Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
RAMAMURTHY, SHRI VAZHAPPADY KOOTHAPPADAYACHI
[INDEPENDENT - SALEM (TAMIL NADU)]
Father's Name Shri Koothappadayachi Date of Birth 18 January 1940 Place of Birth Vazhappady, Distt. Salem (Tamil Nadu) Marital Status Married on 5 July 1970 Spouse's Name Smt. R. Kalaimani Children Two sons and one daughter Educational Qualifications B.Com.,B.L. Educated at Annamalai University, Chidambaram and University of Madras, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) Profession Lawyer, Trade Unionist, Social Worker and Writer Permanent Address Koothar House, 1/6, Sriram Nagar, Alagapuram North , Salem-636016 (Tamil Nadu) Tel. (0427) 447677 Present Address 1, Thyagraj Marg, New Delhi-110011 Tels. (011) 3010846, 3010848 Fax (011) 3010847 Positions Held 1969-71 President, Youth Congress, Distt. Salem, Tamil Nadu 1977 Elected to 6th Lok Sabha 1977-79 Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table Member, Business Advisory Committee Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Labour Deputy Chief Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party, (Indira) [C.P.P.(I)] 1980 Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (2nd term) Member, Committee on Public Undertakings Member, Business Advisory Committee Member, Committee on Privileges Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Labour 1980-82 Member, Pradesh Executive Committee of Congress (Indira), Tamil Nadu 1984 Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 1984-86 Chairman, Committee on Public Undertakings Member, Committee on Public Accounts Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Labour 1989 President, Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira) [P.C.C.(I)], Tamil Nadu 1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (4th term) 1990 Member, Committee of Privileges Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Labour and Welfare 1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (5th term) June 1991- Union Minister of State, Labour July 1991 1998 Founder President, Thamizhaga Rajiv Congress 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (6th term) 19 March 1998 Union Cabinet Minister, Petroleum and Natural Gas onwards Books Published (i) Indira Gandhi and NAM, (ii) Co-author, Indo-Soviet Phenomenon: contribution of Rajiv Gandhi Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments Managing Editor, Sangam- a Tamil fortnightly; Chairman, Editorial Board, (i) News from Non-Aligned World; and (ii) News and Features Agency (English and Hindi) Social and Cultural Activities Upliftment of the poor, especially the rural poor and the downtrodden sections of the society and industrial workers Special Interests Non-aligned Movement (NAM) and preaching atheism Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading, debates, discussions and travelling Sports and Clubs Cricket, football and hockey; Member, Lions Club Countries Visited Widely travelled; Member, (i) Indian National Trade Union Congress (I.N.T.U.C.) Delegation to Edinburgh Conference, Edinburgh, 1974; and ILO Conference, Geneva, 1980, 1981 and 1987; (ii) Indian Delegation, ILO Regional Conference, Jakarta, Indonesia, 1982; Attended (i) NAM Conferences on behalf of the International Institute of Non-aligned Studies (formerly known as Indian Institute of Non-alinged Studies), Jakarta, Indonesia, Karthakina (Columbia); and (ii) 50th Year of UN Celebrations, New York, as special invitee Other Information Associated with various Trade Unions and Workers' Organisa- tions; Honorary President, I.N.T.U.C., Tamil Nadu; Founder President, International Institute for Non-alinged Studies President, (i) Indian National Rural Labour Federation, 1983- 88; and (ii) Delhi Tamil Education Association, 1978-82 and 1988 onwards; Vice-President, (i) I.N.T.U.C., Tamil Nadu since 1974; (ii) International Federation of Plantation, Agriculture and Allied Workers Geneva, 1987 and 1988-94; (iii) Agricultural Workers Trade Group of International Federation of Union for Food and Agriculture (IUF); Member, (i) Employees State Insurance Corporation and (ii) Newsprint Advisory Corporation
Our Other Sites IndianPost.com IndianAge.com PressNote.comTotal electorate 11,78,177 Total votes polled 6,79,778 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Vazhappady Koothappadayachi Ramamurthy (Ind.) 3,65,557 (2) Shri R. Devadass [T.M.C.(M)] 2,29,677 (3) Shri K.V. Thangkabalu (I.N.C.) 48,027 (4) Shri P. Sampathkumar (Ind.) 10,311
Election Result of Salem Lok Sabha Constituency