A. Balasubramaniam | |
|---|---|
| Member of Central Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| In office 7 November 1964 –5 September 1981 | |
| Member of Legislative Assembly,Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 1967–1971 | |
| Preceded by | R. Rengasamy |
| Succeeded by | O. N. Sundaram Pillai |
| Constituency | Dindigul |
| Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist) —Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 1972 –5 September 1981 | |
| Succeeded by | A. Nallasivan |
| Member of Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| In office 8 April 1978 –5 September 1981 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 October 1917 |
| Died | 5 September 1981 (aged 63) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Occupation | Politician |
A. Balasubramaniam (21 October 1917 - 5 September 1981) was an Indian communist politician from Tamil Nadu. He was a Polit Bureau member of Communist Party of India (Marxist) and served as Member of Legislative Assembly representing Dindigul Assembly constituency.
In 1943,he became a member of the Communist Party of India.
In 1956,Balasubramaniam was elected secretary of the Madurai District Committee of the party and also became a member of the state secretariat of the Party.
He joined Communist Party of India (Marxist) during 1964 split in the CPI and he was elected to the Central Committee of the CPI(M) at the Seventh Party congress held at Kolkata in 1964 and was re-elected to the Central Committee at Eighth,Ninth and Tenth Party Congresses.
In 1972,he became the secretary of the CPIM Tamil Nadu State Committee and remained so till the death.
He was elected to the Polit Bureau at the Jalandhar Congress of 1978 and remained a member of the PB till his death. [1]
He was a member of the Tamil Nadu assembly for one term from 1967 to 1971 representing Dindigul Assembly constituency. He defeated his nearest candidate O.C. Pillai of Indian National Congress by a margin of 12,844 votes. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | A. Balasubramaniam | 42,381 | 58.93% | ||
| INC | O. C. Pillai | 29,537 | 41.07% | −7.16% | |
| Margin of victory | 12,844 | 17.86% | 13.54% | ||
| Turnout | 71,918 | 78.54% | 1.16% | ||
| Registered electors | 94,204 | ||||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 10.70% | |||
He passed away on September 5, 1981. [4]
This rich experience of his proved very valuable for the Party when, in 1981, following the death of Com A Balasubramanian, the then secretary of the Tamil Nadu state committee of the CPI(M), Com AN became the secretary of the Tamil Nadu state committee.