E. G. Sugavanam

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E.G. Sugavanam
Member of Parliament
Constituency Krishnagiri
Personal details
Born (1957-11-13) 13 November 1957 (age 66)
Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu
Political party DMK
Spouse(s) Amsaveni
Children 1 son and 1 daughter
Residence Krishnagiri
As of 22 September, 2006
Source: [1]

E.G. Sugavanam (born 13 November 1957) Was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Krishnagiri constituency of Tamil Nadu and is a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) political party. He is known for defeating J. Jayalalithaa in the 1996 State Assembly election in Bargur state assembly 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. He was a member of various committees during the UPA coalition rule from 2004 to 2014.

Early Life

Sugavanam was born on 13 November 1957 to T. Govindarajan and Manimekalai in Bargur in Krishnagiri district. He had his Diploma in Pharmacy from K.L.E. Society, Nijalingappa College in Bangalore. He is an agriculturist by profession an developed interest in politics later. He got married to Amsaveni on 28 October 1992 and the pair have a son and a daughter.[1] He is known for defeating J. Jayalalithaa in the 1996 State Assembly election in Bargur state assembly 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.[2]

Elections contested and positions held

Elections Constituency Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1989 Bargur Lost 29.25 K.R. Rajendran ADMK 30.27[3]
Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1991 Bargur Lost 1.26 J. Jayalalithaa ADMK 65.18[3][4]
Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1996 Bargur Won 50.71 J. Jayalalithaa ADMK 43.54[3]
Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 2001 Bargur Lost 66.31 M. Thambi Durai ADMK 26.46[3]
Indian general election, 2004 Krishnagiri Won 54.59 K. Nange Gowdu ADMK 38.45[5]
Indian general election, 2009 Krishnagiri Won 44.64 K. Nange Gowdu ADMK 34.47[6]
  • 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[1]

References

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