K. Sattanatha Karayalar was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly.
He was elected to Travancore-Cochin

Travancore-Cochin

Travancore-Cochin or Thiru-Kochi is a former state of India . It was created on 1 July 1949 by the merger of two former princely states, the kingdoms of Travancore and Cochin....

 assembly in 1952 and 1954 elections from Shenkottai

Shenkottai

Sengottai is a town in Tamil Nadu, India, in the foothills of the Western Ghats. It is located roughly 5 km from the Courtallam Waterfall, near the border with Kerala...

 constituency as an Independent candidate.

He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Independent

Independent (politician)

In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

 candidate from Tenkasi constituency

Tenkasi (State Assembly Constituency)

Tenkasi is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. It is part of the Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

 in 1957 election and from Tenkasi constituency

Tenkasi (State Assembly Constituency)

Tenkasi is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. It is part of the Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

 as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1980 election

Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1980

The seventh legislative assembly election to Tamil Nadu was held on May 28, 1980. Election was held two years before the end of the term of M. G. Ramachandran administration as it was dissolved by the then President of India Neelam Sanjiva Reddy. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam allied with the Indian...

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