# Maya Thevar

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{{Short description|Indian politician (1934–2022)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name           = Maya Thevar
| honorific_suffix = [MP](/source/Lok_Sabha)
| image          =
| office         = [Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha](/source/Member_of_Parliament%2C_Lok_Sabha)
| term_start     = 21 May 1973
| term_end       = 31 December 1984
| predecessor    = M. Rajangam
| successor      = K. R. Natarajan
| constituency  = [Dindigul](/source/Dindigul_(Lok_Sabha_constituency))
| party          = [AIADMK](/source/All_India_Anna_Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam)
| birth_name     = Karuppu Maya Thevar
| parents        =
| birth_date     = {{Birth date|1934|10|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place    = T. Uchapatti, [Usilampatti](/source/Usilampatti), [Madurai district](/source/Madurai_district), [Madras Presidency](/source/Madras_Presidency), [British India](/source/British_India)
| death_date     = {{Death date and age|2022|08|09|1934|10|15|df=yes}}
| death_place    = [Chinnalapatti](/source/Chinnalapatti), [Dindigul district](/source/Dindigul_district), [Tamil Nadu](/source/Tamil_Nadu), India
| nickname       = Maayan, Maya
| occupation     = Politician
| alma_mater     = [Pachaiyappa's College](/source/Pachaiyappa's_College)
}}

'''Karuppu Maya Thevar''' (15 October 1934 – 9 August 2022) was an Indian politician who served as [Member of Parliament](/source/Parliament_of_India) from 1973 to 1984, elected from [Dindigul](/source/Dindigul), [Tamil Nadu](/source/Tamil_Nadu).<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/aiadmkdmk-direct-fight-in-four-dindigul-constituencies/article3149031.ece "AIADMK-DMK direct fight in four Dindigul constituencies", ''The Hindu'', 18 April 2006]</ref>  He was the first [AIADMK](/source/All_India_Anna_Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam) candidate since its inception to be elected to the [Lok Sabha](/source/Lok_Sabha), from [Dindigul](/source/Dindigul_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)) in the 1973 by-election.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vikatan.com/news/politics/mgr-did-miracle-in-dindugul-parliamentary-constituency |language= ta| title=1973 திண்டுக்கல் இடைத்தேர்தல்; ஆறு மாத குழந்தை அதிமுக வெற்றியடைந்த சரித்திரம்!|website=vikatan| date=21 May 2022}}</ref> Subsequently, in late 1979, he quit from AIADMK, and joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. Maya Thevar was given a ticket to contest Dindigul Lok Sabha election as a DMK nominee in January 1980, and was successful in being elected, against the AIADMK candidate. However, in the Dec 1984 Lok Sabha election, again contesting as the sitting DMK MP, Maya Thevar was defeated.

Maya Thevar was credited with selecting the two leaves symbol for the AIADMK in 1973.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jayashree |first=R. |date=9 August 2022 |title=AIADMK's first MP Maya Thevar passes away at the age of 88 |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/aiadmks-first-mp-maya-thevar-passes-away-at-the-age-of-88-at-chinnalapatti-dindigul/article65749904.ece |access-date=9 August 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

He is survived by his wife and two children.

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Category:1934 births
Category:2022 deaths
Category:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians
Category:India MPs 1971–1977
Category:India MPs 1977–1979
Category:India MPs 1980–1984
Category:Lok Sabha members from Tamil Nadu
Category:All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians
Category:People from Madurai district
Category:People from Dindigul district

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