S. Alagarsamy
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]
S. Alagarsamy சோ. அழகர்சாமி | |
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| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 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(s) | A.Thayammal |
| Children | A.Ramamurthy A.Jeyabharathi A.Ravindran A.Geetharani |
Early life
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
He 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. He was well respected by the all Chief Ministers and other political leaders across party lines.
He was affectionately called " Annachi " ( Tamil: அண்ணாச்சி ) by his thousands of followers and others . He gained respect and great loyal following due to his leadership,honesty, simplicity, loyalty, hardwork, and openness. These qualities enabled him to win the Assembly Election continuously irespective of the political waves.
Electoral records
Madras State Assembly
| Year | Winner | Contestants | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | V. Suppaya Naicker | V.Suppaya Naicker Selvaraj S. Alagarsamy Ponnusamy |
IND INC CPI IND |
11425 10726 9901 3898 |
31.78% 29.84% 27.54% 10.84% |
| 1962 | N. V. Venugopalakrishnasami | N. V. Venugopalakrishnasami R.S.Appsami S. Alagarsamy M. Periasami K.Venkataram Naidu |
INC SWA CPI DMK IND |
22158 18059 15387 5030 543 |
36.22% 29.52% 25.15% 8.22% 0.89% |
| 1967 | S. Alagarsamy | S. Alagarsamy V.O.C.A.Pillai R.K.Thevar R.Chairman |
CPI INC IND IND |
33311 22885 3709 641 |
55.02% 37.80% 6.13% 1.06% |
Tamil Nadu Assembly
| Year | Winner | Contestants | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | S. Alagarsamy | S. Alagarsamy L.Subba Naicker |
CPI NCO |
38844 23646 |
62.16% 37.84% |
| 1977 | S. Alagarsamy | S. Alagarsamy P.Seeniraj A.K.C. Thangappandian L.Sundararaj Naicker R.Kovilpillai |
CPI ADMK DMK INP IND |
21985 21588 13778 7187 2602 |
32.75% 32.15% 20.52% 10.70% 3.88% |
| 1980 | S. Alagarsamy | S. Alagarsamy V.Jeyalakshmi S.Kalidas A.N.A. Gurusamy |
CPI INC (I) JNP (JP) IND |
39442 30792 6281 262 |
51.37% 40.11% 8.18% 0.34% |
| 1984 | R. Rangasamy | R.Rangasamy S. Alagarsamy P.Seenirasu V.Paulraj R.Paramasivam S.Perumalsamy T.N.P. Raju S.Solaippan |
INC CPI IND IND IND IND IND IND |
45623 28327 4655 977 715 633 627 283 |
55.75% 34.61% 5.69% 1.19% 0.87% 0.77 0.77 0.35 |
| 1989 | S. Alagarsamy | S. Alagarsamy S.Radhakrishnan A.Palpandian S.Dharmar M.S.Iyyadurai V.Anandasamy R.P.Ramasamy R.Ranjitkumar A.Mariappan M.Ayyadurai S.Solaiappan R. Gurusamy Naicker R.Lingasamy S.Sivasubramaniam C.Joseph T.Selvaraj |
CPI DMK IND M IND IND IND IFT IND IND IND IND IND IND IND IND IND |
35008 31724 13981 6462 4759 3263 2742 240 229 128 116 116 104 77 70 50 |
35.34% 32.02% 14.11% 6.52% 4.80% 3.29% 2.77% 0.24% 0.23% 0.13% 0.12% 0.12% 0.10% 0.08% 0.07% 0.05% |
Public office held
He held various public offices in Kovilpatti Taluk for many years- President of Ramanoothu Village, Elementary School Management Board President, Milk Society and Housing Society President, Marketing Society President . He also served as board of Director in various co-operative organisations and banks. He was member of District Development Council for Tirunelveli and Tuticorin Districts. He was heading Tamil Nadu Kishan Sabha organisation and Vice President of All India Kishan Sabha . Leader of Tamil Nadu State Assembly CPI Group. 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
- 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
External links
- 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