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	\| name = N.Sankaraiah		\| name = N.Sankaraiah
	\| image = File:N.Sankaraiah CPIM.jpg		\| image = File:N.Sankaraiah CPIM.jpg
	\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1921\|7\|15}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|df=yes\|1921\|7\|15}}
	\| birth_place = [[~~Madurai~~]], [[Madras Presidency]]		\| birth_place = [[Kovilpatti]], [[Madras Presidency]]
	\| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]		\| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
	\| native_name = என். சங்கரய்யா		\| native_name = என். சங்கரய்யா
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	\| constituency = [[Madurai West (state assembly constituency)\|Madurai West]]		\| constituency = [[Madurai West (state assembly constituency)\|Madurai West]]
	\| constituency1 = [[Madurai East (state assembly constituency)\|Madurai East]]		\| constituency1 = [[Madurai East (state assembly constituency)\|Madurai East]]
	\| term = ~~1967 - 1971~~		\| term = 1967–1971
	\| term1 = ~~1977 - 1980~~; ~~1980 - 1984~~		\| term1 = 1977–1980; 1980–1984
	\| office2 = Secretary of Tamil Nadu State Committee CPI(M)		\| office2 = Secretary of Tamil Nadu State Committee CPI(M)
	\| term2 = ~~1996 - 2001~~		\| term2 = 1996–2001
	}}		}}

	N.Sankaraiah (born 15 July 1921) is a Indian Communist politician and ~~a freedom fighter~~.		'''N. Sankaraiah''' (born 15 July 1921) is an Indian Communist Party politician and independence activist.

	After passing Matriculation, Sankaraiah started studying History from American College, Madurai in 1937. He was one of the founders of Madras Students organization and was elected Secretary of Madurai Students Union. During this time he started participating in the freedom struggle of India. He was first arrested in 1941 when he was a final year student of the [[American College, Madurai\|American college, Madurai]]. His long political career spanning over seven decades included nearly eight years in jail. Sankaraiah, who was one among the many communists who were released just a day before India attained Independence in August 1947, campaigned for communist candidates in the first general elections.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Kolappan\|first=B.\|date=2014-04-19\|title=At 93, Sankaraiah still an 'untiring lion'\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/at-93-sankaraiah-still-an-untiring-lion/article5926404.ece\|access-date=2020-07-15\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He was one of the 32 National Council members who walked out from a [[Communist Party of India]] National Council meeting held on 11 April 1964, in protest, accusing Party Chairman [[Shripad Amrit Dange\|S.A. Dange]] and his followers of "anti-unity and anti-Communist policies".<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Bose\|first=Shanti Shekar\|title=A Brief Note on the Contents of Documents of the Communist Movement in India\|publisher=National Book Agency\|year=2005\|location=Kolkata\|pages=37}}</ref>		After passing Matriculation, Sankaraiah started studying History from American College, Madurai in 1937. He was one of the founders of Madras Students organization and was elected Secretary of Madurai Students Union. During this time he started participating in the freedom struggle of India. He was first arrested in 1941 when he was a final year student of the [[American College, Madurai\|American college, Madurai]]. His long political career spanning over seven decades included nearly eight years in jail. Sankaraiah, who was one among the many communists who were released just a day before India attained Independence in August 1947, campaigned for communist candidates in the first general elections.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Kolappan\|first=B.\|date=2014-04-19\|title=At 93, Sankaraiah still an 'untiring lion'\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/at-93-sankaraiah-still-an-untiring-lion/article5926404.ece\|access-date=2020-07-15\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He was one of the 32 National Council members who walked out from a [[Communist Party of India]] National Council meeting held on 11 April 1964, in protest, accusing Party Chairman [[Shripad Amrit Dange\|S.A. Dange]] and his followers of "anti-unity and anti-Communist policies".<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Bose\|first=Shanti Shekar\|title=A Brief Note on the Contents of Documents of the Communist Movement in India\|publisher=National Book Agency\|year=2005\|location=Kolkata\|pages=37}}</ref>
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	He was elected to [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] twice from the [[Madurai West (State Assembly Constituency)\|Madurai West]] constituency in [[1967 Madras State legislative assembly election\|1967]] and from [[Madurai East (State Assembly Constituency)\|Madurai East]] constituency in [[1977 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|1977]] and [[1980 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|1980]].<ref>http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf</ref> He unsuccessfully contested the [[1962 Madras State legislative assembly election\|1962]] and [[1957 Madras State legislative assembly election\|1957]] elections from Madurai East constituency.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Sankaraiah envisages role for India in ending Sri Lankan crisis \|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/10/stories/2006011003190400.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105052459/http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/10/stories/2006011003190400.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=5 November 2012\|work=[[The Hindu]] \|date=10 January 2006}}</ref>		He was elected to [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] twice from the [[Madurai West (State Assembly Constituency)\|Madurai West]] constituency in [[1967 Madras State legislative assembly election\|1967]] and from [[Madurai East (State Assembly Constituency)\|Madurai East]] constituency in [[1977 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|1977]] and [[1980 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|1980]].<ref>http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf</ref> He unsuccessfully contested the [[1962 Madras State legislative assembly election\|1962]] and [[1957 Madras State legislative assembly election\|1957]] elections from Madurai East constituency.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Sankaraiah envisages role for India in ending Sri Lankan crisis \|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/10/stories/2006011003190400.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105052459/http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/10/stories/2006011003190400.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=5 November 2012\|work=[[The Hindu]] \|date=10 January 2006}}</ref>

	His two sons Chandrasekar and Narasimman are party leaders. He was married to Navamani.<ref name=":0" />		His two sons, Chandrasekar and Narasimman, are party leaders. He was married to Navamani.<ref name=":0" /> He [[centenarian\|turned 100]] in July 2021.<ref>{{Cite news\|date=2021-07-15\|title=Veteran communist Sankaraiah turns 100 today\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/veteran-communist-sankaraiah-turns-100-today/article35333382.ece\|access-date=2021-07-17}}</ref>

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	*[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf 1977 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]		*[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf 1977 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]
	*[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf 1980 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]		*[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf 1980 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]
			*[https://www.dinamani.com/editorial-articles/2014/jul/15/%E0%AE%89%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%89%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%88-%E0%AE%92%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BF-937680.html Dinamani Article about Sankaraiah]

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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = N.Sankaraiah
| image = File:N.Sankaraiah CPIM.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1921|7|15}}
| birth_place = [[Madurai]], [[Madras Presidency]]
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| native_name = என். சங்கரய்யா
| native_name_lang = ta
| office = Member of [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Madurai West (state assembly constituency)|Madurai West]]
| constituency1 = [[Madurai East (state assembly constituency)|Madurai East]]
| term = 1967 - 1971
| term1 = 1977 - 1980; 1980 - 1984
| office2 = Secretary of Tamil Nadu State Committee CPI(M)
| term2 = 1996 - 2001
}}

N.Sankaraiah (born 15 July 1921) is a Indian Communist politician and a freedom fighter.

After passing Matriculation, Sankaraiah started studying History from American College, Madurai in 1937. He was one of the founders of Madras Students organization and was elected Secretary of Madurai Students Union. During this time he started participating in the freedom struggle of India. He was first arrested in 1941 when he was a final year student of the [[American College, Madurai|American college, Madurai]]. His long political career spanning over seven decades included nearly eight years in jail. Sankaraiah, who was one among the many communists who were released just a day before India attained Independence in August 1947, campaigned for communist candidates in the first general elections.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kolappan|first=B.|date=2014-04-19|title=At 93, Sankaraiah still an 'untiring lion'|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/at-93-sankaraiah-still-an-untiring-lion/article5926404.ece|access-date=2020-07-15|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He was one of the 32 National Council members who walked out from a [[Communist Party of India]] National Council meeting held on 11 April 1964, in protest, accusing Party Chairman [[Shripad Amrit Dange|S.A. Dange]] and his followers of "anti-unity and anti-Communist policies".<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bose|first=Shanti Shekar|title=A Brief Note on the Contents of Documents of the Communist Movement in India|publisher=National Book Agency|year=2005|location=Kolkata|pages=37}}</ref>

Later he became one of the founder members of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]. He was the central committee member of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]. He was part of the leadership of [[All India Kisan Sabha]]. He was the CPI(M) Tamil Nadu State Secretary from 1996 to 2001.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2020-07-15|title=A Day with Comrade Sankaraiah|url=https://www.newsclick.in/Day-Comrade-Sankaraiah-CPIM-AIKS|access-date=2020-07-15|website=NewsClick|language=en}}</ref>

He was elected to [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] twice from the [[Madurai West (State Assembly Constituency)|Madurai West]] constituency in [[1967 Madras State legislative assembly election|1967]] and from [[Madurai East (State Assembly Constituency)|Madurai East]] constituency in [[1977 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1977]] and [[1980 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1980]].<ref>http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf</ref> He unsuccessfully contested the [[1962 Madras State legislative assembly election|1962]] and [[1957 Madras State legislative assembly election|1957]] elections from Madurai East constituency.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sankaraiah envisages role for India in ending Sri Lankan crisis |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/10/stories/2006011003190400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105052459/http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/10/stories/2006011003190400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 November 2012|work=[[The Hindu]] |date=10 January 2006}}</ref>

His two sons Chandrasekar and Narasimman are party leaders. He was married to Navamani.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
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*[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf 1977 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]
*[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf 1980 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]

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