K. Rajaram

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K. Rajaram
Krishnagiri
In office
1962–1967
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru,
Lal Bahadur Shastri,
Indira Gandhi
Preceded byC. R. Narasimhan
Succeeded byM. Kamalanathan
Personal details
Born26 August 1926
Died8 February 2008 (aged 82)
Political partyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Other political
affiliations
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (until 1977) and Makkal Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1977)
SpouseSanthakumari Rajaram
Relations• K. Jayaseelan (Brother)
• K. Rajendran ( Brother)
• K. Sulochana (Sister)
• K. Manonmani (Sister)
• K. Prema (Sister)
• K. Kanthraj (Brother)
K. A. Manoharan (co - brother)
ChildrenR. Rajasekar
Parent(s)Father: Kasthuri Pillai
Mother: Vijayambal
ProfessionPolitician

K. Rajaram (26 August 1926 – 8 February 2008) was an Indian politician of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and later, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He served as the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1985.[1][2]

Rajaram rose to prominence in 1962 when he defeated

Salem during 1967–71.[4][5][6]

Literary works

Books

Year Type Work Publisher
1994 Autobiography Oru Saamaaniyanin Ninaivugal (Tamil)[7] Nakkheeran Publications

Notes

  1. ^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly: Details of terms of successive Legislative Assemblies constituted under the Constitution of India". Government of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly: Details of terms of successive Legislative Assemblies constituted under the Constitution of India". Government of India.
  3. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections 1962 to the Second Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
  4. ^ India who's who. INFA Publications. 1993. p. 182.
  5. ^ Data India. Press Institute of India. 1985. p. 144.
  6. ^ Asian recorder, Issue 28. Recorder Press. 1992. p. 22085.
  7. ^ "Politics – N Store".

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Preceded by Member of Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha) for Krishnagiri
1962–1967
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha) for Salem
1967–1971
Succeeded by
Preceded by Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
1980–1985
Succeeded by