| K. Rajaram | |
| Office1: | Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu |
| Term Start1: | 1991 |
| Term End1: | 1992 |
| 1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata1: | J. Jayalalithaa |
| Office2: | Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for Panamarathupatti |
| Term Start2: | 1991 |
| Term End2: | 1996 |
| Predecessor2: | S. R. Sivalingam |
| Successor2: | S. R. Sivalingam |
| Office3: | Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for Panamarathupatti |
| Term Start3: | 1980 |
| Term End3: | 1989 |
| Predecessor3: | N. Subbarayan |
| Successor3: | S. R. Sivalingam |
| Office4: | Tamil Nadu minister for Industries and Irrigation |
| Term Start4: | 1985 |
| Term End4: | 1989 |
| 1Blankname4: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata4: | M. G. Ramachandran |
| Office5: | 5th Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start5: | 1980 |
| Term End5: | 1985 |
| 1Blankname5: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata5: | M. G. Ramachandran |
| Deputy5: | P. H. Pandian |
| Predecessor5: | Munu Adhi |
| Successor5: | P. H. Pandian |
| Office6: | Tamil Nadu minister for Labour |
| Term Start6: | 1973 |
| Term End6: | 1976 |
| 1Blankname6: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata6: | M. Karunanidhi |
| Office7: | Tamil Nadu minister for Housing and Backward Classes |
| Term Start7: | 1971 |
| Term End7: | 1973 |
| 1Blankname7: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata7: | M. Karunanidhi |
| Office8: | Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for Salem II |
| Term Start8: | 1971 |
| Term End8: | 1976 |
| Predecessor8: | E. R. Krishnan |
| Successor8: | M. Arumugam |
| Office9: | Member of parliament, Lok Sabha for Salem |
| Term Start9: | 1967 |
| Term End9: | 1971 |
| Primeminister9: | Indira Gandhi |
| Predecessor9: | S. V. Ramaswamy |
| Successor9: | E. R. Krishnan |
| Office10: | Member of parliament, Lok Sabha for Krishnagiri |
| Term Start10: | 1962 |
| Term End10: | 1967 |
| Primeminister10: | Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi |
| Predecessor10: | C. R. Narasimhan |
| Successor10: | M. Kamalanathan |
| Birth Date: | 26 August 1926 |
| Death Date: | 8 February 2008 (aged 82) |
| Party: | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Otherparty: | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (until 1977) and Makkal Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1977) |
| Profession: | Politician |
| Spouse: | Santhakumari Rajaram |
| Children: | R. Rajasekar |
| Parents: | Father: Kasthuri Pillai Mother: Vijayambal |
| Relations: | • K. Jayaseelan (Brother) • K. Rajendran (Brother) • K. Sulochana (Sister) • K. Manonmani (Sister) • K. Prema (Sister) • K. Kanthraj (Brother) • K. A. Manoharan (co - brother) |
K. Rajaram (26 August 1926 – 8 February 2008) was an Indian politician of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and later, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He served as the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1985.[1] [2]
Rajaram rose to prominence in 1962 when he defeated C. R. Narasimhan, son of C. Rajagopalachari while contesting from Krishnagiri as a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.[3] He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Salem II constituency in 1971 as a DMK candidate and from the Panamarathupatti constituency in 1980, 1984 and 1991 as an ADMK candidate. He served as the Minister for Housing and Backward Classes during 1971–73 and as the Minister for Labour during 1973–76 in the M. Karunanidhi cabinet. He was the Minister for Industries during 1985–89 in the M. G. Ramachandran cabinet and the Minister for Food during 1991–92 in the J. Jayalalitha cabinet. He also served as a Member of Lok Sabha from Krishnagiri during 1962–67 and from Salem during 1967–71.[4] [5] [6]