Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan

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Subbulakshmi Jegadeesan Manoharan (born 24 June 1947) is an Indian politician. She was The Deputy general-secretary of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan Manoharan
Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
In office
2004–2009
Minister of Social welfare (Govt of Tamil Nadu)
In office
1989–1991
Minister of Textiles, Kaadhi, Handlooms and Small Scale Industries(Govt of Tamil Nadu)
In office
1977–1980
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2004–2009
Preceded byM. Kannappan
ConstituencyTiruchengode
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
1996–2001
Preceded byKavinilavu Dharmaraj
Succeeded byP. C. Ramasami
ConstituencyModakurichi
In office
1989–1991
Preceded byS. Muthusamy
Succeeded byC. Manickam
ConstituencyErode
In office
1977–1980
Preceded byM. Chinnasami
Succeeded byS. Balakrishnan
ConstituencyModakurichi
Personal details
Born (1947-06-24) 24 June 1947 (age 77)
Kodumudi, Erode district, Madras Presidency, British India
Political partyDMK
Other political
affiliations
AIADMK
SpouseA.B. Jegadeesan
RelationsGounder V.S. Chinnusamy (Father), C. Angaththal (Mother)
Children1 son, Dr Jayaprakash Jegadeesan
ResidenceErode
EducationBsc., B.T., Educated at Sri Sankara Vidhya Sala, Kodumudi Seethalakshmi Ramasamy College, Tiruchy and Sri Saradha College, Salem
As of 22 September, 2006
Source: [1]

Career

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She was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India, representing the Tiruchengode constituency of Tamil Nadu as a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) political party.[1] She was previously elected to the Modakurichi constituency of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in 1977, 1996 elected to the Erode constituency of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in 1989.[2][3][4][5][6]

She was minister in the ministry of Textile, kaadhi, handloom, small scale industries, Prohibition & excise of Tamil Nadu, 1977–1980.

She was minister in the ministry of Social welfare of Tamil Nadu, 1989–1991.

She was Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment of the Government of India.[1]

She was the Deputy General Secretary, serving in the High level committee of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Retirement

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In a 29 August 2022 letter to M. K. Stalin, Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan tendered her resignation from all posts and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam[7] party as she wishes to "retire from Politics."

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jagadeesan, Smt. Subbulakshmi". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 7.
  3. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 7. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan". Hindustan Times. 9 December 2005. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  5. ^ India. Parliament. House of the People; India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (26 February 2009). Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 159. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Using Pota for political aim unacceptable: DMK". The Times of India. 3 July 2002. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  7. ^ Nair, Shilpa (20 September 2022). "DMK deputy general secretary Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan resigns from party, retires from active politics". The South First. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
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