D. Sudarsanam

D. Sudarsanam (1941/42 – 26 June 2010) was an Indian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. His wife is Prema.He has three sons: Amarnath, Gopinath and Aravind. His grandsons are Pranav Chitta, Ishaan Raghav and his granddaughters are Shivani, Advaitha, Jyoshita, and Aarika.

Early political life as Congress MLA

He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Poonamallee constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1991 election,[1] and as a Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) candidate in 1996 election.[2]

Tamil Maanila Congress

He supported G. K. Moopanar when he split from Indian National Congress to form Tamil Maanila Congress. He was made the Treasurer of the party. He was elected from Tiruvallur constituency as a Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) candidate in 2001 election. He remained with TMC till its merger with Congress.[3][4]

Congress Legislature party leader

He was elected as an Indian National Congress candidate in 2006 election.[5][6][7] He served as the leader of the Congress in Tamil Nadu legislature after the 2006 election.

Death

He died of multiple organ failure in a hospital in Coimbatore. He became ill and was admitted to the hospital while attending the 2010 world Tamil conference. He was 68 when he died and is survived by his three sons.[8]

References
  1. 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  2. 1996 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India Archived 7 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  4. Sonia Gandhi condoles the death of CLP leader D Sudarsanam
  5. 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  6. http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/gallery/galimages/ot/picture_gallery.htm TAKING OATH Pro-tem Speaker
  7. Sudarsanam sworn in pro tem Speaker
  8. Congress leader Sudarssanam passes away


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