D. S. A. Sivaprakasam was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly and Member of Parliament. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Swatantra Party

Swatantra Party

The Swatantra Party was a classical liberal political party in India founded by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari and N. G. Ranga in August 1959. The party opposed the Nehruvian socialist outlook of the Congress Party by advocating free enterprise and free trade, and opposing the licence-permit Raj...

 candidate from Cheranmadevi constituency

Cheranmadevi (State Assembly Constituency)

Cheranmadevi is an assembly constituency located in Tiruchendur Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu.- Madras State assembly:- Tamil Nadu assembly:...

 in 1971 election

Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1971

The fifth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held in March 1971. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam was re-elected, after its first victory under the leadership of C N Annadurai in 1967. This was the first time M. Karunanidhi, contested as the leader of DMK party won the election, since he...

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He was elected from Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency

Tirunelveli (Lok Sabha constituency)

Tirunelveli is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the oldest Lok Sabha constituency in India since independence.-Assembly segments:...

 to 7th Lok Sabha

7th Lok Sabha

List of Members of the 7th Lok Sabha, elected December 1979-January 1980. The Lok Sabha is the lower house in the Parliament of India.- Important members :* Speaker:...

 as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in 1980 election. He was again elected to the 11th Lok Sabha

11th Lok Sabha

List of Members of the 11th Lok Sabha, elected during Indian general election, 1996 held during April-May 1996. The Lok Sabha is the lower house in the Parliament of India.-Important members:* Speaker:...

in 1996 election as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate.