Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
RAMACHANDRAN, SHRI GINGEE N.
[MARUMALARCHI DRAVIDA MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM - TINDIVANAM (TAMIL NADU)]
Father's Name Shri A Narashima Gounder
Date of Birth 3 June 1944
Place of Birth Aviyur, Distt. Villupuram (Tamil Nadu)
Marital Status Married on 1 February 1974
Spouse's Name Smt. R. Dhanalakshmi
Children One son and two daughters
Educational Qualifications
B.A., B.L.
Educated at Pachaiyappa College and Law College, Chennai,
(Tamil Nadu)
Profession
Agriculturist, Advocate, Political and Social Worker
Permanent Address
35, Subbaraya Gounder Street,
Gingee
(Tamil Nadu)
Tels. (04145) 22050, 22392
Present Address
189, South Avenue,
New Delhi-110011
Tel. (011) 3793007
Positions Held
1970-76 Joint-Organiser, D.M.K. Party (Student Wing)
1970-78 Chairman, Aviyur Panchayat Samiti, Distt.
Villupuram, Tamil Nadu
1977-90 Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
(three terms)
1978-93 District-Secretary, D.M.K. Party, Distt.
Villupuram, Tamil Nadu
1989 Chairman, Committee on Petitions
1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha
1998-99 Chairman, Joint Committee on Salaries and
Allowances of Members of Parliament
1998-99 Member, General Purposes Committee
Member, Committee on Defence
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Railways
Countries Visited
Visited Canada, France, Germany, France, U.K. and U.S.A.
Other Information
Member, Board of Selection, Annamalai University, 1976-79;
Senate Member, Annamalai University, 1979-84; Organiser,
State Students Anti-Hindi Agitation Council, Tamil Nadu, 1968-69
Election Result of
Tindivanam Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 10,65,026
Total votes polled 6,75,110
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Shri Gingee N. Ramachandran (M.D.M.K.) 3,20,141
(2) Shri G. Venkatraman (D.M.K.) 2,88,688
(3) Shri K. Ramamurthee (I.N.C.) 29,908