A. L. Subramanian

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A. L. Subramanian (5 September 1940 – 26 October 2012) was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). He also served as the mayor of Tirunelveli Corporation during the period 2006{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/new-members-take-charge-in-tirunelveli-corporation/article3066018.ece |work=The Hindu |title= New members take charge in Tirunelveli Corporation |date=26 October 2006 |accessdate=2017-05-15}}

-2011.

Subbramanian was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate from Tirunelveli constituency in the 1967,{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |page=9 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election 1967 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu |accessdate=2017-05-15 |archive-date=20 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320175222/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf |url-status=dead }} 1989{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |page=9 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election 1989 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu |accessdate=2017-05-15 |archive-date=6 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006153620/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf |url-status=dead }} and 1996 elections.{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |page=10 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election 1996 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu |accessdate=2017-05-06 |archive-date=7 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007221700/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf |url-status=dead }}

Subramanian died, aged 73, on 27 October 2012. He was survived by his wife, two sons, and two daughters.{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/former-mayor-dead/article4038713.ece |work=The Hindu |title=Former Mayor dead |date=28 October 2012 |accessdate=2017-05-15}} He was known as one of the many effective politicians in Tamil Nadu. The former Secretary of the M.D.T HINDU SCHOOL COMMITTEE also served as Worshipful Mayor of Tirunelveli City. A lawyer by profession, he was a trustee of the Tuticorin Port Trust and Additional Central Government Standing Counsel. His contribution to the cause of higher education in and around Tirunelveli district is highly laudable. It is due to his earnest efforts and influence that the Manonmaniam Sundaranar University was established in Tirunelveli.{{cite news |work=The Hindu |title=DMK, allies make a comeback in Tirunelveli district |date=20 May 2016 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamilnadu2016/dmk-allies-make-a-comeback-in-tirunelveli-district/article8623532.ece |accessdate=2017-05-15}}{{cite news |work=The Hindu |title=Descendants shine in party of rising sun |first=B. |last=Kolappan |date=21 April 2016 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/descendants-shine-in-party-of-rising-sun/article8501998.ece |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421015034/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/descendants-shine-in-party-of-rising-sun/article8501998.ece |archivedate=2016-04-21}}