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	'''S. Balakrishnan''', also known as '''So. Balakrishnan''' or '''So.Ba''',<ref name="oneindia2006">{{cite web\|date=24 June 2006 \|url=http://news.oneindia.in/2006/06/24/cong-leader-s-balakrishnan-passes-away-1151147146.html \|title=Cong leader S Balakrishnan passes away \|work=One India \|accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref> was a veteran Indian politician, President of [[Tamil Nadu Congress Committee]] (TNCC) and ~~[[Member~~ of the Legislative Assembly ~~(India)\|Member~~ of ~~the Legislative Assembly]] of [[~~Tamil Nadu]] for 18 years. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the [[1996 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election\|11th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] (1996–2001).<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/11assly/11_01.pdf \|title=Archived copy \|accessdate=2010-10-29 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904134627/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/11assly/11_01.pdf \|archivedate=4 September 2011 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>		'''S. Balakrishnan''', also known as '''So. Balakrishnan''' or '''So.Ba''',<ref name="oneindia2006">{{cite web\|date=24 June 2006 \|url=http://news.oneindia.in/2006/06/24/cong-leader-s-balakrishnan-passes-away-1151147146.html \|title=Cong leader S Balakrishnan passes away \|work=One India \|accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref> was a veteran Indian politician, President of [[Tamil Nadu Congress Committee]] (TNCC) and Opposition Leader of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu for 18 years. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the [[1996 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election\|11th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] (1996–2001).<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/11assly/11_01.pdf \|title=Archived copy \|accessdate=2010-10-29 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904134627/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/11assly/11_01.pdf \|archivedate=4 September 2011 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>

	Balakrishnan was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) candidate from [[Mudukulathur (State Assembly Constituency)\|Mudukulathur constituency]] in the [[1977 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|1977]] and [[1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|1991 elections]]<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf 1977 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> and as a [[Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)]] (TMC) candidate from the same constituency in [[1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|1996]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf 1996 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> He was also elected from [[Kadaladi]] as a TMC candidate in the [[2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|2001 election]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> He represented Kadaladi, from 2001 until his death in 2006.~~<ref name="oneindia2006"/>~~<ref name="autogenerated2001">{{Cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2001 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201904/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf\|archive-date=January 27, 2013\|access-date=July 12, 2021\|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|author=Mahizham Infotech Pvt. Ltd, Madurai \|url=http://www.koodal.com/news/tamilnadu.asp?id=18462&title=tamilnadu-news-headlines-in-tamil \|title=Tamilnadu News Headlines in Tamil-தமிழக காங்கிரஸ் முன்னாள் தலைவர் சோ.பாலகிருஷ்ணன் இன்று மரணம்\|Tamilnadu News,Daily Tamilnadu News,Latest Tamilnadu News,Daily Tamilnadu Top Stories,Daily News Headlines \|publisher=Koodal.com \|date= \|accessdate=2016-12-01 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232451/http://www.koodal.com/news/tamilnadu.asp?id=18462&title=tamilnadu-news-headlines-in-tamil \|archive-date=3 March 2016 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/05/stories/2004090507310400.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040920051822/http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/05/stories/2004090507310400.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2004-09-20 \|title=Tamil Nadu News : Balakrishnan injured in accident \|date=2004-09-05 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref> In the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]], So.Balakrishnan represented [[Mudukulathur\|Mudukalathur]] for thirteen years and Kadaladi for five years.<ref name="autogenerated2001"/><ref>{{Cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1977 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127215740/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf\|archive-date=January 27, 2013\|access-date=July 12, 2021\|website=eci.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1991 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127182818/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf\|archive-date=January 27, 2013\|access-date=July 12, 2021\|website=eci.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1996 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127185953/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf\|archive-date=January 27, 2013\|access-date=July 12, 2021\|website=eci.nic.in}}</ref>		Balakrishnan was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) candidate from [[Mudukulathur (State Assembly Constituency)\|Mudukulathur constituency]] in the [[1977 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|1977]] and [[1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|1991 elections]]<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf 1977 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> and as a [[Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)]] (TMC) candidate from the same constituency in [[1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|1996]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf 1996 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> He was also elected from [[Kadaladi]] as a TMC candidate in the [[2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|2001 election]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> He represented Kadaladi, from 2001 until his death in 2006.<ref name="autogenerated2001">{{Cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2001 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201904/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf\|archive-date=January 27, 2013\|access-date=July 12, 2021\|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|author=Mahizham Infotech Pvt. Ltd, Madurai \|url=http://www.koodal.com/news/tamilnadu.asp?id=18462&title=tamilnadu-news-headlines-in-tamil \|title=Tamilnadu News Headlines in Tamil-தமிழக காங்கிரஸ் முன்னாள் தலைவர் சோ.பாலகிருஷ்ணன் இன்று மரணம்\|Tamilnadu News,Daily Tamilnadu News,Latest Tamilnadu News,Daily Tamilnadu Top Stories,Daily News Headlines \|publisher=Koodal.com \|date= \|accessdate=2016-12-01 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232451/http://www.koodal.com/news/tamilnadu.asp?id=18462&title=tamilnadu-news-headlines-in-tamil \|archive-date=3 March 2016 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/05/stories/2004090507310400.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040920051822/http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/05/stories/2004090507310400.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2004-09-20 \|title=Tamil Nadu News : Balakrishnan injured in accident \|date=2004-09-05 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref><ref name="oneindia2006"/> In the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]], So.Balakrishnan represented [[Mudukulathur\|Mudukalathur]] for thirteen years and Kadaladi for five years.<ref name="autogenerated2001"/><ref>{{Cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1977 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127215740/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf\|archive-date=January 27, 2013\|access-date=July 12, 2021\|website=eci.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1991 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127182818/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf\|archive-date=January 27, 2013\|access-date=July 12, 2021\|website=eci.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1996 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127185953/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf\|archive-date=January 27, 2013\|access-date=July 12, 2021\|website=eci.nic.in}}</ref>

	Balakrishnan unsuccessfully contested elections in the same [[Ramanathapuram district]] on other occasions. In the [[1971 Indian general election\|General Elections of 1971]], he was runner-up in the [[Ramanathapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency]] with 139,276 votes (38.87% of the total).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdf \|title=TitlePage-VolII_LS99.PDF \|date= \|accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref> In the state elections of [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election\|1980]], he contested from Mudukalathur and polled 37,175 votes (44.77%) but lost the election by 5536 votes.<ref>http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf</ref> In the [[1989 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election\|1989 state elections]], he contested from [[Kadaladi]], a coastal constituency that neighboured Mudukalathur, and gained 32,273 votes, which was 409 (0.38%) less than the winner. The total number of votes that were rejected or declared invalid in that constituency during the election was 1878 (1.71%).<ref>http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf</ref>		Balakrishnan unsuccessfully contested elections in the same [[Ramanathapuram district]] on other occasions. In the [[1971 Indian general election\|General Elections of 1971]], he was runner-up in the [[Ramanathapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency]] with 139,276 votes (38.87% of the total).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdf \|title=TitlePage-VolII_LS99.PDF \|date= \|accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref> In the state elections of [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election\|1980]], he contested from Mudukalathur and polled 37,175 votes (44.77%) but lost the election by 5536 votes.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=26 August 2013 \|archive-date=13 July 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713132112/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf \|url-status=dead }}</ref> In the [[1989 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election\|1989 state elections]], he contested from [[Kadaladi]], a coastal constituency that neighboured Mudukalathur, and gained 32,273 votes, which was 409 (0.38%) less than the winner. The total number of votes that were rejected or declared invalid in that constituency during the election was 1878 (1.71%).<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=26 August 2013 \|archive-date=6 October 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006153620/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

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	'''S. Balakrishnan''', also known as '''So. Balakrishnan''' or '''So.Ba''',<ref name="oneindia2006">{{cite web\|date=24 June 2006 \|url=http://news.oneindia.in/2006/06/24/cong-leader-s-balakrishnan-passes-away-1151147146.html \|title=Cong leader S Balakrishnan passes away \|work=One India \|accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref> was a veteran Indian politician, President of [[Tamil Nadu Congress Committee]] (TNCC) and [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] for 18 years. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the [[1996 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election\|11th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] (1996–2001).<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/11assly/11_01.pdf \|title=Archived copy \|accessdate=2010-10-29 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904134627/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/11assly/11_01.pdf \|archivedate=4 September 2011 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>		'''S. Balakrishnan''', also known as '''So. Balakrishnan''' or '''So.Ba''',<ref name="oneindia2006">{{cite web\|date=24 June 2006 \|url=http://news.oneindia.in/2006/06/24/cong-leader-s-balakrishnan-passes-away-1151147146.html \|title=Cong leader S Balakrishnan passes away \|work=One India \|accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref> was a veteran Indian politician, President of [[Tamil Nadu Congress Committee]] (TNCC) and [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] for 18 years. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the [[1996 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election\|11th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] (1996–2001).<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/11assly/11_01.pdf \|title=Archived copy \|accessdate=2010-10-29 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904134627/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/11assly/11_01.pdf \|archivedate=4 September 2011 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>

	Balakrishnan was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) candidate from [[Mudukulathur (State Assembly Constituency)\|Mudukulathur constituency]] in the [[1977 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|1977]] and [[1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|1991 elections]]<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf 1977 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> and as a [[Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)]] (TMC) candidate from the same constituency in [[1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|1996]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf 1996 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> He was also elected from [[Kadaladi]] as a TMC candidate in the [[2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|2001 election]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> He represented Kadaladi, from 2001 until his death in 2006.<ref name="autogenerated2001">{{Cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2001 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201904/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf\|archive-date=January 27, 2013\|access-date=July 12, 2021\|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|author=Mahizham Infotech Pvt. Ltd, Madurai \|url=http://www.koodal.com/news/tamilnadu.asp?id=18462&title=tamilnadu-news-headlines-in-tamil \|title=Tamilnadu News Headlines in Tamil-தமிழக காங்கிரஸ் முன்னாள் தலைவர் சோ.பாலகிருஷ்ணன் இன்று மரணம்\|Tamilnadu News,Daily Tamilnadu News,Latest Tamilnadu News,Daily Tamilnadu Top Stories,Daily News Headlines \|publisher=Koodal.com \|date= \|accessdate=2016-12-01 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232451/http://www.koodal.com/news/tamilnadu.asp?id=18462&title=tamilnadu-news-headlines-in-tamil \|archive-date=3 March 2016 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/05/stories/2004090507310400.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040920051822/http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/05/stories/2004090507310400.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2004-09-20 \|title=Tamil Nadu News : Balakrishnan injured in accident \|date=2004-09-05 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref~~><ref name="oneindia2006"/~~> In the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]], So.Balakrishnan represented [[Mudukulathur\|Mudukalathur]] for thirteen years and Kadaladi for five years.<ref name="autogenerated2001"/><ref>{{Cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1977 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127215740/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf\|archive-date=January 27, 2013\|access-date=July 12, 2021\|website=eci.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1991 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127182818/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf\|archive-date=January 27, 2013\|access-date=July 12, 2021\|website=eci.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1996 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127185953/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf\|archive-date=January 27, 2013\|access-date=July 12, 2021\|website=eci.nic.in}}</ref>		Balakrishnan was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) candidate from [[Mudukulathur (State Assembly Constituency)\|Mudukulathur constituency]] in the [[1977 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|1977]] and [[1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|1991 elections]]<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf 1977 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> and as a [[Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)]] (TMC) candidate from the same constituency in [[1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|1996]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf 1996 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> He was also elected from [[Kadaladi]] as a TMC candidate in the [[2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|2001 election]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> He represented Kadaladi, from 2001 until his death in 2006.<ref name="oneindia2006"/><ref name="autogenerated2001">{{Cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2001 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201904/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf\|archive-date=January 27, 2013\|access-date=July 12, 2021\|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|author=Mahizham Infotech Pvt. Ltd, Madurai \|url=http://www.koodal.com/news/tamilnadu.asp?id=18462&title=tamilnadu-news-headlines-in-tamil \|title=Tamilnadu News Headlines in Tamil-தமிழக காங்கிரஸ் முன்னாள் தலைவர் சோ.பாலகிருஷ்ணன் இன்று மரணம்\|Tamilnadu News,Daily Tamilnadu News,Latest Tamilnadu News,Daily Tamilnadu Top Stories,Daily News Headlines \|publisher=Koodal.com \|date= \|accessdate=2016-12-01 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232451/http://www.koodal.com/news/tamilnadu.asp?id=18462&title=tamilnadu-news-headlines-in-tamil \|archive-date=3 March 2016 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/05/stories/2004090507310400.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040920051822/http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/05/stories/2004090507310400.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2004-09-20 \|title=Tamil Nadu News : Balakrishnan injured in accident \|date=2004-09-05 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref> In the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]], So.Balakrishnan represented [[Mudukulathur\|Mudukalathur]] for thirteen years and Kadaladi for five years.<ref name="autogenerated2001"/><ref>{{Cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1977 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127215740/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf\|archive-date=January 27, 2013\|access-date=July 12, 2021\|website=eci.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1991 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127182818/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf\|archive-date=January 27, 2013\|access-date=July 12, 2021\|website=eci.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1996 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127185953/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf\|archive-date=January 27, 2013\|access-date=July 12, 2021\|website=eci.nic.in}}</ref>

	Balakrishnan unsuccessfully contested elections in the same [[Ramanathapuram district]] on other occasions. In the [[1971 Indian general election\|General Elections of 1971]], he was runner-up in the [[Ramanathapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency]] with 139,276 votes (38.87% of the total).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdf \|title=TitlePage-VolII_LS99.PDF \|date= \|accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref> In the state elections of [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election\|1980]], he contested from Mudukalathur and polled 37,175 votes (44.77%) but lost the election by 5536 votes.<ref>http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf</ref> In the [[1989 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election\|1989 state elections]], he contested from [[Kadaladi]], a coastal constituency that neighboured Mudukalathur, and gained 32,273 votes, which was 409 (0.38%) less than the winner. The total number of votes that were rejected or declared invalid in that constituency during the election was 1878 (1.71%).<ref>http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf</ref>		Balakrishnan unsuccessfully contested elections in the same [[Ramanathapuram district]] on other occasions. In the [[1971 Indian general election\|General Elections of 1971]], he was runner-up in the [[Ramanathapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency]] with 139,276 votes (38.87% of the total).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdf \|title=TitlePage-VolII_LS99.PDF \|date= \|accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref> In the state elections of [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election\|1980]], he contested from Mudukalathur and polled 37,175 votes (44.77%) but lost the election by 5536 votes.<ref>http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf</ref> In the [[1989 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election\|1989 state elections]], he contested from [[Kadaladi]], a coastal constituency that neighboured Mudukalathur, and gained 32,273 votes, which was 409 (0.38%) less than the winner. The total number of votes that were rejected or declared invalid in that constituency during the election was 1878 (1.71%).<ref>http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf</ref>

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'''S. Balakrishnan''', also known as '''So. Balakrishnan''' or '''So.Ba''',<ref name="oneindia2006">{{cite web|date=24 June 2006 |url=http://news.oneindia.in/2006/06/24/cong-leader-s-balakrishnan-passes-away-1151147146.html |title=Cong leader S Balakrishnan passes away |work=One India |accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref> was a veteran Indian politician, President of [[Tamil Nadu Congress Committee]] (TNCC) and [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] for 18 years. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the [[1996 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election|11th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] (1996–2001).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/11assly/11_01.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-10-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904134627/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/11assly/11_01.pdf |archivedate=4 September 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Balakrishnan was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) candidate from [[Mudukulathur (State Assembly Constituency)|Mudukulathur constituency]] in the [[1977 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1977]] and [[1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1991 elections]]<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf 1977 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> and as a [[Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)]] (TMC) candidate from the same constituency in [[1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1996]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf 1996 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> He was also elected from [[Kadaladi]] as a TMC candidate in the [[2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2001 election]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> He represented Kadaladi, from 2001 until his death in 2006.<ref name="autogenerated2001">{{Cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2001 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201904/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf|archive-date=January 27, 2013|access-date=July 12, 2021|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Mahizham Infotech Pvt. Ltd, Madurai |url=http://www.koodal.com/news/tamilnadu.asp?id=18462&title=tamilnadu-news-headlines-in-tamil |title=Tamilnadu News Headlines in Tamil-தமிழக காங்கிரஸ் முன்னாள் தலைவர் சோ.பாலகிருஷ்ணன் இன்று மரணம்|Tamilnadu News,Daily Tamilnadu News,Latest Tamilnadu News,Daily Tamilnadu Top Stories,Daily News Headlines |publisher=Koodal.com |date= |accessdate=2016-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232451/http://www.koodal.com/news/tamilnadu.asp?id=18462&title=tamilnadu-news-headlines-in-tamil |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/05/stories/2004090507310400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040920051822/http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/05/stories/2004090507310400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-09-20 |title=Tamil Nadu News : Balakrishnan injured in accident |date=2004-09-05 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref><ref name="oneindia2006"/> In the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]], So.Balakrishnan represented [[Mudukulathur|Mudukalathur]] for thirteen years and Kadaladi for five years.<ref name="autogenerated2001"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1977 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127215740/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf|archive-date=January 27, 2013|access-date=July 12, 2021|website=eci.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1991 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127182818/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf|archive-date=January 27, 2013|access-date=July 12, 2021|website=eci.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1996 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127185953/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf|archive-date=January 27, 2013|access-date=July 12, 2021|website=eci.nic.in}}</ref>

Balakrishnan unsuccessfully contested elections in the same [[Ramanathapuram district]] on other occasions. In the [[1971 Indian general election|General Elections of 1971]], he was runner-up in the [[Ramanathapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency]] with 139,276 votes (38.87% of the total).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdf |title=TitlePage-VolII_LS99.PDF |date= |accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref> In the state elections of [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]], he contested from Mudukalathur and polled 37,175 votes (44.77%) but lost the election by 5536 votes.<ref>http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf</ref> In the [[1989 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election|1989 state elections]], he contested from [[Kadaladi]], a coastal constituency that neighboured Mudukalathur, and gained 32,273 votes, which was 409 (0.38%) less than the winner. The total number of votes that were rejected or declared invalid in that constituency during the election was 1878 (1.71%).<ref>http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf</ref>

==Last days==
On 4 September 2004, Balakrishnan suffered serious spinal injuries in a road accident at [[Paramakudi]] while returning from [[Rameswaram]] after a discussion on [[Sethusamudram]] Ship Channel Project with the then Union Shipping Minister.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/05/stories/2004090507310400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040920051822/http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/05/stories/2004090507310400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 September 2004 |title=Tamil Nadu News : Balakrishnan injured in accident |date=5 September 2004 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref> The accident resulted in prolonged illness after a brief improvement. He died on 24 June 2006.<ref name="oneindia2006"/>

The then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, [[Karunanidhi]], in his condolence message recalled the effective speeches made by Balakrishnan in the Assembly and said that Balakrishnan was a role model for young legislators.<ref name="hindu2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/25/stories/2006062517090700.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071202030124/http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/25/stories/2006062517090700.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-12-02 |title=Archive News |date=2006-06-25|work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref>

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[[Category:Members of the 12th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Members of the 10th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
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