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'''P. Chendur Pandian''' (3 April 1951 – 11 July 2015) was an Indian politician and [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|member]] of the [[Fourteenth Assembly of Tamil Nadu|14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kadayanallur (State Assembly Constituency)|Kadayanallur constituency]]. He represented the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] party.

Pandian was born in [[Sengottai]] on 3 April 1951.<ref name="bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/profile/221.html |title=Thiru. P. Chendur Pandian (AIADMK) |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu |access-date=2017-05-02}}</ref> He was vice-chairman of [[Kadayanallur]] municipality between 1996 and 2001,<ref name="toi"/> having been a member since 1986.<ref name="bio"/> He won the Kadayanallur constituency in the state assembly at the 2011 elections when he defeated the sitting [[Indian National Congress]] representative, [[S. Peter Alphonse]]. Pandian polled 80,794 votes and Alphonse was runner-up with 64,708.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kadayanallur (Tamil Nadu) Election Results |url=http://www.elections.in/tamil-nadu/assembly-constituencies/kadayanallur.html|publisher=Infobase |access-date=2017-05-02}}</ref> On 27 February 2013, relinquished his post as Minister for Khadi and Village Industries when he was appointed as the Minister for Tourism by [[Jayalalithaa]], the [[Chief Minister (India)|Chief Minister]]. <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/jayalalithaa-drops-three-ministers-new-faces-inducted/article4459096.ece|title=Jayalalithaa drops three Ministers, new faces inducted|work=The Hindu |date=27 February 2013 |access-date=2017-05-02}}</ref> He ceased to be Minister for Tourism on 18 June 2013.<ref name="bio"/>

Pandian held no ministerial office at the time of his death on 11 July 2015, aged 64.<ref name="death">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/aiadmk-mla-chendur-pandian-passes-away/article7410887.ece|title=AIADMK MLA Chendur Pandian passes away|date=11 July 2015|work=The Hindu|agency=IANS|access-date=2015-07-11}}</ref> At the time he became critically ill with cardiac problems in January of that year, he was the [[Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department|Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments]]. His ministerial portfolio was passed to [[R. Kamaraj]] at the time but he remained minister without portfolio in the government headed by [[O. Panneerselvam]]. He ceased to be a minister when Jayalalithaa returned as Chief Minister in May.<ref name="toi">{{cite news |work=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Former-Tamil-Nadu-minister-Chendur-Pandian-dies-aged-64/articleshow/48028571.cms |date=11 July 2015 |first=Julie |last=Marlappani |title=Former Tamil Nadu minister Chendur Pandian dies aged 64 |access-date=2017-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work=The Hindu |title=TN Minister Chendur Pandian critical |first=T. |last=Ramakrishnan |date=13 January 2015 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tn-minister-chendur-pandian-in-critical-condition/article6785392.ece |access-date=2017-05-02}}</ref>

Pandian was survived by his wife and three children.<ref name="death"/>

== References ==
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{{Members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (2011-2016)|state=collapsed}}

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[[Category:All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians]]
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[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:1951 births]]
[[Category:People from Tirunelveli district]]

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