Vijila Sathyananth

Vijila Sathyanath
MP of Rajya Sabha for Tamil Nadu
In office
3 April 2014 – 2 April 2020
ConstituencyTamil Nadu
State Secretary of the AIADMK Women's Wing
In office
8 June 2016 – 8 July 2021
General SecretaryJ. Jayalalithaa
Preceded byS. Gokula Indira
Succeeded byB. Valarmathi
Mayor of Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation
In office
25 October 2011[1] – 23 January 2014
Preceded byA. L. Subramanian
Succeeded byE. Bhuvaneswari
Personal details
PartyDMK
Other political
affiliations
AIADMK (1998-2021)

Vijila Sathyananth is an Indian politician, Educationalist and former Mayor of Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation.[2][3] She represents Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. She also represents as a member in the party's general council.[4] She is also a member in Rajya Sabha from 2014-20. She joined the DMK.[5]

She belongs to Christian CSI Pillai community. She served in AIADMK from 1998 to 2021, when she switched to DMK.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Vijila is new Tirunelveli Mayor". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Corporation Result:Detailed". Tamil Nadu State Election Corporation. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Mayors assume charge". The Hindu. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  4. ^ "AIADMK names Mayoral candidates for all 10 municipal corporations". The Hindu. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Ex-MNM member Padma Priya and former MP Vijila Sathyanath join DMK". The NewsMinute. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  6. ^ "2 Mayors among AIADMK nominees for RS seats". The Hindu. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2021.