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Veteran parliamentarian passes away

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Press Trust of India Vellore (TN)
Veteran parliamentarian Era Sezhiyan died here today following old age, sources close to the leader said.

A respected parliamentarian, 94-year-old Sezhiyan was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1962 on a DMK ticket, representing Perambalur constituency.

He later represented Kumbakonam in the fourth and fifth Lok Sabha.

In 1978 he was elected to the Rajya Sabha on a Janata party ticket.

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First Published: Jun 06 2017 | 1:32 PM IST

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