M. William was a veteran Indian politician and a five time
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 ...
hailing from
Palliyadi
Palliyadi is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Tamil is the official language spoken; It has been a centre of life for many centuries and have been predominantly occupied by wealthy aristocrat Christian N ...
. He was elected twice to
Travancore-Cochin assembly and three times to
Madras State assembly.
Political career
He was elected as a Member of Legislative assembly to
Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly in 1952 election from Arumana constituency as a
Tamil Nadu Congress candidate. He was elected again as a
Tamil Nadu Congress candidate from Vilavancode constituency in 1954 election to
Travancore-Cochin assembly. He was elected to
Tamil Nadu legislative assembly
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It has a strength of 234 members, all of whom are democratically elected using the first-past-the-post system. The presiding office ...
in
1957
Events January
* January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany.
* January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch.
* January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
and
1962 elections
The following elections occurred in 1962.
Africa
* 1962 Algerian independence referendum, Algerian independence referendum
* 1962 Chadian parliamentary election
* 1962 Gambian legislative election, Gambian legislative election
* 1962 Northern ...
from
Vilavancode constituency. and from
Killiyur constituency in
1967 election.
1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
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Legacy
The William Children Hospital, Marthandam is named after him.
See also
*Vilavancode
Vilavancode, also spelt as Viḷavaṅgōḍu, is a town panchayat in Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu States and territories of India, state, India. It is part of territory among several taluks that were with the Thiruvananthapuram district ...
References
Travancore–Cochin MLAs 1952–1954
Travancore–Cochin MLAs 1954–1956
Madras MLAs 1952–1957
Madras MLAs 1957–1962
Madras MLAs 1962–1967
Possibly living people
Year of birth missing
Indian National Congress politicians from Tamil Nadu
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