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'''Balasubramanian Parameswaran''' ( 20 January 1913 – 15 September 1966)<ref>{{cite book|title=Who's who of Indian Parliament|year=1958|publisher=Parliament Secretariat, India|pages=190|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-zsEAAAAMAAJ&q=b+parameswaran+mayor}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Debates; Official Report, Volume 69|date=1967|publisher=Madras (India : State). Legislature. Legislative Council|location=Madras|page=1}}</ref> was an Indian politician 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]] from [[Madurathakam (State Assembly Constituency)|Maduranthakam constituency]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate in [[1946 Madras Presidency legislative assembly election|1946]], [[1952 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1952]], and [[1962 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1962]] elections.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf 1951/52 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf 1962 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> He was the grandson of [[Rettamalai Srinivasan]], a pioneer in the [[Scheduled Caste]] movement. He was educated at the St. Gabriels High School and Presidency College, Madras. He served as private secretary to another Scheduled Caste leader [[M. C. Rajah]].<ref>{{cite book|last=. V. Rama Rao, G. D. Binani|title=India at a glance: a comprehensive reference book on India|year=1954|pages=505|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2b9NOnb8WigC&q=parameswaran}}</ref> During 7 April 1949 – 9 April 1952, he was the minister for Firka development, Khadi, Cottage industries, Fisheries, Cinchona and Harijan uplift in the [[P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja]] cabinet.<ref name="jp">{{Cite book
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| title = Justice Party golden jubilee souvenir, 1968
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| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=rCZYAAAAMAAJ
}}</ref> During 1952–54, he was the mayor of [[Madras]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110711171015/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2004/04/12/stories/2004041200050800.htm dated April 12, 1954: New Madras Cabinet]</ref> From 13 April 1954 until 31 March 1957, he was the minister for Transport, Harijan Uplift, Hindu Religious Endowments, Registration and Prohibition in [[K. Kamaraj]]'s first cabinet.<ref>[http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/review_01assly/table04.pdf A Review of the Madras Legislative Assembly (1952-1957)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017181036/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/review_01assly/table04.pdf |date=2013-10-17 }}</ref> During 1958–62, he was a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] – the upper house of the Indian parliament.<ref>[http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/p.pdf Rajya Sabha biography]</ref>

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