A. S. Ponnammal

Ponnammal represented the Congress Party in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from 1957 to 1967, having been elected from the Sholavandan constituency in Madurai. She was subsequently elected to Tamil Nadu assembly in 1980 as an Independent candidate. In 1984, she was elected in the Palani constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate. She won the Nilakottai constituency in 1989 and 1991 as an Indian National Congress candidate and in 1996 as a Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) Ponnammal was a veteran M.L.A of Tamil Nadu. She served as the Pro-term speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative assembly post the state elections in 1989, 1991 and 1996. She unsuccessfully contested the Nilakottai seat in 1967, 1971 and 2001 elections. ==Elections contested==

Tamil Nadu Legislative elections ==Awards==

She was awarded with the Kamarajar award of the Government of Tamil Nadu in 2006 to recognise and honour her public service. ==Death==

She died in 2015 at Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai. == References ==