S. Alagarsamy
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S. Alagarsamy சோ. அழகர்சாமி | |
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| Member of the Madras State Assembly | |
| In office 1967-1972 1971-1976 1977-1982 1980-1985 1989-1994 | |
| Constituency | Kovilpatti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 August 1926 Ramanoothu, Tirunelveli Dist, Madras Province, British India |
| Died | 6 March 2009 (aged 82) Ettayapuram, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Political party | Communist Party of India |
| Spouse | A.Thayammal |
| Children | A.Ramamurthy A.Jeyabharathi A.Ravindran A.Geetharani |
S. Alagarsamy (Tamil: சோ. அழகர்சாமி; 5 August 1926 – 6 March 2009) was an Indian politician and was elected as Member of the Legislative Assembly for 5 terms from 1967 to 1991 to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as a Communist Party of India candidate from Kovilpatti constituency in 1967, 1971, 1977, 1980 and 1989 elections.[1][2][3][4][5]
Early life
[edit]He was born on 5 August 1926 to A. Soliah and S.Koppammal in a village Ramanoothu, Tuticorin Dist, Tamil Nadu. Having lost his father at the age of 13, he had to take on the responsibilities of taking care of their agricultural farming. He and his younger brother S.Ramasamy were brought up by their widowed mother and aunt.
Political career
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Alagarsamy first contested for Madras State Assembly in 1957 and continued to contest in all subsequent State General Assembly Elections till 1989 from Kovilpatti constituency Prior to that he contested for Unified Tirunelveli Jilla Board in 1952.
The then-unified Tirunelveli district consisted of the present Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Kannayakumari Districts and part of Malabar and Ramnad District. He was leader of the CPI Legislative Group from 1971 till 1991 in The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
Thiru C.N.Annadurai was the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, when he was the Member of the Legislative Assembly in 1967 and subsequently he continued to be M.L.A, when Thiru V.R. Nedunchezhiyan, Thiru. M. Karunanidhi and Thiru M. G. Ramachandran, were the Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu.
Electoral performance
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | S. Alagarsamy | 33,311 | 55.02% | +29.87 | |
| INC | V. O. C. A. Pillai | 22,885 | 37.80% | +1.58 | |
| Independent | R. K. Thevar | 3,709 | 6.13% | New | |
| Independent | R. Chairman | 641 | 1.06% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,426 | 17.22% | 10.52% | ||
| Turnout | 60,546 | 74.98% | −2.49% | ||
| Registered electors | 84,101 | ||||
| CPI gain from INC | Swing | 18.80% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | S. Alagarsamy | 38,844 | 62.16% | +7.14 | |
| INC | L. Subba Naicker | 23,646 | 37.84% | +0.04 | |
| Margin of victory | 15,198 | 24.32% | 7.10% | ||
| Turnout | 62,490 | 72.09% | −2.89% | ||
| Registered electors | 92,524 | ||||
| CPI hold | Swing | 7.14% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | S. Alagarsamy | 21,985 | 32.75% | −29.42 | |
| AIADMK | P. Seeniraj | 21,588 | 32.15% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 397 | 0.59% | −23.73% | ||
| Turnout | 67,140 | 63.06% | −9.03% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,07,794 | ||||
| CPI hold | Swing | -29.42% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | S. Alagarsamy | 39,442 | 51.37% | +18.63 | |
| INC | V. Jeyalakshmi | 30,792 | 40.11% | New | |
| JP | S. Kalidas | 6,281 | 8.18% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,650 | 11.27% | 10.68% | ||
| Turnout | 76,777 | 68.54% | 5.48% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,13,218 | ||||
| CPI hold | Swing | 18.63% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | S. Alagarsamy | 35,008 | 35.34% | +0.72 | |
| DMK | S. Radhakrishnan | 31,724 | 32.02% | New | |
| Independent | A. Palpandian | 13,981 | 14.11% | New | |
| Independent | S. Dharmar | 6,462 | 6.52% | New | |
| Independent | M. S. Iyyadurai | 4,759 | 4.80% | New | |
| Independent | V. Anandasamy | 3,263 | 3.29% | New | |
| India Farmers and Tailers Party | R. P. Ramasamy | 2,742 | 2.77% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,284 | 3.31% | −17.82% | ||
| Turnout | 99,069 | 70.34% | −1.44% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,43,671 | ||||
| CPI gain from INC | Swing | -20.41% | |||
Public offices
[edit]He held various public offices in Kovilpatti Taluk for many years. He also served on the board of directors in various co-operative organisations and banks. He was a member of the District Development Council for Tirunelveli and Tuticorin Districts. He was head of the Tamil Nadu Kishan Sabha organisation and Vice President of All India Kishan Sabha. He served in various Tamil Nadu Government Legislative Committees. He served as State Executive Committee Member and State Control Committee President of Communist Party of India.
References
[edit]- ^ 1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ 1977 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ 1980 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ 1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
External links
[edit]- 1957 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- 1962 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- 1984 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- S. Alagarsamy
- S. Alagarsamy Trust