R. Ponnappan Nadar was a congress leader from Kanyakumari district

Kanyakumari District

Kanyakumari District ) is a district of Tamil Nadu state, India and is the southernmost land area of mainland India.The district is the second most urbanised district in Tamilnadu, next only to Chennai and ahead of Coimbatore. It also has the highest literacy and education levels in the...

 and former Member of the Legislative Assembly elected twice 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 and three times to Tamil Nadu legislative assembly.

Travancore-Cochin

He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of 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....

 Legislative assembly in 1952 from Killiyur constituency by defeating A. Gabriel of Congress. He received 17,084 votes against 2,718 votes for Gabriel. The total number of valid votes cast in the election was 25,512. He won the interim election in 1954 from the same constituency again defeating Gabriel.

Madras State

He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly three times after Kanyakumari district merged with Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Killiyur constituency

Killiyur (State Assembly Constituency)

Killiyur is an assembly constituency located in Nagercoil Lok Sabha Constituency in Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu.- Travancore - Cochin assembly :- Madras State assembly:- Tamil Nadu assembly :- References :...

 in 1962 election

Madras legislative assembly election, 1962

The third legislative assembly election to the Madras state was held on 21 February 1962. The Indian National Congress party, led by K. Kamaraj, won the election. This was the last time that Congress won an election in Tamil Nadu...

. and from Vilavancode constituency

Vilavancode (State Assembly Constituency)

Vilavancode is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.- Travancore-cochin assembly :- Madras State assembly:- Tamil Nadu assembly :- References :...

  in 1967

Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1967

The fourth legislative assembly election of Madras State was held in February 1967. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam led coalition under the leadership of C.N. Annadurai won the election defeating the Indian National Congress . Anti-Hindi agitations, the rising prices of essential commodities and a...

 and 1971 elections

Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1971

The fifth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held in March 1971. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam was re-elected, after its first victory under the leadership of C N Annadurai in 1967. This was the first time M. Karunanidhi, contested as the leader of DMK party won the election, since he...

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