Charubala Tondaiman

Rani Charubala Rajammani Ayi Sahib (b. 7 October 1958), popularly known as Charubala Tondaiman, is an Indian politician and member of the royal house of Pudukkottai. She is the wife of R. Rajagopala Tondaiman, the titular Raja of Pudukkottai and a member of the Indian National Congress.

Early life

Charubala Tondaiman was born on 7 October 1958 to Subramaniam, a Superintendent Engineer of the Tamil Nadu Highways Department and his wife Saroja, daughter of Bhaskara Tondaiman, a member of the Pudukkottai royal family.^[1] Charubala has a masters in arts and philosophy.^[1]

Politics

From her early days, Charubala has been an active member of the Indian National Congress.^[1] She served as the mayor of Tiruchirappalli from 2001^[2] to 2009.^[3] During the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, she stood from the Tiruchirappalli Lok Sabha constituency and lost to P. Kumar of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) by 5,075 votes.^[4]

Charubala is currently the President of the Tiruchirappalli Urban District Congress Party and Joint Convenor of the Movement for the Restoration of Vedic Wisdom.^[1] She is also the Secretary of ACME Matriculation School, Tiruchirappalli and the Pudukkottai Mannar Educational and Charitable Trust and Mannar Arts & Science College, Tiruchirappalli.^[1]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Pudukkottai 4". Tondaiman Dynasty. Christopher Buyers. http://www.royalark.net/India/pudukk4.htm. 
2. ^ Ganesan, S. (October 29, 2001). "Charubala faces uphill task in Tiruchi". The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/2001/10/29/stories/04292236.htm. 
3. ^ "S. Sujatha elected as Trichy mayor". Hindustan Times. June 6, 2009. http://www.hindustantimes.com/S-Sujatha-elected-as-Trichy-Mayor/Article1-417447.aspx. 
4. ^ "25-Constituency-wise detailed results". Election Commission of India. p. 133. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf.