K. Rajaram | |
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 Rajaram as speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 1991–1992 | |
| Chief Minister | J. Jayalalithaa |
| Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly forPanamarathupatti | |
| In office 1991–1996 | |
| Preceded by | S. R. Sivalingam |
| Succeeded by | S. R. Sivalingam |
| Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly forPanamarathupatti | |
| In office 1980–1989 | |
| Preceded by | N. Subbarayan |
| Succeeded by | S. R. Sivalingam |
| Tamil Nadu minister for Industries and Irrigation | |
| In office 1985–1989 | |
| Chief Minister | M. G. Ramachandran |
| 5thSpeaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1980–1985 | |
| Deputy | P. H. Pandian |
| Chief Minister | M. G. Ramachandran |
| Preceded by | Munu Adhi |
| Succeeded by | P. H. Pandian |
| Tamil Nadu minister for Labour | |
| In office 1973–1976 | |
| Chief Minister | M. Karunanidhi |
| Tamil Nadu minister for Housing and Backward Classes | |
| In office 1971–1973 | |
| Chief Minister | M. Karunanidhi |
| Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly forSalem II | |
| In office 1971–1976 | |
| Preceded by | E. R. Krishnan |
| Succeeded by | M. Arumugam |
| Member of parliament, Lok Sabha forSalem | |
| In office 1967–1971 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | S. V. Ramaswamy |
| Succeeded by | E. R. Krishnan |
| Member of parliament, Lok Sabha forKrishnagiri | |
| In office 1962–1967 | |
| Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | C. R. Narasimhan |
| Succeeded by | M. Kamalanathan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 August 1926 |
| Died | 8 February 2008 (aged 82) |
| Political party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Other political affiliations | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (until 1977) andMakkal Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1977) |
| Spouse | Santhakumari Rajaram |
| Relations | • K. Jayaseelan (Brother) • K. Rajendran ( Brother) • K. Sulochana (Sister) • K. Manonmani (Sister) • K. Prema (Sister) • K. Kanthraj (Brother) •K. A. Manoharan (co - brother) |
| Children | R. Rajasekar |
| Parent(s) | Father: Kasthuri Pillai Mother: Vijayambal |
| Profession | Politician |
K. Rajaram (26 August 1926 – 8 February 2008) was an Indian politician of theDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and later,All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and Member of the Legislative Assembly ofTamil Nadu. He served as the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1985.[1][2]
Rajaram rose to prominence in 1962 when he defeatedC. R. Narasimhan, son ofC. Rajagopalachari while contesting from Krishnagiri as a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.[3] He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly fromSalem II constituency in 1971 as a DMK candidate and from thePanamarathupatti constituency in 1980, 1984 and 1991 as an ADMK candidate. He served as the Minister for Housing and Backward Classes during 1971–73 and as the Minister for Labour during 1973–76 in theM. Karunanidhi cabinet. He was the Minister for Industries during 1985–89 in theM. G. Ramachandran cabinet and the Minister for Food during 1991–92 in theJ. Jayalalithaa cabinet. He also served as aMember of Lok Sabha fromKrishnagiri during 1962–67 and fromSalem during 1967–71.[4][5][6]
| Year | Type | Work | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Autobiography | Oru Saamaaniyanin Ninaivugal (Tamil)[7] | Nakkheeran Publications |
| Preceded by | Member of Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha) for Krishnagiri 1962–1967 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha) for Salem 1967–1971 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 1980–1985 | Succeeded by |
| International | |
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| National | |
