R. Ramanathan

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R. Ramanathan
Puducherry Legislative Assembly
In office
1985–1991
Preceded byM. A. Shanmugam
Succeeded byT. Thiagarajan
ConstituencyKuruvinatham
Personal details
Bornc. 1948
Died3 December 2019 (aged 71)
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
RelativesR. Radhakrishnan,R. Senthilkumar (sons)

R. Ramanathan (c. 1948 – 3 December 2019) was an Indian politician from Puducherry belonging to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He was elected twice as a legislator of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly.

Biography[edit]

Ramanathan was elected as a legislator of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly from Kuruvinatham in 1985.[1] He was also elected from this constituency in 1990.[2] He is the father of R. Radhakrishnan who was a legislator of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly and MP of Lok Sabha.[3]

Ramanathan died of cardiac arrest on 3 December 2019 at the age of 71.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pondicherry Assembly Election Results in 1985". www.elections.in. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Pondicherry Assembly Election Results in 1990". www.elections.in. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Former DMK MLA dead". The Hindu. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Former MLA passes away". United News of India. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.