Name of Member: Shri Andimuthu Raja
Political Party: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Constituency & State: Nilgiris (SC)(Tamil Nadu)
Lok Sabha Experience: 11,13,14,15
Fifteenth Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile
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| Constituency : |
Nilgiris -SC (Tamil Nadu) |
| Party Name : |
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) |
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| Father’s Name |
Shri S.K. Andimuthu |
| Mother’s Name |
Smt. Chinnapillai |
| Date of Birth |
10 May 1963 |
| Place of Birth |
Velur, Distt. Perambalur (Tamil Nadu) |
| Marital Status |
Married |
| Date of Marriage |
04 Feb 1996 |
| Spouse’s Name |
Smt. M.A. Parameswari |
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| No.of Daughters |
1 |
Educational
Qualifications |
B.Sc., B.L., M.L.
Educated at Government Arts College, Musiri, Distt. Trichy; Government Law College, Madurai and Government Law College, Trichy, Tamil Nadu |
| Profession |
Advocate |
| Permanent Address |
| Vill. Velur, |
Taluka and Distt. Perambalur – 621 212
Tamil Nadu |
Tels. (04328)277052,268255
Fax. (04328) 276376 |
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| Present Address |
| 2-A, Motilal Nehru Marg, |
| New Delhi – 110 011 |
Tels. (011) 23010468, 23016553 (R), 23319696, 23739191, 24329191, 24369191 (O) 09868180390 (M)
Fax. (011) 24362333 (O)23017146 (R) |
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| Positions Held |
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| 1996 |
Elected to 11th Lok Sabha |
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| 1999 |
Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
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| 13 Oct. 1999 – 29 Sept. 2000 |
Union Minister of State, Rural Development |
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| 30 Sept. 2000- 21 Dec. 2003 |
Union Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare |
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| 2004 |
Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 3rd term) |
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| 23 May 2004 – 17 May 2007 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Environment & Forests |
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| 18 May 2007 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Communication and Information Technology |
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| 2009 |
Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
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| 31 May 2009 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Communications and Information Technology |
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| Books Published |
| “An Autobiography of Democracy” Oru Suyasarithai—Collection of Tamil poems |
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| Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments |
| Involved in social and Tamil literature movements since student days |
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| Social And Cultural Activities |
| Contributing articles to leading Tamil and English Dailies and magazines, involved in public life during college days through Dravidar Kazhagam founded by Periyar EVR; President, Dr. Ambedkar Thinkers Forum, Perambalur; Secretary, (i) Rationalist Forum, Perambalur; and (ii) Tamil Ilakkiya Peravai (Literary movement), Perambalur; District Secretary, DMK Party, Perambalur |
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| Special Interests |
| Activities on Social Reforms |
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| Favourite Pastime and Recreation |
| Reading books and writing poems in Tamil |
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| Widely travelled |
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