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T. Pushparaju

Indian politician

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionMar 14, 2022
Entity authorityQ16734784 ↗
Source-derived summary

T. Pushparaju is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Alangudi constituency in 1977 election and from Thirumayam constituency in 1984 election.

District President in Pudukkottai Congress Committee in 15 year continue.

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The public source identifies “T. Pushparaju” as indian politician. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Pushparaju, Indian and politician.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1977, 1984—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Pushparaju, Indian and politician providing the first useful test.
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A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “T. Pushparaju”, the useful work is to connect “indian politician” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 14, 2022. The linked authority identifier is Q16734784. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1977 and 1984.

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This entry incorporates text from “T. Pushparaju” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.