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'''D. Selvaraj''', also known as '''Oorvasi Selvaraj''', was an Indian politician and was a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLAs).<br />
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Selvaraj was vice-president of the [[South Chennai]] branch of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) party from 1990 to 1997. He joined the [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] party when it was created by [[G. K. Moopanar]] and later became an INC member again.<ref name="hindu"/><br />
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Selvaraj was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] as an INC candidate from [[Srivaikuntam (State Assembly Constituency)|Srivaikuntam constituency]] in the [[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2006 election]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> At the time of his election, according to analysis of sworn affidavits, he was the third-richest MLA in the assembly, after the two main party leaders, [[Karunanidhi]] and [[Jayalalithaa]].<ref>{{Cite news |work=Deccan Herald |title=Tamil Nadu tops tainted legislators' list |date=11 February 2011 |first=M. R. |last=Venkatesh |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/136958/tamil-nadu-tops-tainted-legislators.html |accessdate=2017-05-17}}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Selvaraj was born in [[Maranthalai]], [[Thoothukudi district]]. He was often referred to as Oorvasi Selvaraj, acknowledging the name of a low-price detergent product with which he was involved.<br />
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He died of a heart attack on 5 July 2009, aged 58. He was survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.<ref name="hindu">{{cite news |work=The Hindu |title=Assembly pays tributes to Selvaraj |date=7 July 2009 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Assembly-pays-tributes-to-Selvaraj/article16549689.ece |accessdate=2017-05-17}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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[[Category:Tamil Maanila Congress politicians]]<br />
[[Category:People from Thoothukudi district]]<br />
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