V. P. Singaravelu, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

V. P. Singaravelu

Indian politician

Date of Birth: 03-Jun-1959

Date of Death: 07-Dec-2011

Profession: politician

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About V. P. Singaravelu

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  • Singaravelu (3 June 1959 – 7 December 2011) was an Indian politician.
  • He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Valparai constituency in the 1996 elections as a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. Singaravelu joined the DMK in his college days at Madurai Law College.
  • He quit the party to join Vaiko's Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, where he remained a member for some time before being convinced by then DMK Coimbatore district secretary, Pongalur Palanisamy, to rejoin the DMK before the 1996 Tamil Nadu assembly polls.
  • Palanisamy considered him to be a charismatic leader with strong backing from the dalit community in Valparai.Singaravelu won the Valparai constituency in the 1996 elections as a DMK candidate.
  • The constituency was reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes.
  • Electoral pacts for the 2001 election saw the DMK to prefer that the Puthiya Tamizhagam party contest it rather than Singaravelu.Singaravelu acted as the legal advisor of a plantation workers union and championed fair wages and amenities for the workers.He died on 7 December 2011 and was survived by his wife, two daughters and a son.

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