E. G. Sugavanam

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E. G. Sugavanam (born 13 November 1957) was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. He represented the Krishnagiri constituency of Tamil Nadu as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party member. He defeated Jayalalithaa in the 1996 State Assembly election in Bargur constituency. He contested and lost the 1989, 1991 and 2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly elections from the same constituency. He won twice during the 2004 and 2009 Indian general elections from the Krishnagiri constituency. [1] He was a member of various committees during the United Progressive Alliance coalition rule from 2004 to 2014.

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Early life

Sugavanam was born on 13 November 1957 to T. Govindarajan and Manimekalai in Bargur in Krishnagiri district. He has a Diploma in Pharmacy from K.L.E. Society’s S. Nijalingappa College in Bangalore. He is an agriculturist by profession and developed interest in politics later. He married Amsaveni on 28 October 1992 and the pair have a son and a daughter. [2]

Elections contested and positions held

ElectionsConstituencyResultVote percentageOpposition CandidateOpposition PartyOpposition vote percentage
1989 Tamil Nadu state assembly election Bargur Lost29.25K.R. Rajendran ADMK 30.27 [3]
1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly election Bargur Lost1.26 J. Jayalalithaa ADMK 65.18 [3] [4]
1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election Bargur Won50.71 J. Jayalalithaa ADMK 43.54 [3]
2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election Bargur Lost26.46 M. Thambi Durai ADMK 66.31 [3]
2004 Indian general election Krishnagiri Won54.59K. Nange Gowdu ADMK 38.45 [5]
2009 Indian general election Krishnagiri Won44.64K. Nange Gowdu ADMK 34.47 [6]

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