How a Brahmin woman was elected the Mayor of Madras onDMKticket in 1971

In the communal rotation system that was in place for the post, KamakshiJayaramanwon the election held on November 29 that year, securing 74 votesas against the 47 votes polled by her nearest rivalC.R.Narasimhanof theSwatantraParty. She was aDMKmember like her husband. She also became the second woman Mayor of Madras