Name of Member: Shri N. Dennis
Political Party: Tamil Manila Congress (Moopanar)
Constituency & State: Nagercoil (Tamil Nadu)
Lok Sabha Experience: 7,8,9,10,11,12
Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 12th Lok Sabha
DENNIS, SHRI N.
[TAMIL MAANILA CONGRESS (MOOPANAR) - NAGARCOIL (TAMIL NADU)]
Father's Name Shri Nallathampy
Date of Birth 23 January 1929
Place of Birth Vill. Keezhkulam,Distt. Kanyakumari
(Tamil Nadu)
Marital Status Married on (i)6 May 1956 and (ii) 26 May 1961
Spouse's Name (i) Late Smt. N. Mercy and (ii) Smt. W. Gladys
Children One son and two daughters
Educational Qualifications
M.A., B.L.
Educated at St. John's College, Palamcottah;
University College, Calcutta (West Bengal);
Ernakulam Law College and Trivandrum Law College
(Kerala)
Profession
Advocate, Agriculturist, Political and Social
Worker, Trade Unionist
Permanent Address
Marthandam, 624165,
Distt. Kanyakumari-629165
(Tamil Nadu)
Tel. (04651) 70007
Present Address
182, North Avenue,
New Delhi - 110001
Tel. (011) 3792692
Positions Held
1964-68 Vice-President, District Congress Committee (Indira)
[D.C.C. (I)], Kanyakumari
President, Town Panchayat, Keezhkulam
1965-76 Chairman, Panchayat Union Council, Killiyoor
1971-76 Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Member, Estimates Committee
Member, Rules Committee
Member, Panel of Chairmen
1972-73 Associate Member, Delimitation Commission for
Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies
1975-78 President, D.C.C. (I), Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
1980 Elected to 7th Lok Sabha
1980-84 Member, Committee on the Absence of Members from
the Sittings of the House
Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Commerce
1984 Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1984-89 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Industry
1985-86 Member, Committee on Estimates
1988-95 Vice-President, Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira)
[P.C.C.(I)], Tamil Nadu
1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
1990-91 Member, Committee on Petitions
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Food Processing Industries
1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (4th term)
1992 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Food Processing Industries
1992-96 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry
of Agriculture
1993-94 Member, Committee on Communications
1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (5th term)
1996-97 Member, Committee on Home Affairs
Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Agriculture
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (6th term)
1998-99 Member, Committee on External Affairs and
its Sub-Committee-I
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Communications
Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Essential
Commodities Act
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments
Published some articles
Social and Cultural Activities
Working for making provision of transport and drinking water
facilities in scarcity areas; got constructed several roads
and provided sanitation facilities in backward areas and
SC/ST villages; established communal harmony among the different
communities and religious sects; and established educational
institutions in different parts of Kanyakumari
Special Interests
To work for upliftment of the poor and the downtrodden;
and meeting people and redressal of their grievances
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Gardening and political discussion
Sports and Clubs
Badminton
Countries Visited
Member, Trade Delegation of Coir Board to Belgium,
Czechoslovakia, East Germany, France, Hungary,
U.K. and U.S.S.R., 1984; Israel, Italy and Singapore
in 1993, Canada and U.S.A., 1998
Other Information
Participated in the Freedom Struggle; Secretary, Kanyakumari
Diocesan Council (CSI) for two trienniums; Convenor of
the Committee of Five constituted for the establishment
of Nesamoney Memorial Christian College, Marthandam,
Kanyakumari District; President (i) Annvilai Multipurpose
Cooperative Society, Kanyakumari district; (ii) Manalikarai
Industrial Rubber Factory; and (iii) Kuzhthurai Bar Association
for two terms; Vice-President, (i) Palaninnavilai Palamgur Society;
and (ii) Blacksmithy Unit, Karungal; Patron, Mineral Workers' Union
and Staff Union, Indian Rare Earths, Manavalakurichy and
Nesamoney Transport Corporation, INTUC, workers; Member
(i) Indian Institute of Honey, Kuzhithurai; (ii) Executive
Committee, Coir Board for 3 years; and (iii) Governing Body,
Women's Christian College, Nagarcoil, Scott Christian College,
Nagarcoil and Christian College, Marthandam; and (iv) Synod
Church of South India since 1964 (except a period of two years)
Election Result of
Nagarcoil Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 10,28,393
Total votes polled 5,99,800
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Shri N. Dennis [T.M.C.(M)] 2,96,611
(2) Shri P. Radhakrishnan (B.J.P.) 2,67,426
(3) Shri P.S. Stanislaus (I.N.C.) 27,821
(4) Shri A. Ayyappan (Ind.) 904
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