Maya Thevar
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
21 May 1973  31 December 1984
Preceded byM. Rajangam
Succeeded byK. R. Natarajan
ConstituencyDindigul
Personal details
Born
Karuppu Maya Thevar

(1934-10-15)15 October 1934
T. Uchapatti, Usilampatti, Madurai district, Madras Presidency, British India
Died9 August 2022(2022-08-09) (aged 87)
Chinnalapatti, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, India
Political partyAIADMK
Alma materPachaiyappa's College
OccupationPolitician
Nickname(s)Maayan, Maya

Karuppu Maya Thevar (15 October 1934 – 9 August 2022) was an Indian politician who served as Member of Parliament from 1973 to 1984, elected from Dindigul, Tamil Nadu.[1] He was the first AIADMK candidate since its inception to be elected to the Lok Sabha, from Dindigul in the 1973 by-election.[2]

Maya Thevar was credited with selecting the two leaves symbol for the AIADMK in 1973.[3]

He is survived by his wife and two children.

Footnotes

  1. "AIADMK-DMK direct fight in four Dindigul constituencies", The Hindu, 18 April 2006
  2. "1973 திண்டுக்கல் இடைத்தேர்தல்; ஆறு மாத குழந்தை அதிமுக வெற்றியடைந்த சரித்திரம்!". vikatan (in Tamil). 21 May 2022.
  3. Jayashree, R. (9 August 2022). "AIADMK's first MP Maya Thevar passes away at the age of 88". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 August 2022.


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