E.V.K.S. Elangovan
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Erode Venkata Krishnasamy Sampath Elangovan was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha
14th Lok Sabha
The 14th Lok Sabha was convened after the Indian general election, 2004 held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of First Manmohan Singh Cabinet...

 of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. He represented the Gobichettipalayam
Gobichettipalayam (Lok Sabha constituency)
Gobichettipalayam was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has been removed by Election commission after rearrangement of constituencies in 2008.-Assembly segments:Gobichettipalayam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments :...

 constituency of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

 and is a member of the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 (INC) political party. He is the son of E. V. K. Sampath
E. V. K. Sampath
Erode Venkatta Naicker Krishnasamy Sampath , usually referred to as E. V. K. Sampath was a prominent politician from Tamil Nadu, India. He was an advocate of Dravidian Movement of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy and was considered by some as his political heir. He later split from Periyar's Dravidar...

 and grandson
Grandson
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 of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy's brother Krishnasamy. In 2009 Lok Sabha election, he lost to M. Ganeshmurthi of the MDMK
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu formed in 1994 by Mr. V. Gopalswamy , a member of Rajyasabha and a party activitist of DMK. Mr. V. Gopalsamy grew in the party from his student days. He actively participated in the party agitations and...

 by 49,336 votes in Erode
Erode
Erode is a city, a municipal corporation and the headquarters of Erode district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It is situated at the center of the South Indian Peninsula, about southwest from the state capital Chennai and on the banks of the rivers Cauvery and Bhavani, between 11° 19.5"...

 constituency
Erode (Lok Sabha constituency)
-Assembly constituents:* Kumarapalayam* Erode * Erode * Modakurichi* Dharapuram * Kangayam- Members of Parliament :-References:...

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