K. Ananda Nambiar (1918 – 11 October 1991) was an Indian politician of the
Communist Party of India who served as a member of the
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-p ...
from
Mayiladuthurai and
Tiruchirapalli
Tiruchirappalli () ( formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with bein ...
. He was the first communist to be elected to a State Legislature.
Politics
In 1946, Nambiar stood for election to the Madras Legislative Assembly as a candidate of the Communist Party of India and was elected. He served as a member of the Madras Legislative Assembly from 1946 to 1951. He participated in the 1951 Lok Sabha elections as a candidate from Mayiladuthurai and was elected. He served as the Member of Parliament for Mayiladuthurai or Mayuram from 1951 to 1957 and Tiruchirapalli from 1962 to 1971.
Death
Nambiar died on 11 October 1991 at Tiruchirapalli after a heart attack.
References
Obituary Reference in Parliament of India website
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1918 births
1991 deaths
Lok Sabha members from Tamil Nadu
India MPs 1962–1967
India MPs 1967–1970
India MPs 1952–1957
People from Tiruchirappalli district
Communist Party of India politicians from Tamil Nadu