Kadambur R. Janarthanan
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Kadambur M. R. Janarthanan | |
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| Born | 22 October 1929 British India (present day Tamil Nadu, India) |
| Died | 26 December 2020 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party |  All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Kadambur M. R. Janarthanan (22 October 1929 – 26 December 2020) was a union
Second Vajpayee Ministry
from 1998 to 1999.
He was born on 22 October 1929 in Kadambur village in
Madras University. He was agriculturist and trader by profession. He was imprisoned under MISA
in 1976 in the emergency.
He was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1984 from Tirunelveli and then again to the 9th, 10th and 12th Lok Sabha.
Janarathanan was a short story writer and won Odum Railil Oruvan (short story in Tamil) in Ananda Vikatan short story competition.
Electoral Career
Lok Sabha Elections Contested
| Elections | Constituency | Party | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Indian general election | Tirunelveli | AIADMK | Won | 57.64 | D. S. A. Sivaprakasam | DMK | 40.95 |
| 1989 Indian general election | Tirunelveli | AIADMK | Won | 65.01 | D. S. A. Sivaprakasam | DMK | 33.51 |
| 1991 Indian general election | Tirunelveli | AIADMK | Won | 62.09 | K. P. Kandasamy | DMK | 34.92 |
| 1998 Indian general election | Tirunelveli | AIADMK | Won | 41.44 | R. Sarathkumar | DMK | 40.29 |
References
- http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok12/biodata/12tn36.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080527051945/http://www.bjp.org/news/profile1.htm
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