Karipatti T. Ponnumalai

Karipatti T. Ponnumalai (Tamil: காரிப்பட்டி தி.பொன்னுமலை) 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 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from the Panamarathupatti constituency in the 1967 and 1971 elections. He was the member of the Tamil Nadu electric board advisory committee. He won the first prize in the Salem district paddy cultivation contest in 1957 for producing 7,750 lbs paddy per acre. He participated in the agitation by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam against rises in price and imprisoned in a Salem subjail.[1][2]

Karipatti T. Ponnumalai
தி.பொன்னுமலை
தி.பொன்னுமலை கவுண்டர்
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for Panamarathupatti
Personal details
BornKaripatti, Salem, Tamil Nadu
DiedKaripatti
Political partyDMK
ResidenceEx-MLA Thottam Karipatti

References
  1. Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assemble of Madras (PDF). Election Commission of India. 1967. p. 6.
  2. Statistical Report on General Election, 1971 to the Legislative Assemble of Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of India. 1971. p. 6.


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