Party Name : Congress
Constituency : Melur-SC
State : Madras
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 3
More Information :
MARUTHIAH, SHRI P., Cong., [Madras—Melur (Reserved Sch. Castes)—1962]: S. of Shri K Periyasamy; B. Sellamanthadi, Hamlet of Selaipadi Village, Dindigul Taluk, Madurai Distt, July 15, 1917; ed. at Municipal High School, Dindigul; Widower; 1 S.; Agriculturist, Journalist and Congress worker; Joint Secretary D.C.C., Madurai for 5 years; Member, Madurai Municipal Council, 1950—52 and 1952—57; Member, Madurai Distt. Board, 1954—57; Member, Madras State Harijan Welfare Advisory Board since 1957; Appointed Trustee, Board of Trustees, Shri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Devasthanam, Madurai, 1957; Chairman of the same Board since 1960; Member, Tamilnad Congress Committee since 1957. Social activities: Working for removal of untouchability and Harijan Welfare Schemes for the past 25 years; Partook at Meenakshi Temple entry for Harijans in 1937; Was Secretary, Distt. Harijan Uplift Sangh and Distt. Depressed Classes League; Vice-President, State Depressed Classes League in Tamilnad; General Secretary, Madurai Municipal Menials (Sweepers) Association for ten years. Special interests: Uplift of down-trodden people, specially Harijans, Renovation of temples. Publications: Editing and publishing "Pattali", a Tamil monthly. Permanent address: No. 5, Vivekananda Street, Madichiyam, Madurai—2. [Voting results at the Election: Electorate: 4,21,613 Shri P. Maruthiah . . 1,55,629 Shri V. S. Sivaprakasam . . 1,42,710].
