C. Karuppasamy

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C. Karuppasamy
Born(1955-03-22)22 March 1955
, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, India
Died22 October 2011
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationAgriculture, Politician
Children2

C. Karuppasamy (22 March 1955 – 22 October 2011) was an Indian politician and a former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Sankaranayanarkoil constituency in the 1996,[1] 2001,[2] 2006 elections[3] and 2011 elections as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) candidate. His constituency was reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes.[4]

Karuppasamy was President of Panchayat between 1986 and 1991.[5] He was one of only four ADMK candidates to be elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly in 1996, when the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam routed their opposition.[6] He is staunch Loyalist of AIADMK Supremo Jayalalithaa. He served as Minister for Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare between 2002 and 2006. In the later Jayalalithaa-led government, he served briefly Minister for Animal Husbandry (May–June 2011) and also briefly as Minister for Sports and Youth Welfare (June–July 2011). He became a minister without portfolio from July while he underwent treatment for cancer and he retained that position until his death in October 2011.[5][6]

Personal life[]

Karuppasamy was born on 22 March 1955 at .[5] He was receiving treatment for cancer when he died, aged 56, in a private hospital in Chennai on 22 October 2011. He was survived by his wife, a daughter and son.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election 1996 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 10. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  2. ^ 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. ^ 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  4. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election 2011 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 10. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "Thiru C. Karuppasamy". Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
  6. ^ a b c "Minister Karuppasamy passes away". The Hindu. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2017.


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