Shri E.V.K.S. Elangovan political profile

Elangovan, Shri E.V.K.S. Constituency   : Gobichettipalayam (Tamil Nadu) Party Name     : Indian National Congress (INC) Email Address : evks[DOT]elangovan[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Late Shri E.V.K. Sampath Mother’s Name Smt. Sulochana Sampath Date of Birth 21 Dec 1948 Place of Birth Erode (Tamil Nadu) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 22 May 1975 Spouse’s Name Smt. Varalakshmi Elangovan No. of Sons 2 Educational Qualifications B.A. (Economics) Educated at Presidency College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu Profession Social Worker Permanent Address (i) 161, Cutchery Street, Erode – 638 001 (Tamil Nadu) Tel. (0424) 2259013 (ii) 5, Town Planning Scheme Road, Raja Annamali Puram, Chennai-600 028 Tel. (044) 24618687 Present Address 97, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi – 110 003 Tels. (011) 24638900, 24616099 (R), 23061298, 23063113 (O) Fax: (011) 23063312 (O) Positions Held

1984-1987 Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

1996 onwards Member, All India Congress Committee

1998-2000 General Secretrary, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee

2000-2002 President, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee

2002-2003 Working President, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee

2004 Elected to 14th Lok Sabha

23 May – 24 May 2004 Union Minister of State, Petroleum and Natural Gas

25 May 2004 onwards Union Minister of State, Commerce and Industry

Social And Cultural Activities Social work and trade union activities Special Interests Car and motor bike racing and study of Indian and world history Favourite Pastime and Recreation Watching television for news and music; reading and Playing badminton Sports and Clubs Member of Cosmopolitan Club, Chennai; participated in Cholavaram Chennai motorbike racing Countries Visited Japan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Thailand, U.S.A., Uzbekistan, Singapore and U.A.E. Other Information Secretary, Presidency College Students Congress, 1967; President, (i) Periyar District Youth Congress 1978-80; (ii) Erode City Congress Committee, 1980-82; and (iii) Erode District Congress Committee, 1990-96; General Secretary, Erode District Congress Commttiee, 1982-83; associated with INTUC`S Transport wing for the last 25 years; born in a family of social reformists of South India; grandson of Pesiyar E.V. Ramaswamy, legendary icon of social reformism in India and son of Late E.V.K. Sampath, a former member of Parliament and leader of Congress Party in Tamil Nadu

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