Polur M. Varadhan was an Indian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly 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...

. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Chengam constituency

Chengam (State Assembly Constituency)

Chengam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

 as an 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...

 candidate in 2001

Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 2001

The twelfth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on May 10, 2001. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam -led front won the elections and its leader, J. Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister, even though she could not legally run as MLA in this election. She was unanimously...

, and 2006 elections

Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 2006

The thirteenth legislative assembly election, of Tamil Nadu was held on May 8, 2006. It was held for all 234 constituencies to elect the government in the state of for the following five years. The votes were counted three days later on May 11, 2006 and all the results were out by the end of the day...

 and from Sriperumbudur constituency

Sriperumbudur (State Assembly Constituency)

Sriperubudur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

 in 1991 election

Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1991

The tenth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on 24 June 1991. The Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam - Indian National Congress alliance won the elections in a landslide and ADMK leader J. Jayalalithaa became the chief minister. This was her first term in office...

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Personal life

Varadhan was born in Keezhkarikkathur village in Polur

Polur

Polur is a largest township in Tiruvannamalai district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It lies on the National Highway NH234. .-Geography:Polur is located at...

 Taluk in Tiruvannamalai district

Tiruvannamalai district

Thiruvannaamalai District is one of the 32 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu, in South India. Thiruvannaamalai town is the district headquarters. The district is divided into 7 Taluks/ Chengam, Thiruvannaamalai, Polur, Thandarampattu, Aarani, Vandavasi and Cheyyar. Aarani is famous for silk...

in Tamil Nadu on 25 February 1952. He died in Chennai on 27 January 2011 due to an unreported liver illness. He is survived by his wife Prema and a son named Rajiv.