K. Suppu

K. Suppu (died 29 October 2011)[1] was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Communist Party of India candidate from Rajapalayam constituency in 1971 election. He later joined and became a well-known maverick in the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.[2][3][4][5][6]

K. Suppu
Personal details
Died2011
Political partyIndian National Congress
(1989-–2011)
Other political
affiliations		Communist Party of India (1951–1976)
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
(1977-–1989)

Elections Contested

Tamilnadu State Legislative Assembly Elections Contested
Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
1971RajapalayamCPIWon50.45K. R. Srirenga RajaINC49.55
1977VillivakkamDMKWon41.07R. Sarweshwar RaoAIADMK32.38
1984VillivakkamDMKLost47.25J. C. D. PrabhakarAIADMK47.84
1991HarbourINCLost47.26M. KarunanidhiDMK48.66
1991 By-ElectionHarbourINCLost44.18A. SelvarasanDMK53.05

References
  1. Light goes out of lightning Suppu
  2. 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. DMK’s ‘Idi’ K. Suppu no more, The Hindu
  4. Mr.K.Suppu., Ex.MLA, Founder of Veerapandia Panpattu Kazlagam
  5. Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 1977
  6. Chennai Harbour (State Assembly Constituency)1991 Election results


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