Latha Athiyaman, also spelled Latha Adhiyaman, is an Indian politician who won a by-election in 2009 from the Thirumangalam constituency to become a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. A candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, she heavily defeated her All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam rival, M. Muthuramalingam, by nearly 40,000 votes.[1]
Athiyaman is the widow of M. C. S. A. Adhiyaman, another Member of the Legislative Assembly who had worked in the same constituency.[2]
References
- ↑ An Unfriendly Alliance. Tehelka(24 January 2009).
- ↑ Latha Adhiyaman is DMK candidate for by-poll. The Times of India(17 December 2008).