C. Velayudham

{{Short description|Indian politician (died 2024)}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| office = Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

| term_start = 1996

| term_end = 2001

| predecessor = K. Lawrence

| successor = K. P. Rajendra Prasad

| constituency = Padmanabhapuram

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| death_date = {{death date|df=y|2024|05|08}}

| death_place = Tamil Nadu, India

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C. Velayudham (1950–51[https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/first-bjp-mla-in-tamil-nadu-c-velayutham-dies-at-73-19408735.htm First BJP MLA in Tamil Nadu C. Velayutham fies at 73]. CNBC. Retrieved 10 May 2024. — 8 May 2024) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Padmanabhapuram constituency in 1996 election. Velayudham was the first Bharatiya Janata Party candidate ever elected to Tamil Nadu assembly.{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/23/stories/2006042307800400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060423134024/http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/23/stories/2006042307800400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 April 2006|work=The Hindu|title=Kanyakumari will witness multi-cornered contests |date=23 April 2006}} He died on 8 May 2024.{{Cite news |date=2024-05-08 |title=C Velayutham, BJP's first Tamil Nadu MLA, dies |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/c-velayutham-bjps-first-tamil-nadu-mla-dies/articleshow/109940814.cms |access-date= |work=The Times of India |issn=}}