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==Political life== | ==Political life== | ||
Soundaram was elected [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)]] twice from then Madras State, first in 1952 from [[Athoor (State Assembly Constituency)]] and in 1957 from [[Vedasandur (State Assembly Constituency)]] representing [[Indian National Congress]], then an MP in 1962 representing [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. With her move again to Delhi, she was appointed the Union Deputy Minister for Education. It was during her tenure as Deputy Minister that she introduced compulsory and free primary education throughout India.[citation required] She also helped start the National Service Scheme (NSS), that still has a strong rural service element to it.<ref name="stampsathi1"/> In the year 1962 she was awarded [[Padma Bhushan]] for her contribution towards social work. Soundaram lost the 1967 general election from [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)]] to [[N. Anbuchezhian]] a young student leader of DMK with a margin of more than one lakh votes,subsequently she went back to social work and retired from politics. | Soundaram was elected [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)]] twice from then Madras State, first in 1952 from [[Athoor (State Assembly Constituency)]] and in 1957 from [[Vedasandur (State Assembly Constituency)]] representing [[Indian National Congress]], then an MP in 1962 representing [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. With her move again to Delhi, she was appointed the Union Deputy Minister for Education. It was during her tenure as Deputy Minister that she introduced compulsory and free primary education throughout India.[citation required] She also helped start the National Service Scheme (NSS), that still has a strong rural service element to it.<ref name="stampsathi1"/> In the year 1962 she was awarded [[Padma Bhushan]] for her contribution towards social work. Soundaram lost the 1967 general election from [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)]] to [[N. Anbuchezhian]] a young student leader of DMK with a margin of more than one lakh votes, subsequently she went back to social work and retired from politics. | ||
==Commemoration== | ==Commemoration== | ||