Politics
In the Tamil Nadu Legislature, Krishnagiri Assembly Constituency is a part of Krishnagiri Lok Sabha Constituency. In the 2011 State General Elections, Krishnagiri Assembly Constituency is held by K. P. Munusamy, District secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. K. P. Munusamy has also taken charge as the Minister for Municipal Admin. and Rural Development, Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
In the Parliament of India, Krishnagiri Lok Sabha Constituency is represented by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politician E.G. Sugavanam who is famous for defeating J. Jayalalithaa in the 1996 state assembly elections in the constituency Bargur.
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