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Maya Thevar

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Maya Thevar
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
21 May 1973 – 31 December 1984
Preceded byM. Rajangam
Succeeded byK. R. Natarajan
ConstituencyDindigul
Personal details
Born
Karuppu Maya Thevar

(1934-10-15)15 October 1934
T. Uchapatti, Usilampatti, Madurai district, Madras Presidency, British India
Died9 August 2022(2022-08-09) (aged 87)
Chinnalapatti, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, India
Political partyAIADMK
Alma materPachaiyappa's College
OccupationPolitician
Nickname(s)Maayan, Maya

Karuppu Maya Thevar (15 October 1934 – 9 August 2022) was an Indian politician who served as Member of Parliament from 1973 to 1984, elected from Dindigul, Tamil Nadu.[1] He was the first AIADMK candidate since its inception to be elected to the Lok Sabha, from Dindigul in the 1973 by-election.[2]

Maya Thevar was credited with selecting the two leaves symbol for the AIADMK in 1973.[3]

He is survived by his wife and two children.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "AIADMK-DMK direct fight in four Dindigul constituencies", The Hindu, 18 April 2006
  2. ^ "1973 திண்டுக்கல் இடைத்தேர்தல்; ஆறு மாத குழந்தை அதிமுக வெற்றியடைந்த சரித்திரம்!". vikatan (in Tamil). 21 May 2022.
  3. ^ Jayashree, R. (9 August 2022). "AIADMK's first MP Maya Thevar passes away at the age of 88". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 August 2022.