Meenakshisundaram Kalyanasundaram (20 October 1909 – 27 July 1988) was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Communist Party of India candidate from Tiruchirappalli - II constituency in 1952, 1957 and 1962 elections.[1][2][3] Kalyanasundaram also served as a member of the Lok sabha for two periods 1971 to 1976 and 1977 to 1980 and upper house of India's Parliament the Rajya Sabha from 1980 to 1986. Kalyanasundaram married K. Logambal.[4]

Meenakshisundaram Kalyanasundaram
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
1980–1986
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi
Member of Madras Legislative Assembly
In office
1952–1967
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byR. Nagasundaram
ConstituencyTiruchirappalli - II
Personal details
Born(1909-10-20)20 October 1909
Kulithalai, Trichinopoly District (now a part of Karur district), Madras Presidency, British India
Died20 June 1988(1988-06-20) (aged 78)
New Delhi, India
Political party Communist Party of India
SpouseK. Logambal
ProfessionPolitician

References

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  1. ^ 1951/52 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India
  2. ^ 1957 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. ^ 1962 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India
  4. ^ "Members Bioprofile".