S. Kanitha Sampath (born 5 November 1965) is an Indian politician and was a member of the

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and 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assemblies from the Tirupporur and Madurantakam constituencies, respectively, which are reserved for candidates from the

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. She represented the

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party. The elections of 2016 resulted in her constituency being won by S. Pugazhenthi. Sampath was born in

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on 5 November 1965. She is married and has three children.

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