P. K. Mookiah Thevar (1923–1979) was an Indian politician.

Early life

He was born to Kattamuthu Ocha Thevar and Sevenamal on 4 April 1923 in Pappapatti village, near

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district, India. He participated in many activities as a student leader. Later, he formed the Kallar educational trust and took several steps designed for the upliftment of all backward classes community in southern

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.He worked for the upliftment of downtrodden people and the vulnerable groups

Political career

Later, he joined

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, an Indian National Political Party, formed by

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, under the guidance of

Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar Ukkirapandi Muthuramalinga Thevar (30 October 1908 – 30 October 1963), also known as Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar, was a politician, independence activist, and a patriarch of Thevar community. He was elected three times to the nationa ...

. He was elected for the Periakulam Assembly constituency in 1952–57 as a Forward Bloc candidate. He also served as a

Member of the Legislative Assembly A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected to sit in a legislative assembly. The term most commonly refers to members of the legislature of a federated state or an autonomous region, but is also used for several nation ...

for four terms (1957–62, 1962–67, 1967–71, 1977–79). In 1971 he matched the achievement of

U. Muthuramalinga Thevar Ukkirapandi Muthuramalinga Thevar (30 October 1908 – 30 October 1963), also known as Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar, was a politician, independence activist, and a patriarch of Thevar community. He was elected three times to the nationa ...

in winning both Assembly and

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elections simultaneously. His parliamentary constituency was that of

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district and his period of office as an MP ran from 1971 to 1977.

Electoral records

He was elected to the

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from Usilampatti constituency as an Independent candidate in 1957 election, and as a

candidate in

1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...

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

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.1977 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mookiah, Thevar P. K All India Forward Bloc politicians 1923 births 1979 deaths India MPs 1971–1977 Lok Sabha members from Tamil Nadu People from Madurai district Madras MLAs 1957–1962 Madras MLAs 1962–1967 Tamil Nadu MLAs 1971–1976 Tamil Nadu MLAs 1977–1980