Telangana polls: Election king' Padmarajan files his 237th nomination from Gajwel segment
Hyderabad (PTI): Undeterred by defeats 236 times in various polls he contested in the country, K Padmarajan from Tamil Nadu has filed his nomination as an independent in Gajwel constituency from which the Chief Minister is contesting in the November 30 assembly polls in Telangana.
Popularly known as “Election King”, Padmarajan said it is his 237th nomination in elections ranging from local bodies to presidential, spread across states like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, UP and Delhi.
Padmarajan, who runs a tyre repair shop, said he started the marathon of filing nomination in Mettur constituency in Tamil Nadu in 1988 assembly elections and from then on, he has contested against former Prime Ministers Atal Bihari Vajpayee and PV Narasimha Rao also.
The sexagenarian who calls himself a homoeopathic doctor, said he created several records with his passion for contesting in polls and spent about Rs 1 crore towards his obsession.
He also contested against AICC former chief Rahul Gandhi in the 2019 general elections from Wayanad in Kerala.
“The highest votes I ever polled were over 6273 in Mettur constituency in the 2011 Tamil Nadu assembly polls in 2011,” adding he garnered zero votes in some panchayat elections.
According to his affidavit filed on November 4, neither he nor his family member ever filed Income Tax returns and declared Rs 1,10,000 worth movable assets, including a moped and annual income of Rs 1 lakh.
The affidavit says he studied up to class 8 and is pursuing MA (History) from Annamalai Open University.
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Priyanka Gandhi urges Nitin Gadkari to expedite road projects in Kerala's Wayanad
Wayanad/New Delhi (PTI): Congress MP from Wayanad Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said she met Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, seeking his intervention to expedite pending road infrastructure works in her constituency, including those aimed at addressing landslide issues at the Thamarassery pass.
Sharing photographs of the meeting on the social media platform 'X', Priyanka said Gadkari, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, heard her concerns and sought updates from the relevant officials.
In her post, she expressed hope that the pressing issues she raised, which directly affect public safety and daily life, would receive the attention and urgency they deserve.
“Met respected Gadkari to raise issues concerning my constituency, Wayanad, and urged that pending works be expedited without further delay. He was kind enough to hear my concerns and get updates from the relevant officers,” she said.
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“I sincerely hope these pressing issues, which directly affect people’s safety and daily lives, will receive the attention and urgency they deserve,” she added.
A day earlier, Priyanka had sought an appointment with Gadkari in Parliament, saying she had been seeking an opportunity since June to discuss issues related to her constituency.
Responding to her request, the minister had said his doors were always open and that she could meet him at any time.
She subsequently met him at his office later the same day.
Met respected Shri @nitin_gadkari to raise issues concerning my constituency, Wayanad, and urged that pending works be expedited without further delay.
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) December 19, 2025
He was kind enough to hear my concerns and get an update from the relevant officers.
I sincerely hope these pressing issues… pic.twitter.com/UkxnXP6gxn
