A. Sivasunderam Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Hon.
A. Sivasunderam
Native Name:அ. சிவசுந்தரம்
Native Name Lang:ta
Constituency Mp:Kilinochchi
Parliament:Ceylonese
Term Start1:1960
Term End1:1965
Successor1:K. P. Ratnam
Birth Date:2 October 1904
Blank1:Ethnicity
Data1:Ceylon Tamil

Appucutty Sivasunderam (Tamil: அப்புக்குட்டி சிவசுந்தரம்; born 2 October 1904) was a Ceylon Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.

Sivasunderam was born on 2 October 1904.[1]

Sivasunderam stood as the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi's (Federal Party) candidate in Kilinochchi at the March 1960 parliamentary election. He won the election and entered Parliament.[2] He was re-elected at the July 1960 parliamentary election.[3] He contested the 1970 parliamentary election as an independent candidate but was defeated by the All Ceylon Tamil Congress candidate V. Anandasangaree.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Directory of Past Members: Shivasundaram, Appucutty. Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150712194326/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1960_03_19%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF . 2015-07-12 .
  3. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115611/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1960_07_20%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF . 2015-09-24 .
  4. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091209231958/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1970%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF . dead . 2009-12-09 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka .