Party Name : Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Constituency : Tindivanam
State : Tamil Nadu
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 11
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Positions Held : 1978-85 Member, General Council, D.M.K. 1989 Elected to Rajya Sabha 1989-90 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Textiles 1990-91 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Steel and Mines 1992-94 Member, Committee on Petitions 1993-94 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation 1996 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) July 1996 onwards Union Cabinet Minister, Surface Transport
Social and Cultural Activities : Member, Trust Board for Vannikula Kshatria Thirumana Mandapam, 1980 onwards; donor for a prize to backward class students in Govt. Arts College, Tindivanam, 1980 onwards
Special Interests : Social work and assistance to needy poor
Favourite Pastime and Recreation : Reading, debates and agriculture
Sports and Clubs : Represented basketball teams at college and university levels
Other Information : Imprisoned number of times for participating in political agitations; President, Bar Association Tindivanam, 1981 and 1982
Election Result : Tindivanam Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate 10,34,126 Total votes polled 7,24,103 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates : (1) Shri T.G. Venkatraman (D.M.K.) 3,67,308 (2) Shri K. Ramamurthee (I.N.C.) 1,77,032 (3) Shri A.K. Zainuddin (P.M.K.) 79,535 (4) Shri D. Durai (M.D.M.K.) 37,025
