Party Name : Tamil Manila Congress (Moopanar)
Constituency : Nilgiris
State : Tamil Nadu
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 11
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Positions Held : 1969-74 Convenor, Congress Forum for Socialist Action 1989-96 Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 1989-91 Chief Whip, Congress Party, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 1991-96 Leader of Opposition, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 1996 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) July 1996-April 1997 Union Minister of State, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions May 1997 onwards Union Minister of State, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Parliamentary Affairs
Books Published : 'Rajiv Gandhi' and 'Legislative Assembly Speeches'
Social and Cultural Activities : Social service, associated with student movement; General Secretary, Students Council
Special Interests : Promotion of sports
Favourite Pastime and Recreation : Sports and reading
Sports and Clubs : Cricket, hockey, football, table tennis, swimming; Member, Cosmopolitan Club, Madras
Countries Visited : China, Hong Kong and Singapore
Other Information : Chairman, Friends of Soviet Union, Tamil Nadu, 1986-89; Vice-President, All India Peace and Solidarity Council, Tamil Nadu, 1975-78
Election Result : Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate 11,99,070 Total votes polled 7,96,437 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates : (1) Shri S.R. Balasubramoniyan [T.M.C. (M)] 4,75,515 (2) Shri R. Prabhu (I.N.C.) 1,94,139 (3) Shri C.V. Kandasamy (J.D.) 38,462 (4) Shri Mathan M. Master Mathan (B.J.P.) 32,185
