Party Name : Pattali Makkal Katchi
Constituency : Tindivanam
State : Tamil Nadu
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Shri Kothandapani Kounder
Mother's Name : Smt. Indirani Kothandapani
Date of birth : 03 Aug 1956
Profession : Teacher Agriculturist
Positions held :
2004 Elected to 14th Lok SabhaMember, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism & CultureMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public DistributionMember, informal Consultative Committee Ministry of Railways5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism & CultureMember,Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation & Management
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Engaged in active research on ultrasonic studies and Di-electric studies on certain complexes of substituted nitriles and phenols; attended a number of scientific conferences/seminars at National and International levels; fabricated a new type of visco-meter for viscosity measurement
Social And Cultural Activities
Life member, Acoustic Society of India; Member, Social Improvement Society
Special Interests
Science and Technology, Politics, environmental issues, pollution control and construction of checkdams
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading
Sports and Clubs
Badminton and carrom
Countries Visited
China, Japan, Thailand, U.K., U.S.A. and European Union Countries
Other Information
Had also done Certificate Course in French; Certificate course in Micro Processor & Programming Languages; Lecturer in Physics (Asstt. Prof.) , 1980-88; Senior Lecturer in Physics, 1988-95; Selection Grade (Reader) Lecturer in Physics, 1995-99; Officer on Special Duty to Minister of State (i) Health & Family Welfare, 1999-2000; (ii) Coal, 2000-01 and (iii) Railways, 2002-04; Associated Member, Delimitation Committee, Tamil Nadu
