Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Gobichettipalayam (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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Late Shri E.V.K. Sampath
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Sulochana Sampath
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Date of Birth
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21.12.1948
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Place of Birth
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Erode (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 May 1975
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Varalakshmi Elangovan
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No. of Sons
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2
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Educational Qualifications
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B.A. (Economics)
Educated at Presidency College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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Profession
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Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
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(i) 161, Cutchery Street,
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Erode – 638 001 (Tamil Nadu)
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Tel. (0424) 2259013
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(ii) 5, Town Planning Scheme Road,
Raja Annamali Puram,
Chennai-600 028
Tel. (044) 24618687
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Present Address |
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97, Lodhi Estate,
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New Delhi – 110 003
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Tels. (011) 24638900, 24616099 (R), 23061298, 23063113 (O)
Fax: (011) 23063312 (O)
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Position Held |
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1984-1987
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Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
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1996 onwards
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Member, All India Congress Committee
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1998-2000
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General Secretrary, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee
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2000-2002
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President, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee
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2002-2003
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Working President, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee
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2004
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Elected to 14th Lok Sabha
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23 May – 24 May 2004
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Union Minister of State, Petroleum and Natural Gas
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25 May 2004 onwards
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Union Minister of State, Commerce and Industry
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Social work and trade union activities
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Special Interests
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Car and motor bike racing and study of Indian and world history
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Watching television for news and music; reading and Playing badminton
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Sports and Clubs
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Member of Cosmopolitan Club, Chennai; participated in Cholavaram Chennai motorbike racing
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Countries Visited
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Japan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Thailand, U.S.A., Uzbekistan, Singapore and U.A.E.
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Other Information
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Secretary, Presidency College Students Congress, 1967; President, (i) Periyar District Youth Congress 1978-80; (ii) Erode City Congress Committee, 1980-82; and (iii) Erode District Congress Committee, 1990-96; General Secretary, Erode District Congress Commttiee, 1982-83; associated with INTUC`S Transport wing for the last 25 years; born in a family of social reformists of South India; grandson of Pesiyar E.V. Ramaswamy, legendary icon of social reformism in India and son of Late E.V.K. Sampath, a former member of Parliament and leader of Congress Party in Tamil Nadu
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Reference: Loksabha