Maragatham Chandrasekar

Maragatham Chandrasekar

Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for Thiruvallur
In office 1962–1967
Prime Minister	Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Preceded by	None
Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for Thiruvallur
In office 1951–1957
Prime Minister	Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Preceded by	None
Personal details
Born	11 November 1917
Died	19 November 2001(2001-11-19) (aged 84) 27 October 2001
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	R. Chandrasekar
Profession	Politician
Religion	Hindu

Maragatham Chandrasekar (b. 11 November 1917 - d.27 October 2001) was an Indian politician and Member of Parliament from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[1]^[2]

Personal life

Maragatham Chandrasekar was born Maragatham Muniswami Pillai to Vidwan Kalathur Muniswami Pillai on 11 November 1917. She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in India and completed diplomas in free-lance, domestic science and dietitics course in London. She also did a course on Specialized Institution Management and Administration at London. Maragatham married R. Chandrasekar and had a son and a daughter, Lata Priyakumar who also served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu

Politics

Maragatham Chandrasekar joined the Indian National Congress and was elected to the Lok Sabha from Tiruvallur in the 1951 parliamentary elections.^[3] She served as the Member of Lok Sabha for Tiruvallur from 1951 to 1957 and 1962 to 1967 and Member of the Rajya Sabha from 1970 to 1984. She served as the Union Deputy Minister for Health from 1951 to 1957, Home Affairs from 1962 to 1964 and Social Welfare from 1964 to 1967. In 1972, Maragatham was elected General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee.

Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi

As former Member of Parliament from Sriperumbudur, Maragatham hosted the former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi during his visit to Sriperumbudur in 1991. She was present at the rally in Sriperumbudur where Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated.

Death

Maragatham died on 27 October 2001

Notes

↑ "Maragatham Chandrasekar dead". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
↑ "The Hindu : Maragatham dead". hindu.com. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
↑ "Key highlights of the general elections 1951 to the First LokSabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-12-24.

References

"Obituary References". LokSabha Debates 19 November 2001. Parliament of India. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
http://www.india-today.com/itoday/20011112/despath.shtml

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