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| name = S. Xavier<br />
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| order1 = Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for [[Tirunelveli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirunelveli]]<br />
| term_start1 = 1967<br />
| term_end1 = 1971<br />
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| primeminister1 = [[Indira Gandhi]]<br />
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| birth_date = 1920<br />
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| death_date = 6 December 2009<br />
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'''S. Xavier''' (1920 - 6 December 2009) was a lawyer, trade union leader and [[Swatantra party]] politician from the [[Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He served as the Member of Lok Sabha for Tirunelveli from 1967 to 1971 and expired on 6 December 2009.<ref name="key_highlights">{{cite web|url=http://www.eci.gov.in/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1967/Vol_I_LS_67.pdf|title=KEY HIGHLIGHTS, GENERAL ELECTIONS, FOURTH LOK SABHA, 1967|publisher=Election Commission of India}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Xavier was born in the year 1920. He graduated in 1941 and entered government service the very same year. He studied law and graduated as a lawyer in 1952 and started practising from 1953 onwards. Xavier lead various trade unions and worker's organisations in [[Madras state]].<br />
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==Politics==<br />
Xavier took an active interest in politics and joined the [[Swatantra party]] established by [[C. Rajagopalachari]] in 1959. He contested in the 1967 elections from Tirunelveli and was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]].<br />
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==References==<br />
* {{cite book|title=Encyclopaedia of Political Parties|pages=19|last=Ralhan|first=O. P.|publisher=Anmol Publications PVT LTD.|year=2002|isbn=8174888659}}<br />
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[[Category:4th Lok Sabha members]]<br />
[[Category:People from Tirunelveli district]]<br />
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