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Dr. '''Padma''' (born 5 January 1945 in [[Uppiliapuram]], [[Trichinopoly District]]) is an | 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]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 C. K. Jain (1993). Women parliamentarians in India. Published for Lok Sabha Secretariat by Surjeet Publications. p. 756.
- ↑ 2.0 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
- ↑ The Hindu. Only 2 women MPs from central districts
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 9. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ↑ The Hindu. Sulking senior TMC leaders given ticket[dead link]