1967
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Elected to 4th Lok Sabha
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1967-71
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Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
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1968-69
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Member, Joint Committee on Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition),
Bill, 1967
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1969-70
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General-Secretary, All India Youth Congress
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1971
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Re-elected to 5th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1971-72
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Member, Committee on Petitions
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1971-74
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Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of
Parliament
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1972-73
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Member, Joint Committee on Companies (Amendment) Bill, 1972
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1972-75
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications
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1973
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Member, Joint Committee on Constitution (Thirty-Second Amendment) Bill, 1973 on Amendment in Ninth Schedule of the Constitution
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1973-74
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Treasurer, Parliamentary Forum for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
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1974-76
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Member, Committee on Government Assurance
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1976-77
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Member, Consultative Committee constituted under Tamil Nadu State Legislature
(Delegation of Powers) Act, 1976
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1977
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Re-elected to 6th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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1977-79
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Member, Committee on Government Assurances
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1979-80
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Union Minister of State, Steel, Coal and Mines
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1980 onwards
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Member, Lakshadweep Territorial Congress Committee
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1980
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Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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1984
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Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (5th term)
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1984-86
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Member, Joint Committee on Shipping Agents (Licensing), Bill
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1984-88
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Member, Committee on Estimates
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1985-86
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Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit
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1986 onwards
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Member, All India Congress Committee (Indira)[A.I.C.C.(I)]
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1989
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Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (6th term)
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1990-91
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications
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1990-91
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Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit
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1990-96
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Member, Rules Committee
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1991
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Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (7th term)
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1991-92
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Member, General Purposes Committee
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Member, Panel of Chairmen
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1991-93
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Member, Joint Committee on the Constitution (Seventy-Second
Amendment) Bill, 1991
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Secretary, Congress Parliamentary Party (Indira)[C.P.P.(I)]
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1991-95
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Member, Committee on Official Language
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1992-93
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Surface Transport
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1992-94
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Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee to Enquire into Irregularities in
Securities and Banking Transactions
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1993-95
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Union Minister of State, Home Affairs
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1995-96
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Union Minister of State, Information and Broadcasting
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1996
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Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (8th term)
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1996 onwards
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Deputy Chief-Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party
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1996-97
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Member, Panel of Chairmen
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1996-97
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Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (9th term)
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17 Dec. 1998-99
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Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha
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Chairman, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Parliament
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Chairman, Committee on Private Members`Bills and Resolutions
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Chairman, Committee on Budget of Lok Sabha
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Chairman, Library Committee
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Member, General Purposes Committee
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Member, Business Advisory Committee
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Member, Committee on Home Affairs
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Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (10th term)
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27 Oct.1999- 6 Feb. 2004
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Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha (Second term)
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24 Dec. 1999 – 2004
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Member, Congress Working Committee
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Chairman, Library Committee
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Member, General Purposes Committee
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Chairman, Committee on Private Members` Bills and Resolutions
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