R. Chokkar is an Indian politician and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress (INC) candidate from Virudhunagar constituency in the 1989 election[1] and as a Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) (TMC) candidate from Sivakasi constituency in 1996.[2]

Chokkar resigned from his seat in the Assembly on 1 June 2000.[3] His son, Sreeraja Chokkar, was nominated as the INC candidate to contest the Sivakasi seat in the 2016 state assembly elections.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  2. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election 1996 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 9. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (Eleventh Assembly): Review 1996-2001" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. p. 20. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Kushboo not in fray". The Hindu. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2017.


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