M. R. Lakshmi Narayanan was an Indian politician and former

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elected from

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. He was elected to the

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from Tindivanam constituency as an

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candidate in

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

and

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrati ...

elections.Volume I, 1977 Indian general election, 6th Lok Sabha

Early life

M. R. Lakshmi Narayanan was born in Reddiar family in

Cuddalore Cuddalore, also spelt as Kadalur (), is the city and headquarters of the Cuddalore District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Situated south of Chennai, Cuddalore was an important port during the British Raj. While the early history of Cudda ...

Political career

M. R. Lakshmi Narayanan joined the congress party and contested in the 1971 general elections. He won in the 1971 elections and represented Tindivanam in the Lok Sabha. Then he also contested in the 1977 general elections and represented Tindivanam again.

Personal life

M. R. Lakshmi Narayanan married Saraswathy and had one daughter.

References

Indian National Congress politicians from Tamil Nadu Living people India MPs 1971–1977 India MPs 1977–1979 Lok Sabha members from Tamil Nadu People from Cuddalore district People from Viluppuram district Year of birth missing (living people) {{TamilNadu-INC-politician-stub