Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu )
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Party Name :
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Indian National Congress(INC)
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Email Address :
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[email protected]
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Father’s Name
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Shri N.V. Madhavan
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Sethu Thangam
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Date of Birth
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29.09.1947
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Place of Birth
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Eriyur, Distt. Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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09 Sep 1972
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. E.M.S. Devaki
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No. of Sons
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2
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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M.A., B.L., Ph.D.
Educated at Madras Law College, Madras and Madurai Kamaraj
University, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
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Profession
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Advocate
Educationist, Writer
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Permanent Address |
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Jeya Madhan 4, Sathiyamoorthy Street,
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Sivaganga- 630561, Tamil Nadu
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(04575)40211,42277
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Present Address |
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179, South Avenue,
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New Delhi – 110011
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(011) 23794015
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Position Held |
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1972-75
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President, District Youth Congress, Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu
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1972-80
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General Secretary, District Congress Committee (D.C.C.), Sivaganga,
Tamil Nadu
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1975-76
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General Secretary, Tamil Nadu State Youth Congress, Madras
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1976-95
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State Secretary, Indian National Rural Labour Federation, Tamil Nadu
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1980-84
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Vice-President, D.C.C., Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu
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1984-89
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President, D.C.C., Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu
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1985-90
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Chairman, Panchayat Union, Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu
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1989-90
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Convenor, Parliamentary Constituency, Sivaganga
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1990-91
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State Congress Secretary, Pradesh Panchayat Union Chairmen Association,
Madras
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1999
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President, Tamil Nadu Human Rights Department
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Convenor, Tamil Nadu State Congress Parliamentarians
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Elected to 13th Lok Sabha
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1999-2000
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Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests
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Member, Committee on Government Assurances
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2000-2004
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
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Book Published
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i) “Panchayat Act”; and (ii) “A New Look for SC & ST”; columnist on SC and ST Welfare
programmes in Dhinamalar, Tamil Daily; Editor, (i) Congress Centenary Souvenir, (ii) Panchayati
Raj Handbook, 1995
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Writing on SC & ST Welfare programmes in Dhinamalar, A Tamil daily
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Special Interests
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Keen interest in the activities pertaining to education, agriculture and Trade Unions
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Sports and Clubs
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Chairman, Lions Club International
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Countries Visited
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Malaysia, Nepal and Singapore; attended International Seminars representing India at (i) International
Confederation of Free Trade Union, 1976; (ii) International Labour Organisation, 1977;
(iii) International Federation for Plantation, Agricultural and Allied Organisations, 1983; and
(iv) SAARC Economic Human Rights Seminar, Kathmandu
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Other Information
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Member Senate, International Human Rights Organisation, FIAN, Heidelberg, Germany; Madurai
University, 1990-93; Professor, 1984-98; Secretary, (i) Students Congress Law College, Madras,
1969-71; and (ii) Tamil Nadu State Lawyers Cell, 1995-97; Lecturer and Trainer, Geneva-based
International Agricultural and Allied Workers Organisation (IFPAAW)—Tom Bevin Institute
(Guest Lecturer and trainer); Founder, (i) 21st Century Law Consultancy International, New Delhi
and Chennai, (ii) 21st Century International School, Kodaikanal and Sivaganga; (iii) 21st Century
Agro-garden Consultancy International, Chennai; and (iv) 21st Century Management Consultancy
International, Chennai and New Delhi; Courted arrest, twice and remanded for picketing Post Office
demanding release of Smt. Indira Gandhi, 1977-78; also arrested twice for participating in the Congress
agitation for naming Kamaraj Railway Station as declared by Rajiv Gandhi in AICC meet, 1995; Lawyer,
Supreme Court of India
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Reference: Loksabha