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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
'''K. A. Jayapal''' is an Indian politician and incumbent member of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] from [[Nagapattinam (State Assembly Constituency)|Nagapattinam constituency]]. He is currently the Minister for Fisheries, [[Govt. of Tamil Nadu]]. He represents [[Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] party.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu |url=http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2011_Winner_Runner.pdf |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6McJWhfEK?url=http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2011_Winner_Runner.pdf |archivedate=2014-01-14 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Council of Ministers, Govt. of Tamil Nadu |url=http://www.tn.gov.in/gov_ministers.html |publisher=Govt. of Tamil Nadu |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110825063610/http://www.tn.gov.in/gov_ministers.html |archivedate=2011-08-25 |df= }}</ref>▼
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = KA.Jeyapal
| office = [[Minister (government)|Minister]] For [[Fisheries]] [[Government]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]
| Office start =
| termstart = 15 MAY 2011
| termend = 4 November 2012
| office1 = Member of legislative assembly for Tamil Nadu (Nagapattinam constituency)
| termstart1 = 15 MAY 2011
| termend1 = 14 May 2016
| office2 = District secretary of Nagapattinam (AIADMK)
| termstart2 = 4 July 2011
| termend2 = 27 October 2012
}}
{{use Indian English|date=May 2017}}
▲'''K. A. Jayapal''' (born 7 March 1955) is an Indian politician and
Jayapal was appointed as the Minister for Fisheries in the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] after the [[2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2011 state assembly elections]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Jayalalitha to head 34-member government |agency=IANS |date=16 May 2011 |url= http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/NAT-TOP-jayalalitha-to-head-34-member-government-2108553.html|work=Daily Bhaskar}}</ref> He was district secretary of the AIADMK's unit in Nagapattinam until [[Jayalalithaa]], the then [[Chief Minister (India)|Chief Minister]] and party leader, replaced him with [[O. S. Manian]] in April 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jayalalithaa changes 9 AIADMK candidates in Tamil Nadu |agency=PTI |date=6 April 2016 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamilnadu2016/jayalalithaa-makes-changes-in-aiadmk-candidates-list/article8442161.ece |access-date=2017-05-03}}</ref> He was not selected by the party to contest the [[2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2016 state assembly elections]],<ref>{{cite news |work=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections-2016/tamil-nadu-elections-2016/news/AIADMK-makes-yet-another-change-in-candidates-list/articleshow/51721892.cms |date=7 April 2016 |title=AIADMK makes yet another change in candidates list |access-date=2017-05-03}}</ref> in common with over 100 other sitting AIADMK [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLAs]]. Jayalalithaa had decided to reward people who had shifted their support to the AIADMK from the [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]], [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] and [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]].<ref>{{cite news |work=First Post |title=Tamil Nadu polls: Jayalalithaa denies ministers tickets to contest Assembly election |date=5 April 2016 |url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/tamil-nadu-polls-jayalalithaa-denies-ministers-tickets-to-contest-assembly-election-2713490.html |access-date=2017-05-03}}</ref>
In February 2017, Jayapal switched his support from [[V. K. Sasikala]] to [[O. Paneerselvam]] in a tortuous power-struggle for control the party following the death of Jayalalithaa.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/AIADMK-crisis-Top-developments-on-February-12-2017/article17291650.ece |date=12 February 2017 |title=AIADMK MLAs are being tortured, alleges Panneerselvam |access-date=2017-05-03}}</ref> He was among those whom Sasikala then expelled for "anti-party activities".<ref>{{cite news |work=The New Indian Express |title=One last move: Sasikala expels CM Panneerselam and 18 others |date=15 February 2017 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/feb/15/one-last-move-sasikala-expels-cm-panneerselam-and-18-others-1570718.html |access-date=2017-05-03}}</ref>
== Personal life ==
Jayapal was born on 7 March 1955 in [[Akkaraipet]], where he later served as the [[Panchayati raj|panchayat]] president for 1996–2001. He has a BCom degree and is married with three children.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thiru. K. A. Jayapal (AIADMK) |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/profile/163.htm |access-date=2017-05-03}}</ref>
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (2011-2016)|state=collapsed}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jayapal, K. A.}}
[[Category:
[[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 2011–2016]]
[[Category:All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians]]
[[Category:Living people]]
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