S. M. Seenivel (died 25 May 2016) was an Indian politician of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party. He was elected as a member of the 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Thiruparankundram constituency in 2016,[1] having previously been elected to the 13th Assembly from the same constituency in 2001.[2]
Seenivel suffered a stroke on 18 May 2016, one day before the election results were announced. He died in hospital at Madurai, aged 65, on 25 May 2016, a few hours before he was due to be sworn-in as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).[1] Five years earlier, another AIADMK MLA, M. Mariam Pichai, had also died on oath-taking day prior to being sworn-in.[3]
Seenivel was survived by his wife, three daughters and a son.[1]
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- ^ a b c "Newly elected AIADMK MLA dies of heart attack hours before oath-taking". Hindustan Times. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ Arunachalam, Pon Vasanth (30 April 2016). "Will AIADMK retain its stronghold?". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Seenivel is 2nd MLA to pass away on oath taking day in 5 yrs". The Indian Express. PTI. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.