Padma_(Nannilam_MLA)

Padma (politician)

Padma (politician)

Indian medical doctor and politician

Dr. Padma (born 5 January 1945 in Uppiliapuram, Trichinopoly District) is an Indian medical doctor and politician.[2] She is the daughter of M. Sengamalam, married C. Nammalvar in 1966.[2] She obtained a M.B.B.S. degree from Thanjavur Medical College.[2]

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Career

Dr. Padma was the second woman to be elected to the Lok Sabha from the central districts of Tamil Nadu since Independence, when she won the Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency in 1991 elections.[3][4] She also won the Nannilam Assembly constituency seat as Tamil Maanila Congress candidate in 1996.[5][6]


Elections contested

Lok Sabha Elections

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Tamilnadu State Legislative Assembly Elections

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References

  1. [1]
    "Tamil Nadu Government Portal".
  2. [2]
    C. K. Jain (1993). Women parliamentarians in India. Published for Lok Sabha Secretariat by Surjeet Publications. p. 756.
  3. [3]
    The Hindu. Only 2 women MPs from central districts
  4. [4]
    Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1991 TO THE TENTH LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS) Archived 18 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  5. [5]
    "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 9. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  6. [6]
    The Hindu. Sulking senior TMC leaders given ticket[dead link]
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