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Austin is an Indian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly. He is elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Kanyakumari constituency in 2016 election. [1]

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  1. Prior to his DMK tenure he was part of He Vijayakath's DMDK, MGR ADMK and AIADMK respectively. 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India