R. Chokkar is an Indian politician and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress (INC) candidate from Virudhunagar constituency in the 1989 election[1] and as a Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) (TMC) candidate from Sivakasi constituency in 1996.[2]

Chokkar resigned from his seat in the Assembly on 1 June 2000.[3] His son, Sreeraja Chokkar, was nominated as the INC candidate to contest the Sivakasi seat in the 2016 state assembly elections.[4]

References

  1. 1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  2. "Statistical Report on General Election 1996 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 9. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  3. "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (Eleventh Assembly): Review 1996-2001" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. p. 20. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  4. "Kushboo not in fray". The Hindu. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2017.


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