G. Lakshmanan

Indian politician

G Lakshmanan

Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
In office
1 December 1980-31 December 1984
Preceded by| Godey Murahari
Succeeded by| M. Thambidurai
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1980–1984
Preceded by| A. V. P. Asaithambi
Succeeded by| N. V. N. Somu
Constituency| Chennai North
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
1974–1980
Constituency| Tamil Nadu
Personal details
Born| (1924-04-12)12 April 1924
Arantangi, Pudukkottai, Madras Presidency
Died| 10 January 2001(2001-01-10) (aged 76)
Political party| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Other political
affiliations| Indian National Congress
Spouse| Sulochana
Children| Leninkumar, Lavakumar, Shashi Rekha
Occupation| Politician

Source: [1]

In this Indian name, the name Govindaswamy is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Lakshmanan.

Govindaswamy Lakshmanan (12 February 1924 - 10 January 2001) was an Indian politician belonging to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. He was elected to the Lower house of the Indian Parliament the Lok Sabha in 1980 from Chennai North.[1] He had earlier represented Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament from 1974 to 1980. He was the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1980 to 1984.[2][3][4][5]

He died on January 10, 2001.[6][7]

## References

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1. ^ The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett, Coleman & Company. 1979. p. 789. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
2. ^ "LOK SABHA". legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
3. ^ "7th Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile G.Lakshmanan". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
4. ^ "Deputy speaker: stick and carrot". Sachidananda Murthy. The Week. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
5. ^ "RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952-2019" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
6. ^ "G. Lakshmanan passes away". The Hindu. 11 January 2001. Retrieved 1 April 2019.[dead link]
7. ^ Zee News (10 January 2001). "Former LS Deputy Speaker passes away". Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

## External links

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* Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website

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