E. G. Sugavanam (born 13 November 1957) was a member of the

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, the lower house of the

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. He represented the Krishnagiri constituency of

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as a

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(DMK) party member. He defeated

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in the 1996 State Assembly election in Bargur constituency. He contested and lost the 1989, 1991 and 2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly elections from the same constituency. He won twice during the 2004 and 2009 Indian general elections from the Krishnagiri constituency. He was a member of various committees during the

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coalition rule from 2004 to 2014.

Early life

Sugavanam was born on 13 November 1957 to T. Govindarajan and Manimekalai in Bargur in

Krishnagiri district Krishnagiri District is one of the 38 districts (a district in the northwestern part) of the state of Tamil Nadu, in India. This district is carved out from Dharmapuri District by 2004. The municipal town of Krishnagiri is the district headqu ...

. He has a Diploma in Pharmacy from K.L.E. Society’s S. Nijalingappa College in

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. He is an agriculturist by profession and developed interest in politics later. He married Amsaveni on 28 October 1992 and the pair have a son and a daughter.

Elections contested and positions held

* 1996: Elected to Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for the first time * 2004-2009: Elected to Lok Sabha (twelfth) for the first time; Member of standing committee on energy, consultative committee of ministry of heavy industries, Central Silk Board and Energy * May 2009: Elected to Lok Sabha (fifteenth) for the second time; Member of consultative committee of ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Central Silk Board and Energy

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sugavanam, E. G. Living people 1957 births India MPs 2004–2009 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians India MPs 2009–2014 Lok Sabha members from Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu MLAs 1996–2001 People from Krishnagiri district