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A. Ganeshamurthi

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Avinashi Ganeshamurthi
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
23 May 2019 – 28 March 2024
Preceded byS. Selvakumara Chinnayan
ConstituencyErode, Tamil Nadu
In office
16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014
Succeeded byS. Selvakumara Chinnayan
ConstituencyErode, Tamil Nadu
In office
19 March 1998 –13 October 1999
Preceded byS. K. Kharventhan
Succeeded byPalaniyappa Gounder Kumarasamy
ConstituencyPalani, Tamil Nadu
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
27 January 1989 — 30 January 1991
Preceded byS. Balakrishnan
Succeeded byKavinilavu Dharmaraj
ConstituencyModakkurichi
Personal details
Born(1947-06-10)10 June 1947
Ulgapuram, Erode, Madras Province, British India
Died28 March 2024(2024-03-28) (aged 76)
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
PartyMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Other political
affiliations
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
SpouseBalamani
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Avinashi Ganeshamurthi (10 June 1947 – 28 March 2024) was an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu who was a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He last represented Erode in the Lok Sabha.[1] He had earlier been an MP in the 12th and 13th Lok Sabhas.[2][3][4][5]

On 28 March 2024, Ganeshamurthi committed suicide by poisoning himself in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. He was 76.[6][7][8]

Positions held

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Source:[9]

Date / PeriodPosition / Details
28 March 2024 Passed away at Coimbatore on 28 March 2024
May 2019
2009
  • Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
    (Erode Lok Sabha constituency, Tamil Nadu)
  • Member, Committee on Science & Technology, Environment and Forests (31 Aug 2009)
  • Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Communications
  • Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
1998
1998–99
1999–2000
  • Elected to 12th Lok Sabha
    (Erode Lok Sabha constituency, Tamil Nadu)
  • Member, Committee on Communications and its Sub-Committee on Department of Post
  • Member, Committee on Estimates
  • Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Textiles
  • Leader, Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
1989–1991 Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
(Modakkurichi Assembly constituency)

References

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  1. ↑ "Statistical Reports of Lok Sabha Elections" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "MDMK names Ganeshamurthi as candidate for Erode LS seat". The Times of India. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results in 1989". Elections.in. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  4. ↑ India. Parliament. House of the People; India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (2010). Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 409.
  5. ↑ V.M. Govind Krishnan (2018). Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR): From Lifeline to Oblivion. Notion Press. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-64249-488-4.
  6. ↑ "Tamil Nadu MP Ganeshamurthi dies of cardiac arrest after suspected suicide bid". Hindustan Times. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Erode MP A. Ganeshamurthi, who attempted suicide, dies". The Economic Times. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "ஈரோடு எம்.பி. அ. கணேசமூர்த்தி காலமானார்". 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  9. ↑ https://sansad.in/ls/members
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