Name of Member: Shri Dhanuskodi Athithan
Political Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency & State: Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu)
Lok Sabha Experience: 8,9,10,11,14
Fourteenth Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile
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Constituency : |
Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) |
Party Name : |
Indian National Congress (INC) |
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Father’s Name |
Shri P. Ramachandra Athithan |
Mother’s Name |
Smt. P. Padmavathi |
Date of Birth |
06 Mar 1953 |
Place of Birth |
Kayamoli, Distt. Thuthukudi (Tamil Nadu) |
Marital Status |
Married |
Date of Marriage |
30 Jan 1977 |
Spouse’s Name |
Smt. Indira Devi |
No. of Sons |
1 |
No.of Daughters |
2 |
Educational
Qualifications |
M.A. (Economics), B.L.
Educated at St. John`s College, Palayamottai, Loyola College, and Madras Law College ( Tamil Nadu) |
Profession |
Advocate
Agriculturist, Businessperson |
Permanent Address |
7/1A, L.N. Puram Street, |
Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli – 627 002 (Tamil Nadu) |
(0462)2578888,2577777 |
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Present Address |
22, G.R.G. Road, |
New Delhi – 110 001 |
Tels. (011) 23315657, 23351755, 9868180662 (M) |
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Positions Held |
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1989 |
Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
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1984 |
Elected to 8th Lok Sabha |
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1990-91 |
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministries of Finance & Labour and Food Processing Industries |
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1991 |
Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
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1996 |
Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
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21June 96- 21April 97and
1May 97-19 March 98 |
Union Minister of State, Department of Youth Affairs and Sports, Ministry of Human Resources Development |
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2004 |
Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (5th term) |
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Member, Committe on Petroleum and Natural Gas |
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5 Aug. 2007 onwards |
Member, Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas |
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1 May 2008 |
Member, Financial Committee on Estimates |
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Social And Cultural Activities |
Promoting communal harmony; visited various places and met people wherever communal clashes erupted; organised meetings and awareness camps to educate people to live peacefully with other communities |
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Special Interests |
Conducting Gandhiji study circles in various villages to educate people to follow Gandhian principles; organising Youth Development Centres in villages to develop their personality; creating awareness for the preservation of environment |
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation |
Social service |
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Countries Visited |
France, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Russia, Singapore, U.K., and U.S.A. |
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Other Information |
Founder, Gandhian Study Circle in district Tirunelveli; propagated Gandhian thought; Elected Member, Animal Welfare Board on 24 August, 1990 and Founder, Federation for National Intergration |
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