J. K. Rithesh

J. K. Rithesh is an actor in Tamil cinema, credited on Nayagan (2008).

J. K. Rithesh (5 March 1973 – 13 April 2019) was an Indian actor and politician. He was a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Member of Parliament (MP) in the 15th Lok Sabha from Ramanathpuram constituency. In the Indian general elections of 2009, Rithesh received 294,945 votes to defeat his closest rival, Satiyamoorthy of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party by a margin of 69,215 votes. On 10 April 2014, he joined the AIADMK as a primary member. He died on 13 April 2019, due to heart attack.

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