Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
JANARTHANAN, SHRI M.R. KADAMBUR
[ALL INDIA ANNA DRAVIDA MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM - TIRUNELVELI (TAMIL NADU)]
Father's Name Shri Rathnasamy Nadar Date of Birth 22 October 1929 Place of Birth Kadambur, Distt. Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) Marital Status Married in 1951 Spouse's Name Smt. J. Rathnathai Educational Qualifications B.Sc. Educated at Presidency College, Madras Profession Agriculturist and Trader Permanent Address 22, North Car Street, Kadambur-628714 (Tamil Nadu) Tel. (046328) 46222 Present Address 3, Sunaheri Bagh Road, New Delhi-110011 Tel. (011) 3792745 Positions Held 1960-65 Vice-President, Kadambur Panchayat, Tamil Nadu 1965-73 Taluk-Secretary, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, (D.M.K.), Tamil Nadu 1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha 1985-86 Member, Estimates Committee Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament 1987-89 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Textiles 1988-89 Member, Committee on Government Assurances 1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term) Member, House Committee 1990 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Textiles 1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 1991-96 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Textiles Member, Rules Committee 1994-96 Member, Committee on Finance 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term) March 1998- Union Minister of State, Ministry of Personnel, April 1999 Public Grievances and Pensions; Additional Charge of Minister of State for Finance (Revenue, Banking and Insurance) Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments Odum Railil Oruvan (short story in Tamil) in Ananda Vikatan short story competition Social and Cultural Activities Welfare of the handicapped and the disabled Special Interests Cotton industry and religious activities Favourite Pastime and Recreation Social service and drama Sports and Clubs Atheletics, football, hockey and basketball Countries Visited Widely travelled (13 countries) Other Information Secretary, Agriculture Headquarters, 1973-74; imprisoned under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, Feb.-April 1976;General-Secretary, All World M.G.R. Mandram,1996
Our Other Sites IndianPost.com JainJagat.com MahatmaGandhiji.comTotal electorate 10,75,467 Total votes polled 6,09,616 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri M. R. Kadambur Janarthanan (A.I.A.D.M.K.) 2,47,823 (2) Shri R. Sarath Kumar (D.M.K.) 2,40,919 (3) Dr. A. Savior Selva Suresh (P.T.) 86,419 (4) Shri G.R. Edmund (M.A.D.M.K.) 16,789
Election Result of Tirunelveli Lok Sabha Constituency