P. K. Mookiah Thevar
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Early life
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Political career
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He was elected for the Periakulam Assembly constituency in 1952–57 as a Forward Bloc candidate. He also served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Usilampatti for four terms (1957–62, 1962–67, 1967–71, 1977–79).
In 1971 he matched the achievement of U. Muthuramalinga Thevar in winning both Assembly[1] and Parliament[2] elections simultaneously. His parliamentary constituency was that of Ramanathapuram district and his period of office as an MP ran from 1971 to 1977.
Electoral records
He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Usilampatti constituency as an Independent candidate in 1957 election, and as a Forward Bloc candidate in 1962, 1967, 1971 and 1977 elections.[3][4][5][6][7]
References
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- ↑ 1957 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India Template:Webarchive
- ↑ 1962 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India Template:Webarchive
- ↑ 1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India Template:Webarchive
- ↑ 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ↑ 1977 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
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