R. V. Janakiraman (8 January 1941 – 10 June 2019) was the Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Pondicherry.

Political career

He was elected from Nellithope assembly constituency for five consecutive terms starting from 1985, 1990, 1991, 1996, and 2001. He lost the polls to

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candidate

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in 2006 owing to his health ailments (

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). He served as Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Pondicherry from 26 May 1996 to 18 March 2000 and headed the coalition government of

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (; ; DMK) is an Indian political party based in the state of Tamil Nadu, where it is currently the ruling party, and the union territory of Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry, where it is currently the main ...

and the

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Death

Janakiraman died aged 78 in a private hospital at

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Electoral history

References

Chief ministers of Puducherry Chief ministers from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians Puducherry politicians 1941 births 2019 deaths {{Puducherry-politician-stub