Aravinda Bala Pajanor

Aravinda Bala Pajanor (5 December 1935 – 20 March 2013; also spelled Aravinda Bala Pazhanoor) was an Indian politician, lawyer, and former minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas[3] in the government of India. He was elected to the 5th and 6th Lok Sabha from Puducherry parliamentary constituency.[1] A member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), he was the first politician of AIADMK party who was elected as union minister.[4]

A. Bala Pajanor
Minister of Petroleum, Chemicals and Fertilizers
In office
19 August 1979 – 23 December 1979
Prime MinisterChaudhary Charan Singh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
15 March 1971 – 17 January 1980
Leader of the HouseChaudhary Charan Singh
Preceded byN. Sethuraman
Succeeded byP. Shanmugam
ConstituencyPuducherry
Personal details
Born(1935-12-05)5 December 1935
Pondicherry, India[1]
Died20 March 2013(2013-03-20) (aged 77)
United States[2]
Political partyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Alma materDr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai

Biography

He was born to Appasamy Pajanor on 5 December 1935 at Karaikal town in Pondicherry, India. He received his education from St. Mary's Matriculation High School, Karaikal, St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli, and Loyola College, Chennai.[1] He later attended Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai where he obtained his B.L. degree.

He also served as a chairperson of Sports Council, Pondicherry and president of students' union, in addition to serving as a lawyer at the Madras High Court.[1]

Personal life

He was married to Freeda Gajalakshmi Pajanor, with whom he had two children. After retiring from the politics, he moved to the United States where he spent most of his time after retirement. He died in US on 20 March 2013 due to ageing.[4]

References
  1. "Members Bioprofile". Parliament of India, Lok Sabha. 5 December 1935. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. "24th March 2013". The Hindu. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  3. "Council of Ministers (1947-2015)" (PDF). eparlib.nic.in.
  4. "Former union minister Aravinda Bala Pazhanoor passes away". News18. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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