Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha






RAMANATHAN, SHRI M.
D.M.K - COIMBATORE (TAMILNADU)

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 :
1959-62Member, General Council, D.M.K. 1962-96Member, Executive Council, D.M.K. 1970-76Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Council 1970-73Member, Estimates Committee, Tamil Nadu Legislature 1972-96Member, Auditing Committee and Trust, D.M.K. 1984-86 and 1989-91Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 1985-86Member, Public Accounts Committee, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 1989-90Chairman, Estimates Committee, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 1992-96President, D.M.K., District Coimbatore 1996Elected 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 electorate13,17,110 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