A. V. P. Asaithambi (May 28, 1924, at Virudhunagar – 7 April 1979) was a Tamil Nadu politician, belonging to DMK party.[1] He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in 1957 from Thousand Lights constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party candidate and 1967 from Egmore constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate. He was also elected to Lok Sabha in 1977 from Chennai North constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate. Collectrate office building in Virudhunagar is named after him. He was a dialogue writer for a film Sarvadhikari made in 1951. He died on 7 April 1979. [2]

A. V. P. Asaithambi
Member of the Madras State Assembly
In office
1957–1962
Preceded byK. Venkatasamy Naidu
ConstituencyThousand Lights
In office
1967–1972
Preceded byJ. Vencatachellum
ConstituencyEgmore

References edit

  1. ^ Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, Sixth Assembly, Fourth Session, 1979
  2. ^ "Sarvadhikari 1951". The Hindu. 24 October 2008. Archived from the original on 27 October 2008.