Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Gobichettipalayam
State : Tamil Nadu
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Late Shri E.V.K. Sampath
Mother's Name : Smt. Sulochana Sampath
Date of birth : 21 Dec 1948
Profession : Social Worker
Positions held :
1984-1987 Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly1996 onwards Member, All India Congress Committee1998-2000 General Secretrary, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee2000-2002 President, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee2002-2003 Working President, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee2004 Elected to 14th Lok Sabha23 May - 24 May 2004 Union Minister of State, Petroleum and Natural Gas25 May 2004 onwards Union Minister of State, Commerce and Industry
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Social work and trade union activities
Special Interests
Car and motor bike racing and study of Indian and world history
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Watching television for news and music; reading and Playing badminton
Sports and Clubs
Member of Cosmopolitan Club, Chennai; participated in Cholavaram Chennai motorbike racing
Countries Visited
Japan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Thailand, U.S.A., Uzbekistan, Singapore and U.A.E.
Other Information
Secretary, Presidency College Students Congress, 1967; President, (i) Periyar District Youth Congress 1978-80; (ii) Erode City Congress Committee, 1980-82; and (iii) Erode District Congress Committee, 1990-96; General Secretary, Erode District Congress Commttiee, 1982-83; associated with INTUC`S Transport wing for the last 25 years; born in a family of social reformists of South India; grandson of Pesiyar E.V. Ramaswamy, legendary icon of social reformism in India and son of Late E.V.K. Sampath, a former member of Parliament and leader of Congress Party in Tamil Nadu
