C. Shanmugam is an Indian politician and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate from Alandur constituency in the 1989 and 1996 elections.[1][2]

Shanmugam - together with his wife and son - was among several DMK legislators charged by Tamil Nadu Police in June 2005 of having assets disproportionate to their known income.[3]

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  1. ^ 1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  2. ^ 1996 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India Archived October 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Sangameswaran, K. T. (16 June 2005). "Kannappan charge sheeted". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 May 2017.[dead link]