Aravinda Bala Pajanor

Aravinda Bala Pajanor (5 December 1935 – 20 March 2013) was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as the minister of petroleum, chemicals, and fertilizers of the Republic of India in the Charan Singh-led government of India. He was the first member of parliament in the Lok Sabha of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam from the Puducherry constituency.

Early life and background He was born to Appasamy Pajanor on 5 December 1935 at Karaikal town in Pondicherry, India. He received his education from St. Mary's Matriculation High School, Karaikal; St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli; and Loyola College, Chennai. He later attended Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai, where he obtained his B.L. degree. He also served as a chairperson of the Sports Council, Pondicherry, and president of the students' union, in addition to serving as a lawyer at the Madras High Court.