R. V. Janakiraman

R.V. Janakiraman
7th Chief Minister of Pondicherry
In office 26 May 1996 – 18 March 2000
Preceded by	V. Vaithilingam
Succeeded by	P. Shanmugam
Leader of Opposition
In office 22 March 2000 – 11 May 2006
Constituency	Nellithope
Public Works Department Minister
In office 1989–1991
Constituency	Nellithope
Personal details
Born	(1941-01-08)8 January 1941 Villianur, Pondicherry, French India
Died	10 June 2019(2019-06-10) (aged 78) Pondicherry, India
Party	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

R. V. Janakiraman (8 January 1941 – 10 June 2019) was the Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Pondicherry.

Political career

Janakiraman sworn in as Pondicherry Chief Minister in 1996 in the presence of Lt. Governor Rajendra Kumari Bajpai

He was elected from Nellithope assembly constituency for five consecutive terms starting from 1985, 1990, 1991, 1996, and 2001. He lost the polls to All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Om Sakthi Sekar in 2006 owing to his health ailments (Parkinson's).

He served as Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Pondicherry from 26 May 1996 to 18 March 2000 and headed the coalition government of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Tamil Maanila Congress.

Death

Janakiraman died aged 78 in a private hospital at Puducherry.

Electoral history

Year	Constituency	Party		Votes	%	Opponent	Party		Votes	%	Result	Margin	%
2011	Nellithope		DMK	8,783	38.63	Omsakthi Sekar		ADMK	13,301	58.51	Lost	4,518	19.88
2006	Nellithope			8,490	44.18	Omsakthi Sekar			9,933	51.69	Lost	1,443	7.51
2001	Nellithope			7,780	51.42	Dr. J. Nannan			5,839	38.59	Won	1,941	12.83
1996	Nellithope			8,803	52.31	D. Ramachandiren			7,354	43.70	Won	1,449	8.61
1991	Nellithope			7,067	49.05	N. R. Shanmugam			6,988	48.50	Won	79	0.55
1990	Nellithope			6,601	41.58	B. Manimaran			6,071	38.24	Won	530	3.34
1985	Nellithope			5,526	51.78	B. Manimaran			4,490	42.07	Won	1,036	9.71