Name of Member: Shri Vazhappady Koothappadayachi Ramamurthy
Political Party: Independents
Constituency & State: Salem (Tamil Nadu)
Lok Sabha Experience: 6,7,8,9,10,12
Biographical Sketch 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
Election Result of
Salem Lok Sabha Constituency
Total 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
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