Member of the Madras State Assembly | |
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In office 1952–1957 | |
Preceded by | Lakshmi Sankara Iyer |
Constituency | Ambasamudram |
Personal details | |
Political party | Independent politician |
P. Chockalingam was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Independent candidate from Ambasamudram constituency in 1952 election. [1]
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