Madabhushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar (4 February 1891 – 19 March 1978) was the first Deputy Speaker and then

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in the

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n Parliament. He also served as the 5th Governor of Bihar.

Early life and education

He was born in Thiruchanoor,

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. He completed his early education from Devasthanam High School, Tirupati and the Pachiappa's College, Chennai. He obtained a law degree from Madras Law College in 1913.

Early career

He was teacher in Mathematics and later became a lawyer between 1915 -1950. Inspired by

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he participated actively in Indian Freedom Struggle and was jailed twice.

Political career

He was elected as member of

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in 1934. He was elected to the first Lok Sabha from Tirupathi and to the second Lok Sabha from

Chittoor Chittoor is a city and district headquarters in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is also the mandal and divisional headquarters of Chittoor mandal and Chittoor revenue division respectively. The city has a popul ...

constituencies in 1952 and 1956 respectively. He was elected in 1952 as the first Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha with Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar as the Speaker. After the death of Mavalankar in 1956, he was elected as Speaker of Lok Sabha. Dowry prohibition act 1961 was passed by joint session of parliament with M. A. Ayyangar as speaker. He worked as Governor of Bihar between 1962 and 1967.

Later life and death

After his tenure as governor, Ayyanagar retired from politics and moved back to Tirupati. He continued

Legacy

A life size bronze statue of this celebrated statesman was erected at his hometown Tirupathi in 2007.

Personal life

M. A. Ayyangar was born on 4 February 1891 in the village of Thiruchanur, near the world-famous temple town

Tirupati Tirupati () is a city in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Andhra Pradesh and serves as the administrative headquarters of Tirupati district. It is known for its significant religious and cultural heritage, being home to th ...

, in

. His father was M. Venkatavaradhachariar. M. A. Ayyangar worked as mathematics Teacher in Pachaiyappa's College at Esplanade, Chennai. Ayyangar married Choodammal in 1919, with whom he had four sons and eight daughters.

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A short biography
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