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'''K. S. Soundaram''' is a poet, researcher and politician from the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] who represented [[Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchengode]] in the [[10th Lok Sabha]].<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Born on 2 June 1946 in [[Erode district]], K. S. Soundaram attended the [[Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College]], Tiruchirapalli; [[PSG College of Arts and Science]] and [[Bharathiar University]]. She holds M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees. The topic of her thesis was Dramatic Aspects in Kalithogai.<ref name="LS">{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile: Soundaram, Dr. (Smt.) K.S.|url=http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3612.htm|publisher=[[Lok Sabha]]|accessdate=30 November 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Soundaram is known for her research work on [[Tamil literature]].<ref name="LS" /> In 1972, she became a member of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK) and cites [[M.G. Ramachandran]] and [[J. Jayalalitha]] as her inspiration.<ref name="Jain1993">{{cite book|last=Jain|first=C. K.|title=Women parliamentarians in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f2yPAAAAMAAJ|year=1993|publisher=Surjeet Publications|page=335}}</ref> She contested the [[1991 Indian general election]] from [[Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchengode constituency]] on the ticket of AIADMK and obtained 5,21,580 votes while her nearest rival, [[K. P. Ramalingam]] of [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] received 2,07,099.<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1991 to the Tenth Lok Sabha|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1991/VOL_II_91.pdf|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|accessdate=30 November 2017|page=365}}</ref> The number of votes she polled was the highest one a candidate received and her victory margin of 3,14,481 votes was the highest one in South India for that general election.<ref name="LS" /><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Soundaram married Prof. R. Arumugam on 9 June 1969. Together they have two sons.<ref name="LS" /><br />
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