J. Jayasingh Thiyagaraj Natterjee
Indian lawyer and politician
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J. Jayasingh Thiyagaraj Natterjee is an Indian lawyer and politician belonging to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). He was a former Member of Parliament, representing Thoothukkudi constituency in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of India's Parliament) from 2014 to 2019.
J. Jayasingh Thiyagaraj Natterjee | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 4 June 2014 – 24 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | S. R. Jeyadurai |
| Succeeded by | Kanimozhi Rajathi Karunanidhi |
| Constituency | Thoothukkudi |
| Chairperson – District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee | |
| In office 4 June 2014 – 24 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | S. R. Jeyadurai |
| Succeeded by | Kanimozhi Rajathi Karunanidhi |
| Chairperson – Thoothukudi Airport Advisory Committee | |
| In office 4 June 2014 – 24 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | S. R. Jeyadurai |
| Succeeded by | Kanimozhi Rajathi Karunanidhi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 April 1953 |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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J.J.T.Natterjee is a native of the Jacobpuram village, which is located in the Radhapuram taluk. He joined the AIADMK in 1984 before M.G R. He was the party's organizing secretary from 2015-2019, now he is the deputy secretary of AIADMK lawyers' wing. He is also an administrative committee member of the Church of South India's Tuticorin-Nazareth Diocese.[1]
In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he defeated P. Jegan of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam by a margin of 1,24,002 votes.[2]