R. Dhanuskodi Athithan

R. Dhanuskodi Athithan (born 6 March 1953) is an Indian politician who was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Tirunelveli constituency of Tamil Nadu and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. He was critically wounded in a road accident which happened near Vaagaikulam on the Tirunelveli - Tuticorin National Highway on 6 August 2006. His wife Indra Devi Adithan died in the accident.^[2]

R. Dhanuskodi Athithan
Member of Lok Sabha Tirunelveli
In office 2004–2009
Member of Loksabha Tiruchendur (Lok Sabha constituency)
In office 1985–1998
Minister for States (Youth Affair and Sports Development)
In office 2004–2009
Personal details
Born	(1953-03-06) 6 March 1953 (age 72) Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu
Political party	INC
Spouse	Late Mrs. Indra Devi Adithan
Children	Dhanesh Adithan (son)[1] and 2 daughters
Residence	Tirunelveli
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Electoral performance in Lok Sabha Elections

Year	Winner	Party	Runner-up	Party
1985 (by-election)	R. Dhanushkodi Adithan	INC	Pon. Vijayaraghavan	JP
1989	R. Dhanushkodi Adithan	INC	A. Karthikeyan	DMK
1991 (Tiruchendur constituency)	R. Dhanushkodi Adithan	INC	G. Anton Gomez	JD
1996 (Tiruchendur constituency)	R. Dhanushkodi Adithan	TMC(M)	S. Justin	INC
1998 (Tiruchendur constituency)	Ramarajan	ADMK	R. Dhanushkodi Adithan	TMC(M)
2004	R. Dhanushkodi Adithan	INC	R. Amirtha Ganesan	ADMK