| C. Chittibabu | |
| Office: | 29th Mayor of Madras |
| Term: | 1965 - 1966 |
| Predecessor: | S. Krishnamurthy |
| Successor: | Era Sambandham |
| Constituency1: | Chengalpattu constituency |
| Office1: | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
| Term1: | 1967-76 |
| Predecessor1: | O. V. Alagesan |
| Successor1: | R. Mohanarangam |
| Birth Date: | 1935 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Tindivanam, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Death Place: | Madras, Tamil Nadu, India (now Chennai) |
| Spouse: | Gangabai, Rajalakshmi |
| Children: | Sekhar, Sukumar, Vishweshwaran, Malathi |
| Source: | https://loksabha.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/1744.htm |
Chokalinga Chittibabu, commonly known as Mayor Chittibabu, was an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Chengalpattu constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1967 and 1971 elections.[1] [2] He was first elected to the Madras Corporation in 1958 and was the Mayor of Madras in 1965. He was arrested under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act after Indira Gandhi declared emergency and the DMK government was dismissed in 1976. He was jailed along with DMK leaders and died of injuries due to police torture suffered while trying to save M.K. Stalin in Madras Central Prison.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]