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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian politician (1935-2013)}}<br />
{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = A. Bala Pajanor<br />
| image = <br />
| office = [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Minister of Petroleum]], [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Chemicals and Fertilizers]]<br />
| primeminister = [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]]<br />
| term_start = 19 August 1979<br />
| term_end = 23 December 1979<br />
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]<br />
| term_start1 = 15 March 1971<br />
| term_end1 = 17 January 1980<br />
| 1blankname1 = Leader of the House<br />
| 1namedata1 = [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]]<br />
| predecessor1 = [[Thirumudi N. Sethuraman|N. Sethuraman]]<br />
| successor1 = [[P. Shanmugam]]<br />
| constituency1 = [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)|Puducherry]]<br />
| party = [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date |1935|12|5|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Pondicherry]], India<ref name="Parliament of India, Lok Sabha 1935"/><br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|03|20|1935|12|5|df=yes}}<br />
| death_place = United States<ref name="The Hindu 2013">{{cite web | title=24th March 2013 | website=The Hindu | date=2013-03-25 | url=https://www.thehindu.com/obituary/24th-march-2013/article12399417.ece | access-date=2021-08-20}}</ref><br />
| alma_mater = [[Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Aravinda Bala Pajanor''' (5 December 1935 {{endash}} 20 March 2013; also spelled '''Aravinda Bala Pazhanoor''') was an Indian politician, lawyer, and former [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/759802/1/Council_of_Ministers_English.pdf|title=Council of Ministers (1947-2015) |website=eparlib.nic.in}}</ref> in the [[government of India]]. He was elected to the [[5th Lok Sabha|5th]] and [[6th Lok Sabha]] from [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)|Puducherry parliamentary constituency]].<ref name="Parliament of India, Lok Sabha 1935"/> A member of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK), he was the first politician of AIADMK party who was elected as union minister.<ref name="News18 2013"/><br />
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== Biography ==<br />
He was born to Appasamy Pajanor on 5 December 1935 at [[Karaikal]] town in [[Pondicherry]], India. He received his education from St. Mary's Matriculation High School, [[Karaikal]], [[St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli]], and [[Loyola College, Chennai]].<ref name="Parliament of India, Lok Sabha 1935">{{cite web | title=Members Bioprofile | website=Parliament of India, Lok Sabha | date=1935-12-05 | url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2175.htm | access-date=2021-08-20}}</ref> He later attended [[Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai]] where he obtained his B.L. degree. <br />
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He also served as a chairperson of Sports Council, Pondicherry and president of students' union, in addition to serving as a lawyer at the [[Madras High Court]].<ref name="Parliament of India, Lok Sabha 1935"/><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
He was married to Freeda Gajalakshmi Pajanor, with whom he had two children. After retiring from the politics, he moved to the United States where he spent most of his time after retirement. He died in US on 20 March 2013 due to [[ageing]].<ref name="News18 2013">{{cite web | title=Former union minister Aravinda Bala Pazhanoor passes away | website=News18 | date=2013-03-23 | url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/former-union-minister-aravinda-bala-pazhanoor-passes-away-598480.html | access-date=2021-08-20}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:1935 births]]<br />
[[Category:2013 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:People from Pondicherry]]<br />
[[Category:St Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Loyola College, Chennai alumni]]<br />
[[Category:5th Lok Sabha members]]<br />
[[Category:6th Lok Sabha members]]<br />
[[Category:Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministers of India]]<br />
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