R. Ramanathan Explained

R. Ramanathan
Death Date:	3 December 2019 (aged 71)
Office1:	Puducherry Legislative Assembly
Constituency1:	Kuruvinatham
Term Start1:	1985
Term End1:	1991
Predecessor1:	M. A. Shanmugam
Successor1:	T. Thiagarajan
Relatives:	R. Radhakrishnan,R. Senthilkumar(sons)
Party:	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

R. Ramanathan (– 3 December 2019) was an Indian politician from Puducherry belonging to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He was elected twice as a legislator of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly.

Biography

Ramanathan was elected as a legislator of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly from Kuruvinatham in 1985.^[1] He was also elected from this constituency in 1990.^[2] He is the father of R. Radhakrishnan who was a legislator of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly and MP of Lok Sabha.^[3]

Ramanathan died of cardiac arrest on 3 December 2019 at the age of 71.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pondicherry Assembly Election Results in 1985. www.elections.in. 3 November 2019.
2. Web site: Pondicherry Assembly Election Results in 1990. www.elections.in. 3 November 2019.
3. Web site: Former DMK MLA dead. 4 December 2019. 4 December 2019. The Hindu.
4. Web site: Former MLA passes away. 3 December 2019. 4 December 2019. United News of India.