M. A. Ayyangar

Madabhushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar (4 February 1891 – 19 March 1978) was the first Deputy Speaker and then Speaker of the Lok Sabha in the Indian Parliament. He was Governor of Bihar also.

In this Indian name, the name Madabhushi is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Ananthasayanam.
Madabhushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
1st Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
In office
30 May 1952 – 07 March 1956
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded bySardar Hukam Singh
2nd Speaker of the Lok Sabha
In office
8 March 1956 – 16 April 1962
DeputySardar Hukam Singh
Preceded byGanesh Vasudev Mavalankar
Succeeded bySardar Hukam Singh
Member of the India Parliament
for Tirupathi
In office
1951–1962
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byC Dass
Personal details
BornFebruary 4, 1891
Thiruchanoor, Chittoor district, Madras Presidency, British India
DiedMarch 19, 1978(1978-03-19) (aged 87), Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Choodammal
ProfessionPolitician
Known forFirst Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha

He was born in Thiruchanoor, Chittoor district of Madras Presidency, British India.

He was teacher in Mathematics and later became a lawyer between 1915 -1950. Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi he participated actively in Indian Freedom Struggle and was jailed twice.

He was elected as member of Central Legislative Assembly in 1934. He was elected to the first Lok Sabha from Tirupathi and to the second Lok Sabha from Chittoor constituencies in 1952 and 1956 respectively.

He was elected in 1948 as Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha with Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar as the Speaker. After the death of Mavalankar in 1956, he was elected as Speaker of Lok Sabha. Dowry prohibition act 1961 was passed by joint session of parliament with MA Ayyankar as speaker. He worked as Governor of Bihar between 1962 and 1967.

A life size bronze statue of this celebrated statesman was erected at his hometown Tirupathi in 2007.[1]

Personal life

M A Ayyangar was born on 4 February 1891 in the village of Thiruchanur, near the world-famous temple town Tirupati, in Chittoor district. His father was M Venkatavaradhachariar. M.A.Ayyangar was worked as mathematics Teacher in Pachaiyappa's College at Esplanade, Chennai. Ayyangar married Choodammal in 1919, with whom he had four sons and eight daughters.[2]

References
  1. The Hindu : National : Ananthasayanam Ayyangar statue to be unveiled
  2. "Members bioprofile on Lok Sabha website". National Informatics Centre, New Delhi and Lok Sabha. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
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