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Maya Thevar
MP
Maya Thevar MP
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 21 May 1973 – 31 December 1984
Preceded by	M. Rajangam
Succeeded by	K. R. Natarajan
Constituency	Dindigul
Personal details
Born	Karuppu Maya Thevar; 15 October 1934; T. Uchapatti, Usilampatti, Madurai district, Madras Presidency, British India
Died	9 August 2022 (aged 87); Chinnalapatti, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, India
Political party	AIADMK
Alma mater	Pachaiyappa's College
Occupation	Politician
Nickname(s)	Maayan, Maya

Karuppu Maya Thevar (15 October 1934 – 9 August 2022) was an Indian politician who served as Member of Parliament from 1973 to 1984, elected from Dindigul, Tamil Nadu.^[1] He was the first AIADMK candidate since its inception to be elected to the Lok Sabha, from Dindigul in the 1973 by-election.^[2]

Maya Thevar was credited with selecting the two leaves symbol for the AIADMK in 1973.^[3]

He is survived by his wife and two children.

Footnotes

^ "AIADMK-DMK direct fight in four Dindigul constituencies", The Hindu, 18 April 2006
^ "1973 திண்டுக்கல் இடைத்தேர்தல்; ஆறு மாத குழந்தை அதிமுக வெற்றியடைந்த சரித்திரம்!". vikatan (in Tamil). 21 May 2022.
^ Jayashree, R. (9 August 2022). "AIADMK's first MP Maya Thevar passes away at the age of 88". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 August 2022.

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[1] "AIADMK-DMK direct fight in four Dindigul constituencies", The Hindu, 18 April 2006

[2] "1973 திண்டுக்கல் இடைத்தேர்தல்; ஆறு மாத குழந்தை அதிமுக வெற்றியடைந்த சரித்திரம்!". vikatan (in Tamil). 21 May 2022.

[3] Jayashree, R. (9 August 2022). "AIADMK's first MP Maya Thevar passes away at the age of 88". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 August 2022.

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