R. Ponnappan Nadar

R. Ponnappan Nadar
Member of
Madras State (later Tamil Nadu) Legislative Assembly
In office
15 March 1971  31 January 1976
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byD. Gnanasigamony (1977-80)
ConstituencyVilavancode
In office
1 March 1967  5 January 1971
Preceded byM. William
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencyVilavancode
In office
1962–1967
Preceded byA. Nesamony
Succeeded byM. William
ConstituencyKilliyoor
Member of Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly
In office
1954  September 1956
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byA. Nesamony (1957-62)
ConstituencyKilliyoor
In office
1952–1954
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencyKilliyoor
Personal details
Born(1921-04-11)11 April 1921 or (1923-03-03)3 March 1923
Palavilai, Southern Division, Kingdom of Travancore,
British India
(now in Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died(1976-10-12)12 October 1976
(aged 53 or 55)
Sahar Airport, Bombay (now CSMI Airport, Mumbai), Maharashtra, India
Political party

Indian National Congress (1962-69; 7?-76)

Spouse
Roselet
(m. 1949)
RelationsS. Rajeshkumar
(grand-nephew ?)
Children
Parent(s)Ammal (mother)
N. Raghavan (father)
Cause of deathCrash of Indian Airlines Flight 171

R. Ponnappa Nadar also known as Mayavi Ponnappan, (11 April 1921 – 12 October 1976), was an Indian politician from present-day Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. He represented the Killiyoor constituency during 1952-56 in the Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly. After the Merger of Kanyakumari with Madras State (the predecessor of Tamil Nadu), he once again represented Kiliyoor in the Madras State Legislative Assembly during 1962-67. Later, he represented the Vilavancode constituency in the Assembly during 1967-76.