R. Venkatachalam

R Venkatachalam (also known as Colony Venkatachalam) is an Indian politician and former Mayor of Coimbatore Municipal Corporation. He belongs to the Indian National Congress Party as a part of Secular Progressive Alliance led by DMK. He was the mayor of Coimbatore from 2001 to 2006. R. Venkatachalam succeeded Mr. Malaravan, who resigned from mayorship to contest for the Assembly elections in 2006 and he won the election.

In this Indian name, the name R is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Venkatachalam.
R.Venkatachalam
Mayor of Coimbatore
In office
29 October 2006 – 31 November 2011
Preceded byT. Malaravan
Succeeded byS. M. Velusamy
Personal details
Political partyINC

Mr. Venkatachalam was the first mayor in Coimbatore city to be elected indirectly.[1]

References
  1. "Mayor elected unopposed". Coimbatore. The Hindu. 29 October 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
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