P. K. Mookiah Thevar (1923–1979) was an Indian politician.

P. K. Mookaiah Thevar
Member of the Madras State Assembly
In office
1952–57
ConstituencyPeriyakulam
In office
1957-1977
ConstituencyUsilampatti
Personal details
Born
Pappapatti Kattamuthu Ocha Thevar

4 April 1923
Pappapatti, Usilampatti, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu
Died6 September 1979(1979-09-06) (aged 56)
Political partyAll India Forward Bloc
OccupationPolitician

Early life

edit

He was born to Kattamuthu Ocha Thevar and Sevenamal on 4 April 1923 in Pappapatti village, near Usilampatti, Madurai district, India. He participated in many activities as a student leader. Later, he formed the Kallar educational trust and took several steps designed for the upliftment of all backward classes community in southern Tamil Nadu.He worked for the upliftment of downtrodden people and the vulnerable groups

Political career

edit

Later, he joined Forward Bloc, an Indian National Political Party, formed by Subhas Chandra Bose, under the guidance of Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar.[citation needed]

He was elected for the Periakulam Assembly constituency in 1952–57 as a Forward Bloc candidate. He also served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Usilampatti for four terms (1957–62, 1962–67, 1967–71, 1977–79).

In 1971 he matched the achievement of U. Muthuramalinga Thevar in winning both Assembly[1] and Parliament[2] elections simultaneously. His parliamentary constituency was that of Ramanathapuram district and his period of office as an MP ran from 1971 to 1977.

Electoral records

edit

He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Usilampatti constituency as an Independent candidate in 1957 election, and as a Forward Bloc candidate in 1962, 1967, 1971 and 1977 elections.[3][4][5][6][7]

References

edit
  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ 1957 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India Archived 10 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ 1962 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India Archived 10 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ 1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India Archived 10 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  7. ^ 1977 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India