Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Salem (Tamil Nadu )
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Party Name :
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Indian National Congress(INC)
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Father’s Name
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Sh. V. Thangkavelu
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Muthammal
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Date of Birth
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15.03.1950
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Place of Birth
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Kurichi,Distt. Salem (Tamil Nadu)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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22 Jan 1986
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. T. Jayanthi
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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M.A.
Educated at Ranchi University
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Profession
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Agriculturist
Businessperson
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Permanent Address |
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24 , 6th Main Road, K.B. Nagar, Adyar,
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Chennai – 600 020 (Tamil Nadu)
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(044) 24911282,
(0427)2334366,2441166
Fax. (011) 24911255
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Present Address |
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6, K. Kamraj Lane,
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New Delhi-110 001
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Tels. (011) 23795317, 9868180406 (M)
Fax. (011) 23795757
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Position Held |
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1969
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President, Block Youth Congress
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1970
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President, Taluk Youth Congress
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1971
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President, District Youth Congress, Salem
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1972
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Member, P.C.C., Tamil Nadu
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1972-77
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General Secretary, Tamil Nadu Youth Congress
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1978-80
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General Secretary, P.C.C.,(I), Tamil Nadu
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1981-86
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President, Youth Congress (I), Tamil Nadu
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1984-90
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Member, Rajya Sabha
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1984-85
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Member, Library Committee
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1985-87
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Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation, Rajya Sabha
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Member, Consulative Committee, Ministry of Commerce
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1986-87
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Member, Steel Advisory Board, Ministry of Steel & Mines
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1987-88
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Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Bofors Contract
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1988
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Member, House Committee, Rajya Sabha
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1988-89
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Member, Consulative Committee, Ministry of Finance
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1990 onwards
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Vice-President, P.C.C.(I), Tamil Nadu
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1997-98
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President, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC)
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Member, Committee on Information and Technology
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1991
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Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
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January 1993-May 1996
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of Welfare
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Member, Consulative Committee, Ministry of Finance
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Member, National Shipping Board
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Member, Committee on Public Accounts
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5 Aug. 2007 onwards
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Member, Committee on Information Technology
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1 May 2008
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Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Writer, Founder-Editor, `Thayin Manikodi`; Contributed a lot of articles
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Social And Cultural Activities
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President, National Farmers Forum, Chairman, (i) National Backward Classes Federation, (ii) OBC Parliamentary Forum
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Special Interests
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Upliftment of the weaker sections i.e. socially, educationally disadvantaged people
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Writing articles, poems and reading
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Sports and Clubs
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Swimming, yoga, badminton and Kabaddi; Patron, Tamil Nadu Youngmen Karate Association and Hercules Gymkhana, Madras; Founder Member, National Space Club, Delhi
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled; represented Indian Assembly of Youth at Seoul (South Korea) of Economic and Social Affairs Commission for Asia and Pacific Conference 1977; Deputy Leader, Youth Congress Delegation to USSR, 1981; represented First Indian Youth Congress Delegation to China, 1983; attended the 5th Congress of Fatherland party at Sofia, Bulgaria, 1986; Member, high level A.I.C.C.I (i) delegation to USSR to attend the 40th Anniversary of India`s Independence at Moscow, 1987 under the leadership of Shri Shankar Dayal Sharma, the then Vice President of India, travelled France, Hongkong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, U.S.A. & U.S.S.R.
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Other Information
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Founder, (i) Ponniamman Educational and Charitable Trust; and (ii) T.J. Educational Trust; Chairman, (i) Thangavelu Engineering College; (ii) Thangavelu College of Science and Management; and (iii) T.J. Institue of Technology
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Reference: Loksabha