Subramanyan Ramaswamy

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Subramanyan Ramaswamy
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Chief Minister of Puducherry
In office
2 july June 1977 – 12 November 1978
Preceded byPresident's rule
Succeeded byPresident's rule
Personal details
Born(1939-06-05)5 June 1939[citation needed]
Villianur, Puducherry
Died15 May 2017(2017-05-15) (aged 77)
Puducherry, Puducherry, India
Political partyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Subrahmanyan Ramaswamy (5 June 1939[1][2] – 15 May 2017) was an Indian politician who was the fourth Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Puducherry, then Pondicherry. He served from 6 March 1974 to 28 March 1974 and 2 July 1977 to 12 November 1978.[3][4]

Political career[]

Ramaswamy started his political career in Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and became the Home Minister of Pondicherry in the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam -Communist Party of India coalition ministry from 1969 to 1973 but soon after shifted his allegiance to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in 1973 a Party founded by M. G. Ramachandran in 1972 as a breakaway faction of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.

In , All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam- Communist Party of India coalition came to power, and Ramaswamy was made Chief Minister for a brief period. He was again sworn in as Chief Minister in 1977 that lasted in office for a little over one year. He successfully contested as Independent from Karaikal in 1985. Later, Ramaswamy joined Congress in 1992.[5]

Notes[]

  1. ^ India Who's who. INFA Publications, 2004, p. 180
  2. ^ India Who's who. INFA Publications, 1997, p. 163
  3. ^ "States of India since 1947 - Pondicherry (Puducherry)".
  4. ^ "Former Puducherry Chief Minister Ramassamy passes away". The Times of India. PTI. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Puducherry: Former CM Subrahmanyan Ramaswamy passes away". The DNA India. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
Preceded by
M. O. H. Farook 		Chief Minister of Pondicherry
6 March 1974 – 28 March 1974 		Succeeded by
President's rule
Preceded by
President's rule 		Chief Minister of Pondicherry
2 July 1977 – 12 November 1978 		Succeeded by
President's rule
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