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{{Indian name|Ananthasayanam|Madabhushi}}<br />
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| name = Madabhushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar<br />
| honorific-suffix = <br />
| image = M.A. Ayyangar.jpg<br />
| imagesize = <br />
| order = 5th<br />
| office = Governor of Bihar<br />
| 1blankname = Chief Minister<br />
| 1namedata = [[Binodanand Jha]] <br/> [[Krishna Ballabh Sahay]] <br/>[[Mahamaya Prasad Sinha]]<br />
| term_start = 12 May 1962<br />
| term_end = 6 December 1967<br />
| predecessor = [[Zakir Husain (politician)|Zakir Husain]]<br />
| successor = [[Nityanand Kanungo]]<br />
| order1 = 2nd<br />
| office1 = Speaker of the Lok Sabha<br />
| term_start1 = 8 March 1956<br />
| term_end1 = 16 April 1962<br />
| deputy1 = Sardar Hukam Singh<br />
| predecessor1 = [[Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar]] | 1blankname2 = Speaker| 1namedata2 =Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar<br />
| successor1 = [[Sardar Hukam Singh]]<br />
| office2 = 1st [[Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha|Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha]]<br />
| term_start2 = 30 May 1952<br />
| term_end2 = 7 March 1956<br />
| predecessor2 = ''Office Established''<br />
| successor2 = Sardar Hukam Singh<br />
| office3 = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]<br />
| term_start3 = 1951<br />
| term_end3 = 1962<br />
| predecessor3 = ''Constituency Established''<br />
| successor3 = [[C. Dass]]<br />
| constituency3 = [[Tirupathi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirupathi]]<br />
| birth_date = 4 February 1891<br />
| birth_place = [[Thiruchanoor]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1978|3|19|1891|2|4|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Chittoor District|Chittoor]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
| nationality = [[India]]n<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| profession = [[Politician]]<br />
| spouse = Choodammal<br />
| known_for = First [[Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha]]<br />
| children = 12<br />
| alma_mater = [[Pachaiyappa's College]],<br>[[Madras Law College]]<br />
}}<br />
[[File:M._A._Ayyanagar_and_Oluf_Egerod.jpg|thumb|M. A. Ayyanagar and Oluf Egerod]]<br />
'''Madabhushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar''' (4 February 1891 – 19 March 1978) was the [[Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha|first Deputy Speaker]] and then [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha]] in the [[India]]n Parliament. He also served as the 5th [[Governor of Bihar]].<br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
He was born in [[Thiruchanoor]], [[Tirupati district]] of [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]. He completed his early education from Devasthanam High School, Tirupati and the Pachiappa's College, Chennai.<ref name=":0" /> He obtained a law degree from [[Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai|Madras Law College]] in 1913.<ref>{{Cite web |title=M A Ayyangar death anniversary: Know all about the first Dy Speaker of Lok Sabha |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/m-a-ayyangar-death-anniversary-know-all-about-the-first-dy-speaker-of-lok-sabha |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Early career ==<br />
He was teacher in Mathematics and later became a lawyer between 1915 -1950. Inspired by [[Mahatma Gandhi]] he participated actively in [[Indian Freedom Struggle]] and was jailed twice.<br />
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== Political career ==<br />
He was elected as member of [[Central Legislative Assembly]] in 1934. He was elected to the first Lok Sabha from [[Tirupathi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirupathi]] and to the second Lok Sabha from [[Chittoor (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chittoor]] constituencies in 1952 and 1956 respectively.<br />
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He was elected in 1952 as the first Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha with [[Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar]] as the Speaker. After the death of Mavalankar in 1956, he was elected as Speaker of Lok Sabha. Dowry prohibition act 1961 was passed by joint session of parliament with M. A. Ayyangar as speaker. He worked as [[Governor of Bihar]] between 1962 and 1967.<br />
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== Later life and death ==<br />
After his tenure as governor, Ayyanagar retired from politics and moved back to Tirupati.<br />
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== Legacy ==<br />
A life size bronze statue of this celebrated statesman was erected at his hometown Tirupathi in 2007.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2007-04-13 |title=Ananthasayanam Ayyangar statue to be unveiled |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/Ananthasayanam-Ayyangar-statue-to-be-unveiled/article14749505.ece |access-date=2023-05-25 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
M. A. Ayyangar was born on 4 February 1891 in the village of Thiruchanur, near the world-famous temple town [[Tirupati]], in [[Tirupati district]]. His father was M. Venkatavaradhachariar. M. A. Ayyangar worked as mathematics Teacher in Pachaiyappa's College at Esplanade, Chennai. Ayyangar married Choodammal in 1919, with whom he had four sons and eight daughters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/596.htm|title=Members bioprofile on Lok Sabha website|publisher=[[National Informatics Centre]], New Delhi and [[Lok Sabha]]|accessdate=24 April 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630073735/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/596.htm|archivedate=30 June 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://speakerloksabha.nic.in/former/ayyangar.asp A short biography]<br />
*[http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/596.htm Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]<br />
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