J. G. Prince
J. G. Prince is an Indian politician and incumbent member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Colachel constituency. He represents the Indian National Congress party.[1] He is one of the pillars of the Kanyakumari district congress. Has been serving the party since the age of 17 without changing loyalty and made the Colachel constituency a stronghold for the party. He won the 2011 and 2016 elections in Colachel constituency and 2016 he was appointed as Deputy Leader CLP, Tamil Nadu Assembly Member, AICC.
J G Prince | |
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| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 25 May 2016 | |
| Constituency | Colachel |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 16 May 2011 – 22 May 2016 | |
| Constituency | Colachel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 May 1958 |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Joy |
| Children | Donal, Donish |
| Residence | Hebron, 15/173A SamaVillai, Kanjiracode, Kanyakumari District, PIN : 629155, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Education | M.A., B.L., |
| Profession | Farmer, Politician |
| Nickname(s) | Prince |
Early life
J G Prince was born on 17 May 1958 in Sama Villai, Tamil Nadu, to J. Gnana Silkhamony and V. Gnana Flora Bamy. He has completed a Bachelor of Law,(B.L), Banglore University, and Master of Arts,(M.A), Annamalai University.
Positions Held in the Party
- General Secretary, District Student Congress [1975-1980]
- General Secretary, Youth Congress [1980-1983]
- District Congress Committee [1984- Secretary]
- General Secretary, District Congress Committee [1985-1989]
- Vice President, District Congress Committee [1990-1999]
- PCC Member [1999-2000]
- President, District Congress Committee (West) [2002-2014]
- Served as observer in Guntur Parliamentary Constituency by election in 2012
- Served as observer in by election Trivandram Parliamentary Constituency in 2006
Achievements as a DCC President
- Enrolled l Lakh new members to our party.
- Purchased 23 ¾ cents land for constructing the party office.
- Enrolled 25,000 labours in our Trade Union.
- Enlarged party base in Kanyakumari District by various social programs.
- The largest party in Kanyakumari District as an evidence it won all the 3 contested Assembly Constituencies with the remarkable margin of votes.
Achievements as a MLA
- Attended all the Assembly Sessions.
- More questions raised in the Assembly in all sessions.
- Many developments projects implemented as result of representation in the Assembly especially initiative for Colachal Port.
- Post Tsunami construction of houses for the victims.
- Helped more 3000 students to get loan for higher educations.
- Helped to get affected workers in foreign countries.
- Brought many industries by private and public sector to get jobs.
- Helped 1000’s of widows, old aged and handicapped to get social support for living.
- Helped to form many self-helped groups especially for women.
| Year | Constituency | Party | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Colachel | INC | Won | 40.16 | Larence.P | AIADMK | 32.03 |
| 2016[2] | Colachel | INC | Won | 40.19 | P.Ramesh | BJP | 24.62 |
References
- "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012.
- Election Commission of India. "Tamil Nadu General Legislative Election 2016". https://eci.gov.in/. External link in
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