K. Subbarayan
| K. Subbarayan | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament | |
| Constituency | Coimbatore |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
10 August 1947 Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu |
| Political party | Communist Party of India |
| Spouse(s) | R. Manimekalai |
| Children | 1 son |
| Residence | Coimbatore |
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As of 22 September, 2006 Source: | |
K. Subbarayan (born 10 August 1947) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency of Tamil Nadu and is a member of the Communist Party of India (CPI) political party. He was also elected twice for the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from the Tiruppur assembly constituency.
The CPI in Tamil Nadu allied with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam as part of the Democratic Progressive Alliance for the 2004 Lok Sabha elections. The party was allocated two seats to contest under the terms of agreement, from which Subbarayan was selected to fight Coimbatore.[1] The seat, whose economy was largely based on a textile industry that was contracting due to recession, had been won in 1998 and 1999 by C. P. Radhakrishnan of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Aside from issues relating to unemployment, a major local issue in the 2004 campaign was the situation regarding drought and water supplies. Radhakrishnan's past success had come from exploiting communal tensions caused by a bombing campaign in the area by the now-banned Islamic fundamentalist Al Ummah group but this was no longer a significant issue.[2]
Subbarayan had previously been elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from the Tiruppur constituency for the periods 1984-89 and 1996-2001. Tiruppur is Subbarayan's home town.[1] He was runner-up to C. Govindasamy of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in the 1989 election.[3]
Subbarayan decided not to contest the 2016 state assembly elections.[4]
References
- 1 2 "CPI to field Subbarayan, Appadurai for LS polls". Zee News. 17 February 2004. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ↑ "Coimbatore". Hindustan Times. PTI. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election 1989 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. pp. 287–288. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
- ↑ Kumar, R. Vimal (21 April 2016). "Two sitting MLAs to seek election from within the district". The Hindu. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
Further reading
- "Statistical Report on General Election 1984 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. pp. 271–272. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- "Statistical Report on General Election 1996 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 303. Retrieved 2017-05-06.