A. V. P. Asaithambi

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A. V. P. Asaithambi
Member of the Madras State Assembly
In office
1957–1962
Preceded byK. Venkatasamy Naidu
ConstituencyThousand Lights
In office
1967–1972
Preceded byJ. Vencatachellum
ConstituencyEgmore

A. V. P. Asaithambi (May 28, 1924, at Virudhunagar – 7 April 1979) was a Tamil Nadu politician, belonging to DMK party.[1] He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in 1957 from Thousand Lights constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party candidate and 1967 from Egmore constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate. He was also elected to Lok Sabha in 1977 from Chennai North constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate. Collectrate office building in Virudhunagar is named after him. He was a dialogue writer for a film Sarvadhikari made in 1951. He died on 7 April 1979. [2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, Sixth Assembly, Fourth Session, 1979
  2. ^ "Sarvadhikari 1951". The Hindu. 24 October 2008. Archived from the original on 27 October 2008.