Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Palani (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 S.K. Kuppusamy Gounder
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Kaliathal
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Date of Birth
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10.05.1948
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Place of Birth
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Salarapatty, Talluk Dharapuram T.K., Distt. 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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05 Apr 1976
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. S.K. Venmathi
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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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B.Sc., B.G.L., B.L., D.B.A., D.M.M., D.U.N.I.U.S.
Educated at St. Josephs College, Trichy and
Ambedkar Law College, Madras; Data Processing Institute, Madras; and American Centre, New Delhi
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Profession
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Advocate
Agriculturist, Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
“Cheran Illam”,
20, West Cutchery Street, Dharapuram,
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District Erode – 638 656 (Tamil Nadu)
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(04258) 224999
Fax. (04258) 224966
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Present Address |
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189, North Avenue,
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New Delhi- 110 001
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Tels. (011) 23092367, 9868180203 (M)
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Position Held |
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1967-96
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convener, Legal Cell, P.C.C. Tamil Nadu (also held various other parts)
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1996
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Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law & Justice
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Member, Joint Committee on Office of Profit
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Member, Committee on External Affairs
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5 Aug. 2007 onwards
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Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs
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Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law & Justice
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Written articles in journals, literary orator; recieved State Level Award for Best Oratory from Tamil Nadu Government,1972
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Former President, Tamil Kalai Mantram, Dharapuram; Patron Member, YMCA
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Special Interests
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Judicial reforms, upliftment of the poor, agriculturists and labourers , reading, meeting public, providing free legal aid to poor
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading and handling criminal cases particularly murder cases as a lawyer
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Sports and Clubs
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President, Youngman Basket ball Association, Dharapuram; President , Sports Club, Dharapuram
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Countries Visited
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Widely Travelled
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Other Information
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Recieved, (i) Gold Medal for Best Student in St. Josephs College, Trichy – 1972 ; and (ii) National Award for improvement of Legal Education – 2000 from Indian Council of Jurists; Member, (i) Bar Council of Tamil Nadu since 1988; (ii) Bar Council of India, New Delhi since 1995; Syndicate Member, Ambedkar Law University, Chennai, since 1997; Vice Chairman, Bar Council of India, New Delhi, 1998; Chairman, Bar Council of India, New Delhi, 1999;Councillor, International Bar Association, London, 2000; Chairman, Executive Committee Bar Council of India, 2002 – 2004; General Council Member, NALSAR, Hyderabad, 1997-2004; Executive Committee Member, National Law University, Bangalore
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Reference: Loksabha