V. Govindan

{{Short description|Indian politician (died 2021)}}

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V. Govindan (1940/1941 – 23 October 2021[https://www.dailythanthi.com/News/State/2021/10/23092536/Former-DMK-legislator-V-Govindan-has-passed-away.vpf திமுக முன்னாள் சட்டமன்ற உறுப்பினர் வெ.கோவிந்தன் காலமானார்] {{in lang|ta}}) was an Indian politician who served as Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Pernambut constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in the 1989[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf 1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006153620/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf |date=6 October 2010 }} and 1996 elections. The constituency was reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes.{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |page=5 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 |accessdate=6 May 2017}}