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Constituency
  
Krishnagiri

Name
  
E. Sugavanam

Political party
  
DMK

Role
  
Political figure


Spouse(s)
  
Amsaveni

Children
  
1 son and 1 daughter

Residence
  
Krishnagiri


Born
  
13 November 1957 (age 67) Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu (
1957-11-13
)

E. G. Sugavanam (born 13 November 1957) was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. He represented the Krishnagiri constituency of Tamil Nadu as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party member. He defeated Jayalalithaa in the 1996 State Assembly election in Bargur constituency. He contested and lost the 1989, 1991 and 2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly elections from the same constituency. He won twice during the 2004 and 2009 Indian general elections from the Krishnagiri constituency. He was a member of various committees during the United Progressive Alliance coalition rule from 2004 to 2014.

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Early life

Sugavanam was born on 13 November 1957 to T. Govindarajan and Manimekalai in Bargur in Krishnagiri district. He has a Diploma in Pharmacy from K.L.E. Society, Nijalingappa College in Bangalore. He is an agriculturist by profession and developed interest in politics later. He married Amsaveni on 28 October 1992 and the pair have a son and a daughter.

He defeated Jayalalithaa in the 1996 Tamil Nadu State Assembly election in the Bargur constituency. He contested and lost the 1989, 1991 and 2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly elections from Bargur constituency. He won twice during the 2004 and 2009 Indian general elections from the Krishnagiri constituency.

Elections contested and positions held

  • 1996: Elected to Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for the first time
  • 2004-2009: Elected to Lok Sabha (twelfth) for the first time; Member of standing committee on energy, consultative committee of ministry of heavy industries, Central Silk Board and Energy
  • May 2009: Elected to Lok Sabha (fifteenth) for the second time; Member of consultative committee of ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Central Silk Board and Energy
  • References

    E. G. Sugavanam Wikipedia


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