C. Karuppasamy
கருப்பசாமி
Former Minister Karuppasamy
Minister without portfolio
In office
July–October 2011
CMJayalalithaa
ConstituencySankarankoil
Minister for Sports and Youth Welfare
In office
June–July 2011
CMJayalalithaa
ConstituencySankarankoil
Minister of Animal Husbandry
In office
May–June 2011
CMJayalalithaa
ConstituencySankarankoil
Member of the Legislative Assembly
In office
1996 – October 2011
Preceded byV. Gopalakrishnan
Succeeded byS. Muthuselvi
ConstituencySankarankoil
Personal details
Bornthumb
(1955-03-22)22 March 1955
Puliyampatti, Tirunelveli district, Madras State (now Tamil Nadu, India)
Died22 October 2011
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Resting placethumb
Political partyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1980-2011)
SpouseMuthumari
ChildrenSeethalakshmi
Marisamy
Parent(s)Chokkana Kudumbar
Lakshmi
Residence(s)Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

C. Karuppasamy (22 March 1955 – 22 October 2011) was an Indian politician and a former minister in the Government of Tamil Nadu and four time Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Sankarankoil Assembly constituency in 1996,2001,2006 and 2011 and a member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIDMK) party[1] 2001,[2] 2006 elections.[3] He was born in Erode district on 3 August 1948.[4]

Personal life

Karuppasamy was born on 22 March 1955 at Puliyampatti in Tirunelveli district.[5] He died while receiving treatment for cancer at the age of 56, in a private hospital in Chennai on 22 October 2011. He had a wife, a daughter and son.[6]

Political career

He was President of Kallappakulam Panchayat in Tirunelveli district between 1986 and 1991.[5] He was one of only four ADMK candidates to be elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Sankarankoil Assembly constituency in 1996, when the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam routed their opposition, and then he continued to hold the seat till his death in 2011.[7][8][9]

Elections contested

Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage Opposition candidate Opposition party Opposition vote percentage
1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Sankarankoil AIADMK Won 33.94 S. Rasiah alias Raja DMK 33.41
2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Sankarankoil AIADMK Won 43.51 P. Duraisamy PT 35.76
2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Sankarankoil AIADMK Won 40.33 S. Thangavelu DMK 36.79
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Sankarankoil AIADMK Won 49.99 M. Umamaheswari DMK 42.80

Positions held

Death

He died in October 2011, while undergoing treatment for cancer at Chennai.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election 1996 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 10. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  2. ^ 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. ^ 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  4. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election 2011 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 10. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Thiru C. Karuppasamy". Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
  6. ^ "Minister Karuppasamy passes away". The Hindu. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  7. ^ 1996 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  8. ^ 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  9. ^ "2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  10. ^ "Minister C. Karuppasamy died The Hindu". Archived from the original on 25 December 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
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