Nanjil K. Manoharan

Nanjil K. Manoharan (b. February 1929 - d.1 August 2000) (Tamil: நாஞ்சில் கி. மனோகரன்) was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was Tamil Nadu's minister of Finance during 1977-80 and minister of Revenue during 1996-2000.[1]

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Personal life

He was born in Kottar in Nagercoil in February 1929. He died of cardiac arrest at the age of 71 on 1 August 2000 in Chennai. He was survived by his wife two sons and daughters at the time of his death.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly four times (in 1977, 84, 89 and 1996)[2][3][4][5][6][7] and to the Indian Parliament three times (in 1962, 67 and 71).[8][9][10] He was a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) till 1974 when he joined the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK). He served as Finance minister in the M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) cabinet during 1977-80. He returned to the DMK in 1980 and became its Deputy General Secretary. He was the Revenue minister in the M. Karunanidhi cabinet during 1996-2000.[1]

Electoral history

Election Post Constituency Winner Votes Party Runner-up Votes Party Status
1962 M.P Chennai South K. Nanjil Manoharan 1,51,917 DMK C. R. Ramaswamy 89,771 INC Won
1967 M.P Chennai North K. Nanjil Manoharan 2,27,783 DMK S. C. C. A. Pillai 1,66,449 INC Won
1971 M.P Chennai North K. Nanjil Manoharan 2,45,401 DMK S. G. Vinayaga Moorthy 1,93,807 NCO Won
1977 M.L.A Palayamkottai K. Nanjil Manoharan 29,146 ADMK N. Shanmugan 15,192 IND Won
1980 M.L.A Mylapore T. K. Kapali 41,260 ADMK K. Nanjil Manoharan 37,944 DMK Lost
1984 M.L.A Purasawalkam K. Nanjil Manoharan 61,246 DMK K. Suppu 56,736 ADMK Won
1989 M.L.A Triplicane K. Nanjil Manoharan 36,414 DMK H. V. Hande 26,442 ADMK (JL) Won
1991 M.L.A Triplicane Mohammad Asif 39,028 ADMK K. Nanjil Manoharan 26,576 DMK Lost
1996 M.L.A Triplicane K. Nanjil Manoharan 50,401 DMK A. Wahab 15,390 ADMK Won

References

  1. ^ a b c Nanjil Manoharan dead The Hindu 02 August 2000
  2. ^ 1977 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. ^ 1980 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  4. ^ 1984 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  5. ^ 1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  6. ^ 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  7. ^ 1996 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  8. ^ Volume I, 1962 Indian general election, 3rd Lok Sabha
  9. ^ Volume I, 1967 Indian general election, 4th Lok Sabha
  10. ^ Volume I, 1971 Indian general election, 5th Lok Sabha