S.M. Seenivel (65), the MLA-elect of Tiruparankundram constituency belonging to All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) passed away at a private hospital here on Wednesday morning.
Mr. Seenivel, who defeated the rival Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate M. Manimaran by a margin of 22,992 votes, was hospitalized last Wednesday, a day before the results of the recently-concluded Assembly election came out.
S. Selva Kumar, his son, told
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Although rumours spread last Friday that Mr. Seenivel had passed away, they were quickly denied by the family.
Mr. Seenivel had already served as an MLA of Thiruparankundram constituency when AIADMK was in power between 2001-06. He is survived by his wife S. Vijayalakshmi, son and three daughters.