Party Name : Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Constituency : Tiruchengode
State : Tamil Nadu
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 11
More Information :
Positions Held : 1980-87 Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 1996 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
Special Interests : Espousing the cause of Tamil language as the Official language of India
Favourite Pastime and Recreation : Sports, cinema, reading and meeting people
Countries Visited : France, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Russia, U.K., U.S.A. and Yugoslavia
Other Information : Attended World University Students Conference, Nicaragua, 1982; World Peace Conference, Prague, 1983 and World Youth Conference, Moscow, 1986
Election Result : Tiruchengode Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate 13,22,216 Total votes polled 8,57,452 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates: (1) Dr. K.P. Ramalingam (D.M.K.) 4,71,533 (2) Shri A.V. Kumarasamy (A.I.A.D.M.K.) 2,78,345 (3) Shri P. Balakrishnan (M.D.M.K.) 40,041 (4) Shri K. Perumal [A.I.I.C.(T)] 18,677
