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Maruthur Gopala Menon Ramachandran,also popularly known as M.G.R.,was an Indian politician,actor,philanthropist,and filmmaker who served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 1977 until his death in 1987. He was the AIADMK's founder and J. Jayalalithaa's mentor. On 19 March 1988,M.G.R. was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna,India's highest civilian honour.
Vaikom Narayani Janaki,also known as Janaki Ramachandran,was an Indian politician,actress and activist who served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu for 23 days after the death of her husband M. G. Ramachandran,former chief minister of Tamil Nadu. She was the first woman to become the chief minister of Tamil Nadu. She was also the first actress to become the chief minister in the history of India.
V. R. Nedunchezhiyan was an Indian politician and writer. He served thrice as the acting Chief Minister of the state of Tamil Nadu,India. He was also finance minister under the governments of C. N. Annadurai,M. Karunanidhi,M. G. Ramachandran and J. Jayalalithaa. For his literary contributions,he was also known as "Navalar" or the eloquent.
Subburaman Thirunavukkarasar is an Indian politician. He was the State President of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee till 2 February 2019 and former secretary of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) of the Indian National Congress (INC) party. His introduction to politics in 1977 was facilitated by former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu,M. G. Ramachandran. Ramachandran founded the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in 1972 and was facing his first elections for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election in 1977. He identified Thirunavukkarasar,a lawyer by profession,to contest the Aranthangi assembly constituency. Thirunavukkarasar won the seat,aged 27,and was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He continued in that capacity till 1980. Subsequently,he served as Tamil Nadu state minister from 1980 to 1987 in the MGR cabinet,holding portfolios that included Industries,Housing Board,Excise and Handlooms. Later,he became a member of the Lok Sabha –the lower house of the Parliament of India –when he won the erstwhile Pudukottai Lok Sabha constituency. He served as Union Minister of state for shipping and later for telecommunications and information technology.
K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran is an Indian Tamil politician and current Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management,Government of Tamil Nadu. He had also been the minister for Backward Classes between 2006 and 2011 in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly,India. He has been an MLA 9 times which record he holds with senior members like Duraimurugan and K. A. Sengottaiyan among currently serving MLAs,with a political career spanning over 40 years. His full name is Kopalapuram Kanthasamy Subbu Reddiyar Ranganathan Ramachandran.
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The eleventh legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on 2 May 1996. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) led front won the election and its leader M. Karunanidhi,became the chief minister. This was his fourth term in office. S. Balakrishnan,also known as So. Balakrishnan,of Tamil Maanila Congress,became the Leader of the Opposition. The incumbent All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) government was defeated in a landslide with its general secretary and outgoing chief minister J. Jayalalithaa losing the election from the Bargur constituency. She became the first Incumbent Chief Minister since M. Bakthavatsalam in 1967 to lose her own constituency.
The tenth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on 24 June 1991. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) –Indian National Congress (INC) alliance won the elections in a landslide and AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa became the chief minister. This was her first term in office. The united strength of AIADMK,the alliance with the Congress,and the wave of public sympathy in the wake of Rajiv Gandhi assassination combined to produce a massive victory for the AIADMK. The DMK could only win 2 seats. This was the worst performance of the DMK since it entered electoral politics in the 1957.
The ninth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on 21 January 1989. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won the election and its leader M. Karunanidhi,became the Chief Minister. It was his third term in office. The DMK was in power only for a short term,as it was dismissed on 31 January 1991 by the Indian Prime minister Chandra Shekhar using Article 356 (Otherwise) of the Indian Constitution.
The eighth legislative assembly election for Tamil Nadu was held on 24 December 1984. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won the election and its general secretary,incumbent M. G. Ramachandran (M.G.R) was sworn in as Chief Minister,for the third time. The election victory was mainly attributed to the sympathy wave created by Indira Gandhi's assassination and M.G.R's illness coupled with Rajiv Gandhi's popularity. This is the last election M.G.R contested as he died in office in 1987. This is also the only General Election which M. Karunanidhi did not contest since 1957 until his death.
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Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly were held in February 1974,to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Puducherry,in India. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the most seats,and its leader,S. Ramassamy was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry.
Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly were held in March 1980,to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Puducherry,in India. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the popular vote and the most seats,and M. D. R. Ramachandran was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry.
Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly were held in February 1990,to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Puducherry,in India. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote,and the most seats,but M. D. R. Ramachandran of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam,was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry. His party had an alliance with the CPI,and the Janata Dal.
Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly were held in June 1991,to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Puducherry,in India. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and the most seats,and V. Vaithilingam was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry. The Indian National Congress was in an alliance with the AIADMK.
Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly were held in 1969,to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Puducherry,in India. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and the most seats,and P. Shanmugam was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry.
