A. S. Ponnammal | |
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ஏ. எஸ். பொன்னம்மாள் | |
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1957–1962 | |
Preceded by | Muthu and Ayyanar |
Succeeded by | Abdul Aziz |
Constituency | Nilakottai |
In office 1980–1984 | |
Preceded by | A. Baluchamy |
Succeeded by | A. Baluchamy |
Constituency | Nilakottai |
In office 1989–2001 | |
Preceded by | A. Baluchamy |
Succeeded by | G. Anbazhagan |
Constituency | Nilakottai |
In office 1962–1967 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | P. S. Maniyan |
Constituency | Sholavandan |
In office 1984–1989 | |
Preceded by | N. Palanivel |
Succeeded by | N. Palanivel |
Constituency | Palani |
Personal details | |
Born | 1927 Alagampatti,Nilakottai,Madura District (now Dindigul District),Madras Presidency,British Raj (now Tamilnadu,India) |
Died | 25 November 2015 Government Rajaji Hospital,Madurai |
Political party | Indian National Congress (1946-1996) Tamil Maanila Congress (1996-2001) Congress Jananayaka Peravai |
Occupation | Politician |
A. S. Ponnammal was an Indian Politician and a seven time MLA to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly spanning from 1957 to 2001. She was part of Congress Party,Tamil Maanila Congress and Congress Jananayaka Peravai. She was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for five terms representing Nilakottai Assembly constituency and one term from each from the Palani Assembly constituency and Sholavandan Assembly constituency respectively. She was commonly referred to as Akka (elder sister). She died at Madurai at an age of 88 in 2015. [1]
Ponnammal represented the Congress Party in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from 1957 to 1967,having been elected from the Sholavandan constituency in Madurai. She was subsequently elected to Tamil Nadu assembly in 1980 as an Independent candidate. In 1984,she was elected in the Palani constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate. She won the Nilakottai constituency in 1989 and 1991 as an Indian National Congress candidate and in 1996 as a Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) Ponnammal was a veteran M.L.A of Tamil Nadu. She served as the Pro-term speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative assembly post the state elections in 1989,1991 and 1996. [2] [3] She unsuccessfully contested the Nilakottai seat in 1967,1971 and 2001 elections. [1]
She was the Kamarajar award of the Government of Tamil Nadu in 2006 to recognise and honour her public service. [4] [5]
She passed away in 2015 at Government Rajaji Hospital,Madurai. [6]
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