N. V. N. Somu

N. V. N. Somu (died 14 November 1997) was an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate from North Chennai constituency in 1984 and 1996 elections.[1][2]

Somu, who was the son of DMK leader N. V. Natarajan and married with a son and daughter, died in a helicopter crash while on central government business as Minister for Defence on 14 November 1997.[3] His daughter, S. N. Kanimozhi, has stood as a DMK election candidate.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Volume I, 1984 Indian general election, 8th Lok Sabha
  2. ↑ Volume I, 1996 Indian Lok Sabha election, 11th Lok Sabha
  3. ↑ "Somu Killed In Copter Crash Over Arunachal". Business Standard. 15 November 1997. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  4. ↑ Kolappan, B. (21 April 2016). "Descendants shine in party of rising sun". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2016-04-21.


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