B. Parameswaran

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = B. Parameswaran

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| office = Member of the Madras State Assembly

| constituency = Maduranthakam

| constituency1 = Maduranthakam

| term = 1952 - 1957

| term1 = 1962 - 1967

| predecessor = V. Venkatasubba Reddi

| predecessor1 = P. S. Ellappan

| successor =

| party = Indian National Congress

}}

Balasubramanian Parameswaran ( 20 January 1913 – 15 September 1966){{cite book|title=Who's who of Indian Parliament|year=1958|publisher=Parliament Secretariat, India|pages=190|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-zsEAAAAMAAJ&q=b+parameswaran+mayor}}{{cite book|title=Debates; Official Report, Volume 69|date=1967|publisher=Madras (India : State). Legislature. Legislative Council|location=Madras|page=1}} was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Maduranthakam constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1946, 1952, and 1962 elections.[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf 1951/52 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India][http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf 1962 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India] He was the grandson of Rettamalai Srinivasan, a pioneer in the Scheduled Caste movement. He was educated at the St. Gabriels High School and Presidency College, Madras. He served as private secretary to another Scheduled Caste leader M. C. Rajah.{{cite book|last=. V. Rama Rao, G. D. Binani|title=India at a glance: a comprehensive reference book on India|year=1954|pages=505|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2b9NOnb8WigC&q=parameswaran}} During 7 April 1949 – 9 April 1952, he was the minister for Firka development, Khadi, Cottage industries, Fisheries, Cinchona and Harijan uplift in the P.S Kumaraswamy Raja ministry.{{Cite book

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| title = Justice Party golden jubilee souvenir, 1968

| publisher = Justice Party

| year = 1968

| pages =50–65

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| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=rCZYAAAAMAAJ

}} During 1952–54, he was the mayor of Madras.{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110711171015/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2004/04/12/stories/2004041200050800.htm dated April 12, 1954: New Madras Cabinet]}} From 13 April 1954 until 31 March 1957, he was the minister for Transport, Harijan Uplift, Hindu Religious Endowments, Registration and Prohibition in Kamaraj ministry.[http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/review_01assly/table04.pdf A Review of the Madras Legislative Assembly (1952-1957)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017181036/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/review_01assly/table04.pdf |date=2013-10-17 }} During 1958–62, he was a member of the Rajya Sabha – the upper house of the Indian parliament.[http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/p.pdf Rajya Sabha biography]