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'''A. M. Raja''' (Ayyampalayam Masagounder Rajagounder) is an Indian politician born in 1928 and former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] as a [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] candidate from [[Bhavani (State Assembly Constituency)|Bhavani constituency]] in [[1967 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1967]], and [[1971 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1971 elections]]. He was one of the first in his family to graduate from University (with a degree in Tamil History and Literature). He spent much of his adult life in Madras where he owned construction companies that built bridges, and corporate buildings. His lifelong interest in politics made him an important person at the statewide level especially with education reform and bringing access to higher education for all castes. He had many advisory rolls at the state level in the DMK, and was a personal acquaintance of several Chief Ministers. L.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf |title=1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India |access-date=21 November 2009 |archive-date=20 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320175222/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf |title=1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India |access-date=21 November 2009 |archive-date=6 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006131227/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''A. M. Raja''' (Ayyampalayam Masagounder Rajagounder) is an Indian politician born in 1928 and former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] as a [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] candidate from [[Bhavani (State Assembly Constituency)|Bhavani constituency]] in [[1967 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1967]], and [[1971 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1971 elections]]. He was one of the first in his family to graduate from University (with a degree in Tamil History and Literature). He spent much of his adult life in Madras where he owned construction companies that built bridges, and corporate buildings. His lifelong interest in politics made him an important person at the statewide level especially with education reform and bringing access to higher education for all castes. He had many advisory rolls at the state level in the DMK, and was a personal acquaintance of several Chief Ministers. L.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf |title=1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India |access-date=21 November 2009 |archive-date=20 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320175222/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf |title=1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India |access-date=21 November 2009 |archive-date=6 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006131227/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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A. M. Raja
Born1928
OccupationIndian politician
Notable workMember of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu

A. M. Raja (Ayyampalayam Masagounder Rajagounder) is an Indian politician born in 1928 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 Bhavani constituency in 1967, and 1971 elections. He was one of the first in his family to graduate from University (with a degree in Tamil History and Literature). He spent much of his adult life in Madras where he owned construction companies that built bridges, and corporate buildings. His lifelong interest in politics made him an important person at the statewide level especially with education reform and bringing access to higher education for all castes. He had many advisory rolls at the state level in the DMK, and was a personal acquaintance of several Chief Ministers. L.[1][2]

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  1. ^ "1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  2. ^ "1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2009.