

Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 Lok Sabha constituencies in the country and 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu. In this Lok Sabha constituency, DMK candidate DR Balu has won by a margin of 4 lakh 87 thousand 29 votes. AIADMK's G Premkumar is second. In this constituency, Premkumar secured only 2,71,582 votes over DR Balu. This constituency is one of the largest parliamentary constituencies in Tamil Nadu. 60.21 percent voters have voted here in the first phase of elections. Let's find out who is DR. People have sent Balu to Parliament to present it in the Lok Sabha. Talikottai Rajudevar Balu, DR. Popularly known as Balu, he is also considered a strong and reliable player of the DMK. He has been a part of the party since 1957. Until 2020, he was also the chief secretary of the party and has now been given the responsibility of treasurer. At the age of 82, 7th term Lok Sabha MP DR Balu has assets of over Rs 45 crore in his affidavit filed with the Election Commission. He has a debt of over Rs.8 crore. His wife is a housewife. He graduated from Madras University in 1989 with a B.Sc. How was his political journey? He became a member of the Rajya Sabha in 1986. Rewarded for being trusted by the DMK, in 1991 he showed confidence and was given a ticket for the Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency. But he had to face them all. Five years later, in 1996, the party still had faith in DR Balu and again fielded him in the Chennai South constituency. This time Balu won big without cheating the party. He became a minister in the Deve Gowda government in 1996. He got charge of the Ministry of Petroleum. After that, he was MP from this constituency in 1998, 1999 and 2004 consecutively. He also received ministerial charge three times. In 1999, he was given the charge of environment ministry in the Atal Bihari government. Subsequently, in 2004, he was given the Ministry of Transport in the Manmohan Singh regime. He got his 7th win in 2024. Even after 4 victories, his winning streak did not stop, he changed the constituency and won the Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha constituency in 2009. After this victory, he again changed the Lok Sabha constituency in 2014, but this time he had to face defeat. After learning from the defeat, he contested again in Sriperumbudur constituency in 2019 and again got on the victory chariot. 7th win in 2024. Political History of Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha: Sriperumbudur parliamentary constituency has been in the headlines for many reasons in the political history of the country. Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated here. He was murdered on 21 May 1991. Sriperumbudur town is 40 kilometers from Chennai. This place is the birthplace of a prominent Vaishnava saint. Voter turnout is good in this Lok Sabha constituency. According to the latest statistics, this Lok Sabha constituency has about 24 lakh voters, which is more than any other constituency.