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Dr. '''Padma''' (born 5 January 1945 in [[Uppiliapuram]], [[Trichinopoly District]]) is an [[India]]n medical doctor and politician.<ref name="Jain1993">{{cite book|author=C. K. Jain|title=Women parliamentarians in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f2yPAAAAMAAJ|year=1993|publisher=Published for Lok Sabha Secretariat by Surjeet Publications|page=756}}</ref> She is the daughter of M. Sengamalam, married C. Nammalvar in 1966.<ref name="Jain1993"/> She obtained a [[M.B.B.S.]] degree from [[Thanjavur Medical College]].<ref name="Jain1993"/>
Dr. '''Padma''' (born 5 January 1945 in [[Uppiliapuram]], [[Trichinopoly District]]) is an Indian medical doctor and politician.<ref name="Jain1993">{{cite book|author=C. K. Jain|title=Women parliamentarians in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f2yPAAAAMAAJ|year=1993|publisher=Published for Lok Sabha Secretariat by Surjeet Publications|page=756}}</ref> She is the daughter of M. Sengamalam, married C. Nammalvar in 1966.<ref name="Jain1993"/> She obtained a [[M.B.B.S.]] degree from [[Thanjavur Medical College]].<ref name="Jain1993"/>


The [[Indian National Congress]] fielded Dr. Padma as its candidate for [[Nagapattinam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nagapattinam (SC) seat]] in the [[1991 Indian general election]].<ref name=e1991/> She won the seat, obtaining 49.71% of the votes, defeating the incumbent [[Communist Party of India]] parliamentarian [[M. Selvarasu]].<ref name=e1991>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1991/VOL_I_91.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1991 TO THE TENTH LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183558/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1991/VOL_I_91.pdf |date=18 July 2014 }}''</ref> Dr. Padma was the second woman to be elected to the Lok Sabha from the central districts of Tamil Nadu since Independence.<ref>''The Hindu''. ''[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Only-2-women-MPs-from-central-districts/article16611636.ece Only 2 women MPs from central districts]''</ref>
The [[Indian National Congress]] fielded Dr. Padma as its candidate for [[Nagapattinam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nagapattinam (SC) seat]] in the [[1991 Indian general election]].<ref name=e1991/> She won the seat, obtaining 49.71% of the votes, defeating the incumbent [[Communist Party of India]] parliamentarian [[M. Selvarasu]].<ref name=e1991>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1991/VOL_I_91.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1991 TO THE TENTH LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183558/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1991/VOL_I_91.pdf |date=18 July 2014 }}''</ref> Dr. Padma was the second woman to be elected to the Lok Sabha from the central districts of Tamil Nadu since Independence.<ref>''The Hindu''. ''[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Only-2-women-MPs-from-central-districts/article16611636.ece Only 2 women MPs from central districts]''</ref>
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Dr. Padma (born 5 January 1945 in Uppiliapuram, Trichinopoly District) is an Indian medical doctor and politician.[1] She is the daughter of M. Sengamalam, married C. Nammalvar in 1966.[1] She obtained a M.B.B.S. degree from Thanjavur Medical College.[1]

The Indian National Congress fielded Dr. Padma as its candidate for Nagapattinam (SC) seat in the 1991 Indian general election.[2] She won the seat, obtaining 49.71% of the votes, defeating the incumbent Communist Party of India parliamentarian M. Selvarasu.[2] Dr. Padma was the second woman to be elected to the Lok Sabha from the central districts of Tamil Nadu since Independence.[3]

Padma was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Nannilam constituency in the 1996 elections.[4] The constituency was reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes.[4] She stood as a candidate of the Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) party.[4]

Ahead of the 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election The Hindu claimed that the TMC leadership had doubts about fielding Dr. Padma again as candidate in Nannilam.[5]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 C. K. Jain (1993). Women parliamentarians in India. Published for Lok Sabha Secretariat by Surjeet Publications. p. 756.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1991 TO THE TENTH LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS) Archived 18 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  3. The Hindu. Only 2 women MPs from central districts
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 9. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  5. The Hindu. Sulking senior TMC leaders given ticket[dead link]