D. Ramasamy was an Indian politician and

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Political career

Ramasamy joined Congress under

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. He served as the Vellakovil Panchayat board president for 10 years, then as union chairman for 15 years. When the Congress split in Tamil Nadu, he joined the NCO under Kamaraj. After Kamaraj's death, he, along with G. Moopanar, merged the party with Indira Congress. He was elected to the

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as an

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candidate from Vellakoil constituency for five terms. He was first elected in

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, then as an

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candidate in

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and

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. He was also a Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Jayalalitha) candidate in the 1989 election.1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
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, he was again elected from Vellakovil constituency and became the Minister for Rural Industries. In 2001 he unsuccessfully ran for electoral seat from AIADMk. After founding his own party, he again joined ADMK in 2010. He died on 23 December 2023.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramasamy, D. 20th-century births 2023 deaths Indian National Congress politicians from Tamil Nadu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians Year of birth missing Tamil Nadu MLAs 1991–1996 Tamil Nadu MLAs 1985–1989