S. Jennifer Chandran

S. Jennifer Chandran (deceased 6 August 2019[1]) was an Indian politician and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly. She was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate from Tiruchendur constituency in the 1996 election.[2]

Chandran served as Minister for Fisheries in the DMK government[3] but lost her seat to Anitha R. Radhakrishnan of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in the 2001 elections.[4]

In August 2002, after the DMK had lost power to the Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK, her house was among those raided by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption in connection with investigations into alleged disproportionate assets held by former ministers and other DMK legislators.[5][3] The matter appeared to have been dropped after Chandran later switch her party allegiance.[6] She joined the AIADMK in 2004.[7]

References

  1. ^ Ananth, M K (6 August 2019). "Jennifer Chandran, former Tamil Nadu minister, dies". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election 1996 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 10. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b Moorthy, N. Sathiya (17 August 2002). "Raids on DMK leaders' houses". Rediff. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election 2001 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 302. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  5. ^ Sangameswaran, K. T. (18 August 2002). "Searches in houses of 3 ex-ministers". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 May 2017.[dead link‍]
  6. ^ Iyengar, Pushpa (6 August 2009). "Chennai Corner". Outlook. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  7. ^ Ramanathan, S. Kalyana (10 May 2004). "Key Contests: T Damodaran vs PS Radika Selvi". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 15 May 2017.


Stub icon

This article about a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.