This story is from June 14, 2019

DMK MLA K Rathamani passes away in Puducherry

DMK MLA K Rathamani passes away in Puducherry
K Rathamani (file picture)
CHENNAI: DMK MLA from Vikkiravandi assembly constituency, K Rathamani, passed away at the Jipmer hospital in Puducherry on Friday morning. He was 70.
"Rathamani was diagnosed with stomach cancer and was under treatment for last 3 months at Jipmer. He breathed his last on Friday morning. His body will be taken to his village," former DMK minister K Ponmudi told TOI.
Rathamani won the assembly polls by defeating K Velu of the AIADMK by a margin of 6,000 votes.

With his death, the number of vacancies in the assembly has gone up to two. Earlier, Nanguneri constituency fell vacant after sitting MLA H Vasanthkumar resigned following his win in Lok Sabha elections from Kanyakumari constituency.
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