K. Arjunan

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

Kattiannan Arjunan is an Indian politician of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).^[1]

Kattiannan Arjunan
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1980-1984
Preceded by	Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy
Succeeded by	M. Thambi Durai
Constituency	Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office 1989-1991
Preceded by	S. Semmalai
Succeeded by	R. Palanisamy
Constituency	Taramangalam
In office 1991-1996
Preceded by	P. Venkatachalam
Succeeded by	S. Arumugam
Constituency	Veerapandi
Personal details
Born	(1944-09-22) 22 September 1944 (age 81) M.N.Patti Village, Mettur Taluk, Salem District, Madras Presidency, British India
Political party	Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Other political affiliations	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse	Kalavathi
Alma mater	Loyola College
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Politics

He was elected to the Lok Sabha the lower house of Indian Parliament from Dharmapuri in 1980 as a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).^[2][3][4] He then joined the AIADMK.^[1]

Arjunan was elected as a Member of the legislative assembly(MLA) from Tharamangalam, Salem district on 1989 as a member of the AIADMK^[5] and again elected as a MLA from Veerapandi on 1991 as a member of the AIADMK.^[6][7]

Early life

Arjunan was born on 22 September 1944 at M. N. Patti Village, Mettur Taluk of Salem District. He has a B.sc degree from Loyola college, Madras. He got married on 24 November 1969.^[8]

Arjunan served as a Sub-Inspector of Police from 1967 to 1978 and as a Deputy Inspector of Police from 1978 to 1979.^[8]