Party Name : Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Constituency : Tirunelveli
State : Tamil Nadu
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 11
More Information :
Positions Held : 1971-76 Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Member, Swatantra Party 1980 Elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh) 1980 onwards Member, General Council, D.M.K., Tamil Nadu 1980-84 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce 1981-91 Treasurer, D.M.K., Distt. Tirunelveli 1996 Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
Social and Cultural Activities : Associated with Tiruvalluvar Kazhagam (an institution providing education to poor children)
Favourite Pastime and Recreation : Writing to pen friends through 'World Wide Exchange Club'; stamps and coins collection
Sports and Clubs : Badminton and tennis
Countries Visited : Dubai, Malaysia, Maldives, Singapore and Sri Lanka
Other Information : Imprisoned for picketing against labour policy of Tamil Nadu Government
Election Result : Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate 10,23,826 Total votes polled 6,69,818 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates : (1) Shri D.S.A. Sivaprakasam (D.M.K.) 2,95,001 (2) Shri A.R. Rajaselvam (A.I.A.D.M.K.) 1,76,721 (3) Shri Kutty alias Shunmuga Chidambaram 77,648 C.A.R. (M.D.M.K.) (4) Shri K. Krishnasamy (J.P.) 61,567
