A. S. Ponnammal in an Indian politician. She was a member of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from 1957 to 1967 elected from sholavandan consistuency,madurai [dt] She is a member of the Congress Party. Then she was elected to Tamil Nadu assembly in 1980 as an Independent

Independent (politician)

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 candidate. In 1984, she was elected in the Palani (SC)

Palani (State Assembly Constituency)

Palani is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

 as an Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 candidate. She ran and won the Nilakottai constituency again in 1989 and 1991 as an Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 candidate and in 1996 as a Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) candidate.