Minister of State |
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PALANIMANICKAM, SHRI S.S. |
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Constituency |
Thanjavur ( Tamil Nadu ) |
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Party |
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) |
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palani@sansad.nic.in |
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Father's Name |
Late Shri S. Subbiah Vanniyar |
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Mother's Name |
Smt. Maragathambal |
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Date of Birth |
15 August 1950 |
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Place of Birth |
Nattani, Distt. Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) |
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Marital Status |
Married |
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Date of Marriage |
10 April 1983 |
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Spouse's Name |
Smt. P. Maheswari |
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No. of Sons |
1 |
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Educational Qualifications |
B.L. Educated at Madras Law College, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) |
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Profession |
Agriculturist , Lawyer , Trade Unionist , Writer |
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Permanent Address |
49, P.S. Puram, Thanjavur-09 Tamil Nadu |
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Present Address |
7, Dr. Bishambar Das Marg, New Delhi - 110001 |
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Positions Held |
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1996 |
Elected to 11th Lok Sabha |
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1996-97 |
Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism |
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Member, Railway Convention Committee |
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Member, Zonal Railways Users Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications |
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1996-98 |
Member, Select Committee on the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 1996 |
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1997-98 |
Member, Joint Committee on the Empowerment of Women |
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1998 |
Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
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1998-99 |
Member, Committee on Industry |
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Member, Committee on Private Members� Bills and Resolutions |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas |
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Member, Zonal Railway Users Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways |
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1999 |
Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
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1999 - 2004 |
Chairman, Committee on Agriculture |
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1999-2000 |
Member, Committee of Privileges |
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Member, Joint Committee on Patents (Second Amendment) Bill, 1999 |
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Member, General Purposes Committee |
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2000 -2004 |
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation |
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Member, Consultative Committe, National Railway Users |
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2004 |
Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 4th term) |
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2009 |
Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha( 5th term) |
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments |
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President, Tamil Centre, Thanjavur (for more than ten years) |
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Social And Cultural Activities |
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General-Secretary, All India Peace and Solidarity, Tamil Nadu Unit; working for the upliftment of weaker sections of the society by providing them facilities such as schools, medical camps, drinking water and link roads etc. |
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Special Interests |
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Rural education and upliftment of the rural youth |
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation |
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Reading books on parliamentary practices, democratic ethics and philosophy |
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Sports and Clubs |
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Secretary, Volleyball Association, Distt. Thanjavur |
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