Latha Athiyaman

Latha Athiyaman, also spelled Latha Adhiyaman, is an Indian politician who won a by-election in 2009 from the Thirumangalam constituency to become a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. A candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, she heavily defeated her All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam rival, M. Muthuramalingam, by nearly 40,000 votes. Athiyaman is the widow of , another Member of the Legislative Assembly who had worked in the same constituency. rdf:langString