Name of Member: Shri M. Ramanathan
Political Party: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Constituency & State: Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)
Lok Sabha Experience: 11
Father's Name : Shri V. Muthu
Date of Birth : 22 June 1934
Place of Birth : Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)
Marital Status : Married on 25 February 1965
Spouse's Name : Smt. Rama Kantham
Children : Four sons
Educational Qualifications :
S.S.L.C.
Profession :
Political and Social Worker
Permanent Address :
133, Karuppaiya Street, Coimbatore-641001
(Tamil Nadu)
Tel. (0422) 392616
Positions Held :
1959-62 Member, General Council, D.M.K.
1962-96 Member, Executive Council, D.M.K.
1970-76 Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Council
1970-73 Member, Estimates Committee, Tamil Nadu Legislature
1972-96 Member, Auditing Committee and Trust, D.M.K.
1984-86 and 1989-91 Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
1985-86 Member, Public Accounts Committee, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
1989-90 Chairman, Estimates Committee, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
1992-96 President, D.M.K., District Coimbatore
1996 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
Social and Cultural Activities :
Upliftment of the poor, adivasis; struggle against social evils
Special Interests :
Social work and literary reading
Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Reading classical books and participating in debates
Other Information :
Imprisoned several times for participation in political agitations
Election Result :
Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate 13,17,110
Total votes polled 8,48,217
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates:
(1) Shri M. Ramanathan (D.M.K.) 4,63,807
(2) Shri C.K. Kuppuswamy (I.N.C.) 2,01,020
(3) Shri P.R. Natarajan [C.P.I. (M)] 85,355
(4) Shri K.S. Natarajan (B.J.P.) 43,289
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