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V. Velusamy was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Madurai East constituency in the 1996 elections. He was a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. [1]

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References

  1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2017.