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'''R. Ponnappan<ref>R.Ponnappa Nadar</ref> Nadar''' (11 April 1921 – 12 October 1976) was an Indian politician who served as a Congressional leader from the [[Kanyakumari district]] and a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]].<br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
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Nadar was born on 11 April 1921, and attended St. Antony's Elementary School, Munchirai Government Middle School, and Eraniel Higher Secondary School. He completed his ESLC examination in 1937.<br />
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Nadar completed his B.A. degree at the Thiruvananthapuram Maharaja College in 1942. He later completed his degree in law in 1944 at the Thiruvananthapram College of Law.<br />
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==Career==<br />
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Nadar's brother-in-law introduced him to law by enabling him to work as a junior lawyer under the guidance of his family lawyer.<br />
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He was elected as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] of [[Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly]] in 1952 from [[Killiyur, Kanniyakumari|Killiyur]] constituency by defeating A. Gabriel of Congress. He received 17,084 votes against 2,718 votes for Gabriel. The total number of valid votes cast in the election was 25,512.<ref>[http://kerala.gov.in/ele_rep/1951.pdf Elections to the Travancore-Cochin Legislative assembly- 1951 and to the Madras assembly constituencies in the Malabar area] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203143332/http://www.kerala.gov.in/ele_rep/1951.pdf |date=3 December 2008 }}</ref> He won the interim election in 1954 from the same constituency against Gabriel.<ref>[http://kerala.gov.in/ele_rep/1954.pdf Interim Election to the Travancore-Cochin Assembly – 1954] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006112349/http://kerala.gov.in/ele_rep/1954.pdf |date=6 October 2008 }}</ref><br />
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He was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] three times after Kanyakumari district merged with Tamil Nadu. He was elected from [[Killiyur (State Assembly Constituency)|Killiyur constituency]] in [[1962 Madras legislative assembly election|1962 election]],<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf 1962 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> and from [[Vilavancode (State Assembly Constituency)|Vilavancode constituency]] in [[1967 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1967]] and [[1971 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1971 elections]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
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Nadar married his wife, Roselet, on 11 November 1949. They had six children, one of whom is also a politician.<br />
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Nadar died on 12 October 1976 in an aircraft accident en route to Chennai.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:People from Kanyakumari district]]<br />
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Indian National Congress (Organisation) politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Leaders of the Opposition in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Travancore–Cochin MLAs 1952–1954]]<br />
[[Category:Travancore–Cochin MLAs 1954–1956]]<br />
[[Category:Members of the 3rd Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]<br />
[[Category:Members of the 4th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]<br />
[[Category:Members of the 5th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]<br />
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