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C. Velayudham

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C. Velayudham
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
1996–2001
Preceded byK. Lawrence
Succeeded byK. P. Rajendra Prasad
ConstituencyPadmanabhapuram
Personal details
Died(2024-05-08)8 May 2024
Tamil Nadu, India

C. Velayudham (1950–51[1] — 8 May 2024) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Padmanabhapuram constituency in 1996 election. Velayudham was the first Bharatiya Janata Party candidate ever elected to Tamil Nadu assembly.[2] He died on 8 May 2024.[3]

References

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  1. ^ First BJP MLA in Tamil Nadu C. Velayutham fies at 73. CNBC. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Kanyakumari will witness multi-cornered contests". The Hindu. 23 April 2006. Archived from the original on 23 April 2006.
  3. ^ "C Velayutham, BJP's first Tamil Nadu MLA, dies". The Times of India. 8 May 2024.
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