Dindigul - Member of Parliament
Constituency
Dindigul (Tamil Nadu )
Party
Indian National Congress (INC)
Present Address
C-1/10, Tilak Lane,
New Delhi - 110 001,
Phone No : +91 11 23782065, 23782243
Mobile No : +91 9868180385
Permanent Address
34, Indira Gandhi Street,
Jawahar Nagar, Thirumangalam,
District - Madurai - 625 706 .
Tamil Nadu.
Phone No: +91 4549 282776
Father’s Name
Shri N. S. Veerapathira Thevar
Date of Birth
12 April 1934
Place of Birth
Thirumangalam - 625 706 (Tamil Nadu)
Marital Status
Married
Date of Marriage
10 May 1959
Spouse’s Name
Smt. Shakuntala Chitthan
No. of Sons
1
No. of Daughters
3
Educational Qualifications
B.A. (University of Madras, Chennai .)
Profession
Agriculturist
Positions Held
1967-71 and 1980-88
Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (three terms)
1980-84
Deputy Leader of Opposition and Deputy Leader, Congress Legislative Party.
1996
Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
1996-97
Leader, Tamil Manila Congress (TMC) Party in Lok Sabha
2004
Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
Member, Committee on Petitions
Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture
member, Committee on Civil Aviation
Convenor, Member of Parliament, INC, Tamil Nadu
Positions Held
1967-71 and 1980-88
Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (three terms)
15 January-onwards
Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grivances, Law and Justice
Sports and Clubs
Hockey and Basketball
Other Information
Recipient of Silver Medal by Bureau of Parliamentary Affairs for raising maximum number (more than 7000) of Questions on the Floor of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly during 1967-71; as a member of the Indian Delegation, addressed the UN General Assembly in 1997
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