Know your Politician
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Father’s Name
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Late Shri S. Subbiah Vanniyar
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Maragathambal
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Date of Birth
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15.08.1950
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Place of Birth
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Nattani, Distt. Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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10 Apr 1983
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. P. Maheswari
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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B.L.
Educated at Madras Law College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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Profession
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Agriculturist
Advocate, Political and Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
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49, Prathaba Simma Puram, Srinivasapuram
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Thanjavur – 613 009
Tamil Nadu
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Tel. (04362) 222559
Fax. (04362) 223550
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Present Address |
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47, Lodhi Estate,
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New Delhi – 110 003
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Tels. (011) 24636535, 24635002, 9868180393 (M)
Fax: (011) 24636534
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Position Held |
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1996
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Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
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1996-97
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Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism
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Member, Railway Convention Committee
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Member, Zonal Railways Users Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications
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1996-98
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Member, Select Committee on the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order
(Amendment) Bill, 1996
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1997-98
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Member, Joint Committee on the Empowerment of Women
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1998-99
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Member, Committee on Industry
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Member, Committee on Private Members’ Bills and Resolutions
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
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Member, Zonal Railway Users Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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1999-2000
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Chairman, Committee on Agriculture
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Member, Committee of Privileges
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Member, Joint Committee on Patents (Second Amendment) Bill, 1999
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1999-2004
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Member, General Purposes Committee
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2000 -2004
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 4th term)
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25 May 2004 – 2009
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Union Minister of State, Finance
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term)
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1 Jun. 2009 – Oct. 2012 onwards
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Union Minister of State, Finance
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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President, Tamil Centre, Thanjavur (for more than twenty years)
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Social And Cultural Activities
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General-Secretary, All India Peace and Solidarity, Tamil Nadu Unit; working for the upliftment of
weaker sections of the society by providing them facilities such as schools, medical camps, drinking
water and link roads etc.
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Special Interests
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Rural education and upliftment of the rural youth
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading books on parliamentary practices, democratic ethics and philosophy
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Sports and Clubs
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Secretary, Volleyball Association, Distt. Thanjavur
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Countries Visited
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Led a delegation of students to the then U.S.S.R. for attending youth festival; attended U.N. General Assembly (2001-02); attended
SAARC Parliamentarians Conference, Bangladesh; visited Egypt and South Africa as member of Indian Parliamentary Delegation durng 13th Lok Sabha; and visited Arab Countries as member of Peace Delegtion in 2004
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Reference: Loksabha