S. Alagu Thevar
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A. A. Thevar was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Swatantra Party
candidate from Sivakasi constituency
in the 1967 election
and as a Forward Bloc candidate from Sattur constituency
in the 1971 election
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Swatantra Party
The Swatantra Party was a classical liberal political party in India founded by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari and N. G. Ranga in August 1959. The party opposed the Nehruvian socialist outlook of the Congress Party by advocating free enterprise and free trade, and opposing the licence-permit Raj...
candidate from Sivakasi constituency
Sivakasi (State Assembly Constituency)
Sivakasi is an assembly constituency located in Sivakasi Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu. The constituency is in existence since 1957 election.- Madras State assembly:- Tamil Nadu assembly:- References :...
in the 1967 election
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 as a Forward Bloc candidate from Sattur constituency
Sattur (State Assembly Constituency)
Sattur is an assembly constituency located in Sivakasi Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu.- Madras State assembly:- Tamil Nadu assembly:- References :...
in the 1971 election
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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