G. Lakshmanan

Govindaswamy Lakshmanan (12 February 1924 – 10 January 2001) was an Indian politician belonging to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. He was elected to the Lower house of the Indian Parliament the Lok Sabha in 1980 from Chennai North.^[1] He had earlier represented Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament from 1974 to 1980. He was the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1980 to 1984.^[2][3][4][5]

G Lakshmanan
Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
In office 1 December 1980 – 31 December 1984
Preceded by	Godey Murahari
Succeeded by	M. Thambidurai
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1980–1984
Preceded by	A. V. P. Asaithambi
Succeeded by	N. V. N. Somu
Constituency	Chennai North
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 1974–1980
Constituency	Tamil Nadu
Personal details
Born	(1924-04-12)12 April 1924 Arantangi, Pudukkottai State, British India (now in Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died	10 January 2001(2001-01-10) (aged 76) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Political party	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Sulochana
Children	3
Occupation	Politician
Source:

In this Indian name, the name Govindaswamy is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Lakshmanan.

He died on 10 January 2001.^[6][7]