M. A. Ayyangar

Madabhushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
Madabhushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
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5th Governor of Bihar
	In office; 12 May 1962 – 6 December 1967
Chief Minister	Binodanand Jha ; Krishna Ballabh Sahay ; Mahamaya Prasad Sinha
Preceded by	Zakir Husain
Succeeded by	Nityanand Kanungo
2nd Speaker of the Lok Sabha
	In office; 8 March 1956 – 16 April 1962
Deputy	Sardar Hukam Singh
Preceded by	Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar
Succeeded by	Sardar Hukam Singh
1st Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
	In office; 30 May 1952 – 7 March 1956
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	Sardar Hukam Singh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 1951–1962
Preceded by	Constituency Established
Succeeded by	C. Dass
Constituency	Tirupathi
Personal details
Born	4 February 1891; Thiruchanoor, Chittoor district, Madras Presidency, British India
Died	19 March 1978 (aged 87); Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Choodammal
Children	12
Alma mater	Pachaiyappa's College ; , Madras Law College
Profession	Politician
Known for	First Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Madabhushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar (4 February 1891 – 19 March 1978) was the first Deputy Speaker and then Speaker of the Lok Sabha in the Indian Parliament. He was Governor of Bihar also.

He was born in Thiruchanoor, Chittoor district of Madras Presidency, British India.

He was teacher in Mathematics and later became a lawyer between 1915 -1950. Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi he participated actively in Indian Freedom Struggle and was jailed twice.

He was elected as member of Central Legislative Assembly in 1934. He was elected to the first Lok Sabha from Tirupathi and to the second Lok Sabha from Chittoor constituencies in 1952 and 1956 respectively.

He was elected in 1948 as Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha with Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar as the Speaker. After the death of Mavalankar in 1956, he was elected as Speaker of Lok Sabha. Dowry prohibition act 1961 was passed by joint session of parliament with MA Ayyankar as speaker. He worked as Governor of Bihar between 1962 and 1967.

A life size bronze statue of this celebrated statesman was erected at his hometown Tirupathi in 2007.^[1]

Personal life[edit]

M A Ayyangar was born on 4 February 1891 in the village of Thiruchanur, near the world-famous temple town Tirupati, in Chittoor district. His father was M Venkatavaradhachariar. M.A.Ayyangar was worked as mathematics Teacher in Pachaiyappa's College at Esplanade, Chennai. Ayyangar married Choodammal in 1919, with whom he had four sons and eight daughters.^[2]

References[edit]

↑ The Hindu : National : Ananthasayanam Ayyangar statue to be unveiled
↑ "Members bioprofile on Lok Sabha website". National Informatics Centre, New Delhi and Lok Sabha. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.

External links[edit]

Template:Governor of Bihar

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[1] The Hindu : National : Ananthasayanam Ayyangar statue to be unveiled

[2] "Members bioprofile on Lok Sabha website". National Informatics Centre, New Delhi and Lok Sabha. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.

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