R. V. Janakiraman

R.V.Janakiraman
R.V.Janakiraman
Chief Minister of Pondicherry
	In office; 26 May 1996 – 18 March 2000
Preceded by	V. Vaithilingam
Succeeded by	P. Shanmugam
Constituency	Nellithope
Leader of Opposition
	In office; May, 2001 – March, 2006
Constituency	Nellithope
Public Works Department Minister
	In office; 1989–1991
Constituency	Nellithope
Personal details
Born	8 January 1941[citation needed]; Villianur, Puducherry
Died	10 June 2019 (aged 78); Puducherry, Puducherry, India
Political party	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

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R. V. Janakiraman (8 January 1941^{[citation needed]} – 10 June 2019) was the Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Pondicherry.

Political career[edit]

He was elected from Nellithope assembly constituency for five consecutive terms starting from 1985, 1990, 1991, 1996, and 2001. He lost the polls to All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Om Sakthi Sekar in 2006 owing to his health ailments (Parkinson's).

He served as Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Pondicherry from 26 May 1996 to 18 March 2000 and headed the coalition government of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Tamil Maanila Congress.^[2]

Death[edit]

Janakiraman died at age of 78 in a private hospital at Puducherry.

Electoral History[edit]


Year	Post	Constituency	Party	Result
1985	M.L.A.	Nellithope	DMK	WON
1990	M.L.A.	Nellithope	DMK	WON
1991	M.L.A.	Nellithope	DMK	WON
1996	M.L.A.	Nellithope	DMK	WON
2001	M.L.A.	Nellithope	DMK	WON
2006	M.L.A.	Nellithope	DMK	LOSS
2011	M.L.A.	Nellithope	DMK	LOSS

References[edit]

↑ Bosco Dominique (10 June 2019). "Former Puducherry chief minister RV Janakiraman dead". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
↑ "States of India since 1947 – Puducherry (Pondicherry)".

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[1] Bosco Dominique (10 June 2019). "Former Puducherry chief minister RV Janakiraman dead". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

[worldstatesmen-2] "States of India since 1947 – Puducherry (Pondicherry)".

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