S. Alagarsamy

S. Alagarsamy (Tamil: சோ. அழகர்சாமி; 5 August 1926 – 6 March 2009) was an Indian politician and was elected as Member of the Legislative Assembly for 5 terms from 1967 to 1991 to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as a Communist Party of India candidate from Kovilpatti constituency in 1967, 1971, 1977, 1980 and 1989 elections.[1][2][3][4][5]

S. Alagarsamy
சோ. அழகர்சாமி
Member of the Madras State Assembly
In office
1967 - 1972
1971 - 1976
1977 - 1982
1980 - 1985
1989 - 1994
ConstituencyKovilpatti
Personal details
Born(1926-08-05)5 August 1926
Ramanoothu, Tirunelveli Dist, Madras Province, British India
Died6 March 2009(2009-03-06) (aged 82)
Ettayapuram, Tamil Nadu, India
Political partyCommunist Party of India
SpouseA.Thayammal
ChildrenA.Ramamurthy
A.Jeyabharathi
A.Ravindran
A.Geetharani

Early life

He was born on 5 August 1926 to A. Soliah and S.Koppammal in a village Ramanoothu, Tuticorin Dist, Tamil Nadu. Having lost his father at the age of 13, he had to take on the responsibilities of taking care of their agricultural farming. He and his younger brother S.Ramasamy were brought up by their widowed mother and aunt.

Political career

He first contested for Madras State Assembly in 1957 and continued to contest in all subsequent State General Assembly Elections till 1989 from Kovilpatti constituency Prior to that he contested for Unified Tirunelveli Jilla Board in 1952.

S. Alagarsamy with the President of India Hon Giani Zail Singh.

The then unified Tirunelveli district consisted of the present Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Kannayakumari Districts and part of Malabar and Ramnad District. He was leader of the CPI Legislative Group from 1971 till 1991 in The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

Thiru C.N.Annadurai was the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, when he was the Member of the Legislative Assembly in 1967 and subsequently he continued to be M.L.A, when Thiru V.R. Nedunchezhiyan, Thiru. M. Karunanidhi and Thiru M. G. Ramachandran, were the Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu. He was well respected by the all Chief Ministers and other political leaders across party lines.

He was affectionately called " Annachi " ( Tamil: அண்ணாச்சி ) by his thousands of followers and others . He gained respect and great loyal following due to his leadership,honesty, simplicity, loyalty, hardwork, and openness. These qualities enabled him to win the Assembly Election continuously irrespective of the political waves.

Electoral performance

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Kovilpatti[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI S. Alagarsamy 33,311 55.02% +29.87
INC V. O. C. A. Pillai 22,885 37.80% +1.58
Independent R. K. Thevar 3,709 6.13% New
Independent R. Chairman 641 1.06% New
Margin of victory 10,426 17.22% 10.52%
Turnout 60,546 74.98% -2.49%
Registered electors 84,101
CPI gain from INC Swing 18.80%

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kovilpatti[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI S. Alagarsamy 38,844 62.16% +7.14
INC L. Subba Naicker 23,646 37.84% +0.04
Margin of victory 15,198 24.32% 7.10%
Turnout 62,490 72.09% -2.89%
Registered electors 92,524
CPI hold Swing 7.14%

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kovilpatti[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI S. Alagarsamy 21,985 32.75% -29.42
AIADMK P. Seeniraj 21,588 32.15% New
Margin of victory 397 0.59% -23.73%
Turnout 67,140 63.06% -9.03%
Registered electors 1,07,794
CPI hold Swing -29.42%

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kovilpatti[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI S. Alagarsamy 39,442 51.37% +18.63
INC V. Jeyalakshmi 30,792 40.11% New
JP S. Kalidas 6,281 8.18% New
Margin of victory 8,650 11.27% 10.68%
Turnout 76,777 68.54% 5.48%
Registered electors 1,13,218
CPI hold Swing 18.63%

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kovilpatti[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI S. Alagarsamy 35,008 35.34% +0.72
DMK S. Radhakrishnan 31,724 32.02% New
Independent A. Palpandian 13,981 14.11% New
Independent S. Dharmar 6,462 6.52% New
Independent M. S. Iyyadurai 4,759 4.80% New
Independent V. Anandasamy 3,263 3.29% New
India Farmers and Tailers Party R. P. Ramasamy 2,742 2.77% New
Margin of victory 3,284 3.31% -17.82%
Turnout 99,069 70.34% -1.44%
Registered electors 1,43,671
CPI gain from INC Swing -20.41%

Public office held

He held various public offices in Kovilpatti Taluk for many years- President of Ramanoothu Village, Elementary School Management Board President, Milk Society and Housing Society President, Marketing Society President . He also served as board of Director in various co-operative organisations and banks. He was member of District Development Council for Tirunelveli and Tuticorin Districts. He was heading Tamil Nadu Kishan Sabha organisation and Vice President of All India Kishan Sabha . Leader of Tamil Nadu State Assembly CPI Group. He served in various Tamil Nadu Government Legislative Committees. He served as State Executive Committee Member and State Control Committee President of Communist Party of India.

References
  1. 1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  2. 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. 1977 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  4. 1980 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  5. 1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  6. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  7. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  8. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  9. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  10. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
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