| Subramanyan Ramassamy | |
| Office: | 4th Chief Minister of Pondicherry |
| Term Start: | 2 July 1977 |
| Term End: | 12 November 1978 |
| Lieutenant Governor: | Bidesh Tukaram Kulkarni |
| Predecessor: | President's rule |
| Successor: | President's rule |
| Term Start2: | 6 March 1974 |
| Term End2: | 28 March 1974 |
| Lieutenant Governor2: | Chhedi Lal |
| Predecessor2: | President's rule |
| Successor2: | President's rule |
| Birth Date: | 5 June 1939[1] [2] |
| Birth Place: | Karaikal, Puducherry |
| Death Place: | Karaikal, Puducherry, India |
| Party: | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Alma Mater: | Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu |
Subrahmanyan Ramassamy (5 June 1939 – 15 May 2017) was an Indian politician who was the fourth Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Puducherry, then Pondicherry. He served 3rd Assembly from 6 March 1974 to 28 March 1974 and 4th Assembly from 2 July 1977 to 12 November 1978.[3] [4]
Ramaswamy started his political career in Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and became the Home Minister of Pondicherry in the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam - Communist Party of India coalition ministry from 1969 to 1973 but soon after shifted his allegiance to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in 1973 a Party founded by M. G. Ramachandran in 1972 as a breakaway faction of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.
In 1974 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam - Communist Party of India coalition came to power, and Ramaswamy was made Chief Minister for a brief period. He was again sworn in as Chief Minister in 1977 that lasted in office for a little over one year. He successfully contested as Independent from Karaikal in 1985. Later, Ramaswamy joined Congress in 1992.[5]
| Year | Post | Constituency | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | M.L.A | ||
| 1974 | M.L.A | ||
| 1977 | M.L.A | ||
| 1985 | M.L.A | [Independent] | |
| 1990 | M.L.A | ||