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{{Indian name|Jayalalithaa|Jayaram}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1948|02|24}}
| birth_place = [[Mysore]], Mysore State, India
| residence = Veda Nilayam, 81/36, Poes Garden, Chennai-600 086
| office = [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
| term_start = 16 May 2011
| term_end = 27 september 2014
| predecessor = [[Karunanidhi]]
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| constituency = [[Srirangam (State Assembly Constituency)|Srirangam]]
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| term_start2 = 2 March 2002
| term_end2 = 12 May 2006
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| term_end3 = 21 September 2001
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| term_end4 = 12 May 1996
| predecessor4 = President's rule
| successor4 = [[Karunanidhi]]
| constituency4 = [[Bargur (State Assembly Constituency)|Bargur]]
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| party = [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| party_position = General Secretary
| Arrest = 27th SEPTEMBER 2014
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'''Jayalalithaa Jayaram''' (born 24 February 1948), commonly referred to as '''Jayalalithaa''', is an [[India]]n politician is the former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] serving since 2011 has been convicted for Disproportionate Assets case and sentenced to 4 years Prison on September 27th 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-tamil-nadu-cm-jayalalithaa-disproportionate-assets-case-court-to-deliver-verdict-shortly-2021902 |title=Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa convicted to 4 years imprisonment in disproportionate assets case|work=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]] |date=27 Sep 2014 |accessdate=27 September 2014}}</ref> Previously she served as Chief Minister from 1991 to 1996, briefly in 2001, and from 2002 to 2006. She was a popular film star in [[Indian cinema]] before her entry into politics, having appeared as the lead heroine in over 140 films which includes films in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]], [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] and worked in one Hindi film. She is the incumbent general secretary of [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK). She is called 'Amma' ('Mother') and sometimes 'Puratchi Thalaivi' ('Revolutionary Leader') by her followers.<ref name="outlook20110321"/>

Although there have been claims that Jayalalithaa was introduced to politics by [[M. G. Ramachandran]], she has denied this. She was a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] elected from Tamil Nadu during 1984–89. Soon after the death of Ramachandran, Jayalalithaa proclaimed herself as his political heir. She is the second elected female chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

==Early life and education==
Jayalalithaa was born on 24 February 1948, at [[Melukote]], in Pandavapura taluk of [[Mandya district]], Mysore State (now [[Karnataka]]) to Jayaram and Vedavalli in an [[Iyengar]] family. Her grandfather was in the service of the [[Mysore kingdom]] as a surgeon, and the prefix 'Jaya' ('the victorious') was added to the names of various family members to reflect their association with Maharaja [[Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar]] of Mysore.<ref name="outlook20110321"/> Her mother called her Komalavalli.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_in-school-her-name-was-komalavalli_1028237 |title=In school her name was Komalavalli|work=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]] |date=7 May 2006 |accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref>

Jayalalithaa's father died when she was two years old.<ref name="outlook20110321"/> Her mother then moved to [[Bangalore]], where her parents lived, with Jayalalithaa. Her mother eventually began to work as an actress in [[Tamil cinema]], based in [[Chennai]], having taken the screen name of Sandhya.<ref name="outlook20110321"/> While in Bangalore, Jayalalithaa attended [[Bishop Cotton Girls' School]].<ref name="TNgov">{{cite web |url=http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/assembly2001/archives/jjaya.htm |title=Profile |publisher= Government of Tamil Nadu |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090303212850/http://tn.gov.in/tnassembly/assembly2001/archives/jjaya.htm |archivedate=3 March 2009|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref> She completed her childhood education at Sacred Heart Matriculation School (popularly known as Church Park Presentation Convent or Presentation Church Park Convent) in Chennai.<ref name="Ironlady">{{cite journal |last=Raman |first=A. S. |date=September 2001 |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2242/is_1628_279/ai_79354002 |title=The Iron Lady of India |journal=The Contemporary Review |accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref> She excelled at school and was offered a government scholarship to pursue further education.<ref name="TNgov"/> She appears not to have accepted the admission offered to her at [[Stella Maris College, Chennai]].<ref name="outlook20110321"/>

She is fluent in several languages, including Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu and English.<ref>{{cite news|agency=IANS |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1872517.cms |title=Jayalalitha to debut in Hindi for campaigns |publisher=The Economic Times |date=8 April 2007 |accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref>

==Film career==
{{See also|Jayalalitha filmography}}

===Early career===
Her mother persuaded her to work in films when Jayalalithaa was 15 years old and was still in school, taking assurances from producers that shooting would take place only during summer vacations and that she would not miss her classes. Jayalalithaa acted in an English language film, ''Epistle'', released in 1961. She made her debut as the lead actress in Kannada films while still in school, age 15, in ''Chinnada Gombe'' (1964).<ref name="outlook20110321">{{cite news |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?270858 |publisher=Outlook India |title=The Road To Ammahood |date=21 March 2011 |first=Sugata |last=Srinivasaraju|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref> Jayalalithaa's debut in Tamil cinema was a role in ''[[Vennira Aadai]]'' (1965), directed by [[C. V. Sridhar]]. The following year, she made her debut in [[Telugu cinema]] with ''Manushulu Mamathalu''. She was the first heroine to appear in [[skirt]]s in Tamil films.<ref name="iron lady">{{cite web|last=Nadar|first=Ganesh|title=J Jayalalithaa: The Iron Lady |url=http://www.rediff.com/election/2004/may/06espec1.htm |work=Rediff|date=6 May 2004|accessdate=3 September 2011}}</ref> She acted in one Hindi film called ''[[Izzat]]'', with [[Dharmendra]] as her male costar in 1968.<ref name="NDTV"/>

===Later career===
In 1972, Jayalalithaa acted in ''[[Pattikada Pattanama]]'' opposite [[Sivaji Ganesan]], which went onto win the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]] in 1973. It fetched her a [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress&nbsp;– Tamil|Filmfare Award for Best Actress]]. Her performance in ''[[Suryakanthi]]'' and ''Chandradhoyam'' were critically acclaimed and the former won her another Filmfare Award for Best Actress in 1973. The same year she acted in the Telugu ''[[Sri Krishna Satya]]'' and won her third Filmfare Award for Best Actress.<ref name="TOI1984">[[#TOI|TOI 1984]], p. 305</ref> Her other films with Sivaji Ganesan include ''[[Galatta Kalyanam]]'' and ''[[Deiva Magan (1969 film)|Deiva Magan]]''. ''[[Deiva Magan (1969 film)|Deiva Magan]]'' holds the distinction of being the first Tamil film to be submitted by India for an [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]].<ref>{{cite book|last=R.L|first=Hardgrave|title=Essays in the political sociology of South India|year=1979|publisher=Usha|page=120|accessdate=3 September 2011}}</ref> She continued pairing up with younger actors such as [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]] and [[Jaishankar]] in a number of films such as ''[[Vairam]]'', ''[[Baghdad Perazhagi]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vairam|url=http://movies.indiaglitz.com/watch.php?mid=%7B2993C5D0-B1C8-4DA7-8B4C-3D397D900D13%7D|year=2013|publisher=India Glitz|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Baghdad Perazhagi|publisher=IMDB|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2720232/|year=2013|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref> Later Tamil films in which she acted included ''[[Kandan Karunai]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=174&catName=MTk2OA|publisher=Box Office India|title=Box office report of 1968|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref> Her last film was ''Nadhiyai Thedi Vandha Kadal'' which was released in 1980.<ref name="NDTV">{{cite news|title=Who is J Jayalalithaa?|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/people/who-is-j-jayalalithaa-211841|publisher=NDTV|location=Chennai|date=17 May 2012|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref> During the 1960s and 1970s, she starred opposite M. G. Ramachandran in a number of successful films, including ''[[Aayirathil Oruvan (1965 film)|Aayirathil Oruvan]]'', ''[[Kavalkaran]]'', ''[[Adimai Penn]]'', ''Engal Thangam'', ''[[Kudiyirundha Koyil]]'', ''[[Ragasiya Police 115]]'' and ''[[Nam Naadu (1969 film)|Nam Naadu]]''.<ref name="NDTV"/><ref name="Ramaswamy">[[#Ramaswamy|Ramaswamy 2007]], p. 101</ref>

==Political career==

===Early political career===
Although there have been claims that Ramachandran, who had been chief minister for the state since 1977, was instrumental in introducing Jayalalithaa to politics, she has denied it.<ref name="outlook20110321"/><ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4762593.stm | publisher=BBC | title=Personality cult | date=30 March 2009|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref> In 1982, she joined the AIADMK, which was founded by Ramachandran.<ref name="career">{{cite news| url=http://www.tn.gov.in/spc/cmprofile.html | publisher=State Planning Commission | title=Political Career|accessdate=10 November 2013|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu}}</ref> Her maiden public speech, ''Pennin Perumai'' (the Greatness of a Woman), was delivered at the political conference of the AIADMK that year.<ref name="indiatimes">{{cite news|title=MGR: The original 'ladies man'
| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-13/india/28146254_1_mgr-aiadmk-political-party|publisher=Times of India|date= 13 March 2010|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref> In 1983, she became propaganda secretary for the party and was selected as AIADMK candidate in the by-election for the Tiruchendur Assembly constituency.<ref name="career"/>

Ramachandran wanted her to be a member of the Rajya Sabha because of her fluency in English.<ref name="control">{{cite news|url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/investigation/sasikalas-proximity-to-jaya-was-based-on-control-a-rule|work=The Sunday Guardian|title=First impressions|last=Nalpat|first=Madhav|date=25 December 2011|location=New Delhi|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref> Jayalalithaa was nominated and elected to that body as a Member of Parliament in 1984 and retained her seat until 1989.<ref name="profile">{{cite web|title= Honourable Chief Ministe r|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/profile/139.html |publisher=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref> She was successful in her role as Propaganda Secretary and this caused resentment among high-ranking members of the party. Those members engineered a rift between her and Ramachandran, among the alleged consequences of which was that Ramachandran stopped Jayalalithaa writing about her personal life in a Tamil magazine. Despite these machinations, she remained admired by the rank and file of the party.<ref name="outlook20110321"/>

In 1984, when Ramachandran was incapacitated due to a stroke, Jayalalithaa was said to have attempted to take over the position of chief minister or the party on the pretext that his health would prevent him from the proper execution of his duties.<ref name=outlook19980504>{{cite news| url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?205450 | publisher=outlookindia | title=The Life And Times of Jayalalitha |first1=Ajith |last1=Pillai |first2=A. S. |last2=Panneerselvan |date=4 May 1998|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref> She successfully led the campaign in the 1984 general elections, in which the ADMK allied with the Congress.<ref name="profile"/>

Ramachandran died in 1987 and following this the AIADMK split into two factions, with one section supporting his widow, [[Janaki Ramachandran]], and the other favouring Jayalalithaa. Janaki was selected as the Chief Minister on 7 January 1988 with the support of 96 members and she won the confidence motion in the house, following irregularities by the speaker P.H. Pandian, who dismissed six members to ease her victory. However, the Indian Central Government under [[Rajiv Gandhi]] used Article 356 of the Constitution of India to dismiss the Janaki-led government and impose [[President's rule]] on the State.<ref name="outlook20110321"/><ref>[[#Jagmohan|Jagmohan 2007]], pp. 303-305</ref><ref name="CMlist"/>

Jayalalithaa fought the subsequent 1989 elections on the basis of being MGR's political heir.<ref>{{cite web|title=I'm the political heir of MGR: Jayalalitha|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/states/i-m-the-political-heir-of-mgr-jayalalitha_418718.html|publisher=Zee News|date= 13 March 2010|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=I'm MGR's true heir: Jayalalithaa |url=http://hindu.com/2002/02/15/stories/2002021508750400.htm|publisher=The Hindu|date= 15 February 2002|location=Chennai, India|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref>

===Leader of the Opposition, 1989===
She was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] in 1989 as a representative of the [[Bodinayakkanur|Bodinayakkanur (State Assembly Constituency)]]. This election saw the Jayalalithaa-led faction of the AIADMK win 27 seats and Jayalalithaa became the first woman to be elected [[opposition (parliamentary)|Leader of the Opposition]]. In February 1989, the two factions of ADMK merged and they unanimously accepted Jayalalithaa as their leader and the "Two leaves" symbol of the party was restored.<ref name="profile"/> On 25 March 1989, quoted as one of the worst incidents to have happened in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, there was heavy violence inside the house among the ruling DMK party members and the opposition. There were Jayalilatha tearing the budget report to be read by the ruling party. Mikes were broken and shoes were thrown by Jayalalithaa. At the peak of the situation, when Jayalalithaa was about to leave the house, which is seen by a section of the media as "not until I enter the house as a Chief Minister". Though some sections of media term it as a theatrics launched by Jayalalithaa, it got a lot of media coverage and sympathy from the public.<ref name="V86">[[#Vaasanthi|Vaasanthi 2008]], pp. 86-88</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=1989 ugly episode haunts the House |url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/03/26/stories/2003032605200400.htm|work=The Hindu|location=Chennai|date=26 March 2003|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="midnight">{{cite news|title=Rival's revenge in Tamil Nadu|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1416948.stm|work=BBC|date=1 July 2001|last=Jacob|first=Satish|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref> During the 1989 general elections, the ADMK allied with the Congress party and had a significant victory. The ADMK, under her leadership, won the by-elections in Marungapuri, Madurai East and Peranamallur assembly constituencies.<ref name="profile"/>

===First term as Chief Minister, 1991===
In 1991, following the assassination of [[Rajiv Gandhi]] days before the elections, her alliance with the [[Indian National Congress]] enabled her to ride the wave of sympathy that gave the coalition victory.<ref>[[#Das|Das 2005]], p. 45</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">[[#Ramaswamy|Ramaswamy 2007]], p. xxxiv</ref> The ADMK alliance with the Congress won 225 out of the 234 seats contested and won all 40 constituencies in the centre.<ref name="profile"/> Re-elected to the assembly, she became the first elected female chief minister and the youngest ever chief minister of Tamil Nadu, serving the full tenure from 24 June 1991 to 12 May 1996.<ref name="profile"/><ref name="CMlist"/> In 1992, her government introduced the "Cradle Baby Scheme". At that time the ratio of male to female in some parts of Tamil Nadu was skewed by the practice of female infanticide and the abortion of female foetuses. The government established centres in some areas, these being equipped to receive and place into adoption unwanted female babies. The scheme was extended in 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=728743|title=TN: Cradle Baby Scheme In Districts With Low Sex Ratio|date=24 July 2011|publisher=Outlook India|location=Chennai |agency=PTI|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref> Her party had 26 elected members to the assembly. Her government was the first to introduce police stations operated solely by women. She introduced 30 per cent quota for women in all police jobs and established as many as 57 all-women police stations. There were other all-women establishments like libraries, stores, banks and co-operative elections.<ref>[[#Vanitha|Vanitha 2007]], p. 158</ref>

===Loss of power, 1996===
The Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK lost power in the 1996 elections, when it won 4 of the 168 seats that they contested.<ref name="front1996"/> Jayalalithaa was herself defeated by the DMK candidate in [[Bargur (State Assembly Constituency)|Bargur Constituency]].<ref name="Bargur"/> The outcome has been attributed to an [[Anti-incumbency|anti-incumbency sentiment]] and several allegations of corruption and malfeasance against her and her ministers.<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref name="front1996">{{cite journal|title=No respite|url=http://www.frontline.in/enwiki/static/html/fl1425/14250410.htm|work=Frontline|volume=14|issue=25|date=13–26 December 1997|last=T.S.|first=Subramanian|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref> The wedding event of her foster son Sudhakaran, who married a granddaughter of the Tamil film actor [[Shivaji Ganesan]], was held on 7 September 1995 at Chennai and was viewed on large screens by over 150,000 people. The event holds two [[Guinness World Records]]: one is for the most guests at a wedding and the other is for being the largest wedding banquet.<ref name="outlook20110321"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-1000/largest-wedding-banquetreception/|publisher=guinnessworldrecords|title=Largest wedding banquet/reception|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Most wedding guests|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-1000/most-wedding-guests/|publisher=guinnessworldrecords|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref> Subsequently, in November 2011, Jayalalithaa told a special court than the entire [[Rupees|Rs.]] 6&nbsp;Crore expenses associated with the wedding were paid by the family of the bride.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-22/bangalore/30428296_1_disproportionate-assets-case-j-jayalalithaa-jewellery|newspaper=The Times of India |first=Anil |last=Kumar |date=22 November 2011 |title=My foster son's Rs6 cr. wedding expense not paid by me|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref>

===Second term as Chief Minister, 2001===
Jayalalithaa was barred from standing as a candidate in the 2001 elections because she had been found guilty of criminal offences, including allegedly obtaining property belonging to a state-operated agency called TANSI. Although she appealed to the Supreme Court, having been sentenced to five years' imprisonment, the matter had not been resolved at the time of the elections.<ref name="disqual">{{cite journal| url=http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl1810/18100100.htm | journal=Frontline | title=The disqualification debate |first=T. S. |last=Subramanian |date=21 May 2001 |volume=18 |issue=10|accessdate=10 November 2013 }}</ref> Despite this, the AIADMK won a majority and she was installed as Chief Minister as a non-elected member of the state assembly on 14 May 2001.<ref name="CMlist"/>

Her appointment was legally voided in September 2001 when the Supreme Court ruled that she could not hold it whilst convicted of criminal acts.<ref name="disqual"/> [[O. Panneerselvam]], a minister in her party, was subsequently installed as the Chief Minister. However, his government was purported to have been [[puppet government|puppeted]] and micro-managed by Jayalalithaa.<ref name="CMlist">{{cite web|title=List of Chief Ministers in Tamil Nadu|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/list/cmlist.htm|publisher=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Panneerselvam govt only a temporary arrangement|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2001-09-22/india/27240781_1_jayalalithaa-tamil-nadu-portfolios|work=The Times of India|date=22 September 2001|accessdate=17 June 2013}}</ref>

Subsequently, in March 2002, Jayalalithaa assumed the position of Chief Minister once more, having been acquitted of some charges by the [[Madras High Court]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article2019520.ece |newspaper=The Hindu | title=End of 7-year lean phase for AIADMK |accessdate=17 June 2013 |date=15 May 2011 |first=T. |last=Ramakrishnan |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> This cleared the way for her to contest a mid-term poll to the [[Andipatti]] constituency, after the sitting MLA for the seat, gave up his membership, which she won by a handsome margin.<ref name="Andipatti2"/> India's first company of female police commandos was set up in Tamil Nadu in 2003. They underwent the same training as their male counterparts, covering the handling of weapons, detection and disposal of bombs, driving, horseriding, and adventure sports.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2976142.stm|title=Indian women join elite police|publisher=BBC | first=Charles|last=Haviland|date=10 June 2003|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref>
[[File:Secretary Clinton and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Javalaithaa Shake Hands.jpg|thumb|right| 170px|Jayalaithaa and US Secretary [[Hillary Clinton]]]]

===Third term as Chief Minister, 2011===
In April 2011 the AIADMK was part of a 13-party alliance that won the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election, 2011|14th state assembly elections]]. Jayalalithaa was sworn in as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu for the third time on 16 May 2011, having been elected unanimously as the leader of the AIADMK party subsequent to those elections.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/article2021167.ece| title=Jayalalithaa sworn in Tamil Nadu Chief Minister | publisher=The Hindu| date=16 March 2011| accessdate=16 March 2011| location=Chennai, India}}</ref>
On 19 December 2011, Jayalalithaa expelled her long-time close aide [[Sasikala Natarajan]] and 13 others from the AIADMK. Most of the party members welcomed her decision,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/jaya-expels-close-aide-sasikala-husband-from-aiadmk/889588/ | title=Jaya expels close aide Sasikala, husband from AIADMK | work=IndianExpress | date=19 December 2011 | accessdate=30 December 2011}}</ref> and on 2 February 2012, ''[[Tehelka]]'' magazine claimed that Natarajan and some of her relatives were conspiring to kill her by poisoning her food over a period of time.<ref>{{cite news|title=Did Modi & a Gujarati help Jaya fight Sasikala's mafia?|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_did-modi-and-a-gujarati-help-jaya-fight-sasikalas-mafia_1645078|accessdate=17 June 2013|newspaper=DNA|date=2 February 2012}}</ref> The matter was resolved by 31 March, when Sasikala Natarajan was reinstated as a party member after issuing a written apology.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article371374.ece |title=Sasikala back at Poes Garden |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=3 April 2012 |accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref>

===Disproportionate Assets case, 2014===

On 27 September, 2014 Jayalalithaa was sentenced to four years in jail and fined Rs 100 crore by Special Court, Bangalore, after she was convicted in an 18-year-old disproportionate assets case launched by the Mr.[[Subramanian Swamy]], Member of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] on 20 August, 1996. Jayalalithaa's close aide Sasikala Natarajan, her niece Ilavarasi and her nephew and the chief minister's disowned foster son Sudhakaran were also convicted. They have been sentenced to four years in jail and fined Rs 10 crore. Special Judge John Michael D'Cunha convicted the 66-year-old AIADMK Chief in a case of owning assets to the tune Rs 66.65 crores (which includes 2,000 acres of land, 30 kg of gold and 12,000 saris) disproportionate to her known sources of income during 1991-96 when she was chief minister for the first time. The verdict was delivered at a makeshift court in the Parappana Agrahara prison complex in the presence of Jayalalithaa and the other accused. She has automatically been disqualified from the post of CM and legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu. She is the first chief minister to be disqualified.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessworld.in/news/economy/politics/jayalalithaa-gets-4-year-jail-fined-rs-100-cr/1551023/page-1.html |title=Jayalalithaa Gets 4-year Jail, Fined Rs 100 Cr|work=[[BusinessWorld|BUSINESS WORLD]] |date=27 Sep 2014 |accessdate=27 September 2014}}</ref>

==Legislative career==

===Elections contested===

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!width=50|Year
!width=100|Constituency
!width=70|Result
!width=70|Vote percentage
!width=100|Opposition Candidate
!width=70|Opposition Party
!width=70|Opposition vote percentage
|-
|[[Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1989|1989]]||[[Bodinayakkanur (State Assembly Constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]] ||{{won}}|| 54.51||Muthumanokaran||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||27.27<ref name="Bodi">{{cite web|title=Party wise comparison since 1977 in Bodinayakkanur constituency|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S22/partycomp133.htm|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref>
|-
|[[Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1991|1991]]||[[Bargur (State Assembly Constituency)|Bargur]], [[Kangayam (State Assembly Constituency)|Kangayam]]||{{won}}||69.3 ||T. Rajhendher||TMK||29.34<ref name="Bargur">{{cite web|title=Party wise comparison since 1977 in Bargur constituency|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S22/partycomp78.htm|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref>
|-
|[[Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1996|1996]]||[[Bargur (State Assembly Constituency)|Bargur]]||{{no|Lost}}||43.54 ||[[E. G. Sugavanam]]||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||50.71<ref name="Bargur"/>
|-
|[[Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 2001|2001]]||[[Andipatti (State Assembly Constituency)|Andipatti]],<br>[[Krishnagiri (State Assembly Constituency)|Krishnagiri]],<br>[[Bhuvanagiri (State Assembly Constituency)|Bhuvanagiri]],<br>[[Pudukkottai (State Assembly Constituency)|Pudukkottai]]||{{nom|Nomination rejected}}<ref name="tn2001">{{cite news|title=Jayalalithaa's SLP listed for final hearing in July|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/jayalalithaas-slp-listed-for-final-hearing-in-july/article3263527.ece|work=The Hindu|last=J.|first=Venkatesan|date=31 March 2012|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref>|| || || ||
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|[[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly by-election, 2002-2003|2002]]||[[Andipatti (State Assembly Constituency)|Andipatti]]||{{won}}||58.22 ||Vaigai Sekar||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||27.64<ref name="Andipatti2">{{cite news|title=The conundrum in an AIADMK stronghold |url=http://hindu.com/thehindu/2002/01/20/stories/2002012001700400.htm|work=The Hindu|date=20 January 2002|last=T.|first=Ramakrishnan|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref>
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|[[Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 2006|2006]]||[[Andipatti (State Assembly Constituency)|Andipatti]]||{{won}}||55.04 ||Seeman || [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]|| 36.29<ref name="Andipatti">{{cite web|title=Party wise comparison since 1977 in Andipatti constituency|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S22/partycomp135.htm|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref>
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|[[Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 2011|2011]]||[[Srirangam (State Assembly Constituency)|Srirangam]]||{{won}}||58.99 ||N Anand||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||35.55<ref name="Srirangam">{{cite web|title=Winner and runners of 2011 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly elections |url=http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2011_Winner_Runner.pdf|format=PDF|page=8|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="Srirangam2">{{cite web|title=Statistical report of 2011 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly elections |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_TN_May2011.pdf|format=PDF|page=162|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref>

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==Honours==
Jayalalithaa has received several honorary doctorates and other honours since that awarded to her in 1991 by the [[University of Madras]].<ref name="degrees">{{cite web | url=http://www.tn.gov.in/gov_cm.html| title=Awards and Special Degrees | publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu| location=Chennai, India|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://goodtimes.ndtv.com/PhotoDetail.aspx?Page=37&ID=6852&AlbumType=PG| title=Awards| publisher=NDTV|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://goodtimes.ndtv.com/PhotoDetail.aspx?Page=38&ID=6852&AlbumType=PG#talk| title=Awards| publisher=NDTV|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref> In 1972 she was awarded the [[Kalaimamani]] by the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="degrees"/>

==Notes==
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==References==
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* {{Cite book |last=Ramaswamy |first=Vijaya |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Historical dictionary of the Tamils|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=H4q0DHGMcjEC&pg=PA101&dq=jayalalitha+films&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bB6JUqH8L8TC2QXNnoFg&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=jayalalitha%20films&f=false |year=2007|publisher=Scarecrow Press|location=United States|isbn=978-0-470-82958-5|ref=Ramaswamy}}
* {{cite book|title=M.G. Ramachandran: Jewel of the Masses|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=CIX11WBlVGAC&pg=PA1986&dq=jayalalitha+films&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bB6JUqH8L8TC2QXNnoFg&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=jayalalitha%20films&f=false|last=Swaminathan|first=Roopa|publisher=Rupa Publications|page=1986|year=2002|isbn=9788171678976|ref=Swaminathan}}
* {{cite book|last=Velayutham|first=Selvaraj|title=Tamil Cinema: The Cultural Politics of India's Other Film Industry|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=kuPaE3v22zAC&pg=PA93&dq=jayalalitha+films&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bB6JUqH8L8TC2QXNnoFg&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=jayalalitha%20films&f=false|page=93|year=2008|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-415-39680-6|ref=Velayutham}}
* {{cite book|title=The Times of India directory and year book including who's who|work=Bennett Coleman|editor=Sir Stanley Reed|year=1983|publisher=Times of India Press|ref=TOI}}
* {{cite book|title=Cut-outs, Caste and Cines Stars|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=8ldacEfF58EC&pg=PA88&dq=jayalalitha+saree+pulled+in+assembly&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kSqJUtzYGOrB2QWY3oGQAw&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=jayalalitha%20saree%20pulled%20in%20assembly&f=false|last=Vassanthi|ref=Vaasanthi|publisher=Penguin Books India|year=2008|isbn=9780143063124}}
* {{cite book|title=Love's Rite|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=trQj0GrKuPoC&pg=PA158&dq=jayalalitha+%2B+women+police+stations&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gV-JUsacMOrK2gWoy4H4Dw&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=jayalalitha%20%2B%20women%20police%20stations&f=false|last=Vanitha|first=Rose|ref=Vanitha|publisher=Penguin Books India|year=2005|isbn=9780144000593}}
* {{cite book|title=Refugee Management: Sri Lankan Refugges in Tamil Nadu, 1983-2000|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=4eDh7Y7wYXgC&dq=jayalalitha+1991+rajiv&source=gbs_navlinks_s|year=2005|last=Das|first=Sumita|publisher=Mittal publications|isbn=9788183240666|ref=Das}}
* {{cite book|title=My Frozen Turbulence In Kashmir|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=wpVhCICrRb4C&dq=janaki+ramachandran+chief+minister&source=gbs_navlinks_s|last=Jagmohan|year=2007|publisher=Allied Publishers|isbn=9788181242174}}
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==External links==
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* [http://www.tn.gov.in/gov_cm.html Biography] at Assembly.tn.gov.in
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4762593.stm Profile] at ''[[BBC News]]''
* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/J.-Jayalalithaa J. Jayalalithaa] collected news and commentary at ''[[The Times of India]]''
* [http://transcurrents.com/tamiliana/archives/549 Jayalalithaa: From Alluring Actress to Powerful Politician-by D.B.S. Jeyaraj]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1850717.stm BBC News article&nbsp;– ''Jayalalitha returns to power'' (dated 2 March 2002)]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4762593.stm BBC&nbsp;– Controversial life of Jayalalitha]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/tamil/jaya_thapar.ram BBC Hardtalk RealPlayer video of Jayalalitha (RealPlayer required)]
* {{IMDb name|0412883|J.Jayalalitha}}
* http://www.drjayalalithaa.in/demo/index.php#
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