S. M. Subbaiah

{{use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}

{{EngvarB|date=October 2017}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Hon.

| name = Sangaralingam Muniandi Pillai Subbaiah

| honorific-suffix = MP

| image =

| caption =

| constituency_MP = Badulla

| parliament = Ceylon

| term_start = 1947

| term_end = 1952

| predecessor = seat created

| successor = J. C. T. Kotelawala

|order2 =

|office2 =

|term_start2 =

|term_end2 =

|primeminister2 =

|predecessor2 =

|successor2 =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1912|10|19|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| nationality = Sri Lankan

| ethnicity =

| religion =

| party = Ceylon Indian Congress

| spouse =

| partner =

| relations =

| children =

| residence =

| alma_mater =

| profession = trade unionist, politician

| signature =

| website =

| footnotes =

}}

Sangaralingam Muniandi Pillai Subbaiah (19 October 1912 – ?) was a Ceylonese politician, trade unionist and Tamil activist.{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.lk/en/members-of-parliament/directory-of-past-members/viewMember/2718|title=Hon. Subbiah, Sangaralingam Muniandi Pillai, M.P.|work=Directory of Past Members|publisher=Parliament of Sri Lanka|accessdate=23 October 2017}}{{cite book|title=Historical Dictionary of Sri Lanka|first=Patrick|last=Peebles|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|date=2015|isbn=9781442255852|page=157}}

Subbaiah was elected to parliament at the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947, representing the Ceylon Indian Congress, as the first member for the Badulla electorate. Subbaiah received 27,121 votes (50% of the total vote), which was 10,467 votes more than the Lanka Sama Samaja Party candidate, J. C. T. Kotelawala.{{cite web|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/web/images/pdf/general-election-results/general-election-1947.pdf|title=Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947|publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka|accessdate=23 October 2017 }}{{cite journal|title=University of Ceylon Review|volume=6-8|date=1948|publisher=University of Ceylon|page=193}} The Badulla electoral district was one of five multi-member constituencies, with two members, the others were Ambalangoda-Balapitiya, Balangoda, Colombo Central and Kadugannawa.{{cite news|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/070819/FunDay/heritage.html|title=First parliamentary elections|last=Gaveshaka|newspaper=Sunday Times|date=19 August 2007|accessdate=18 October 2017}}

Subbaiah was one of seven Ceylon India Congress candidates who were elected to that first parliament.{{cite news|url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2009/06/02/fea40.asp|title=Indian Tamils and Prabakaran's Eelam: Seeking Tamil Nadu's refuge after its betrayal|first=Lakshmi|last=de Silva|newspaper=Daily News|date=2 June 2009|accessdate=23 October 2017}}{{cite book|title=Out of Bondage: A Biography|author=Sabaratnam, T.|date=1990|publisher=Sri Lanka Indian Community Council|page=35}}