Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha








SATHIAMOORTHY, SHRI V.
[ALL INDIA ANNA DRAVIDA MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM - RAMANATHAPURAM (TAMIL NADU)]



Father's Name       	Shri Vadivelu Thevar                    

Date of Birth       	20 March 1945

Place of Birth      	Melaselvanoor, Distt. Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) 

Marital Status      	Married on 25 March 1974

Spouse's Name       	Smt. S. Chandra                         

Children            	One son and  two daughters

Educational Qualifications  

               	B.A., B.L.

               	Educated at R.D.M. College, Madurai University, Sivaganga
               	and Madras Law College, Chennai (Tamil Nadu)

Profession         

                Agriculturist, Lawyer, Political and Social Worker

Permanent Address  

               	P.O. Melaselvanoor                      
               	Taluk Kadaladi, Distt. Ramnad-623501    
               	(Tamil Nadu)                            

               	Tel. (04576) 66532
                                                    
Present Address

		7, Pandit Pant Marg,
		New Delhi - 110001

		Tel. (011) 3716863

Positions Held  

		  Secretary, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra
                  Kazhagam (A.I.A.D.M.K.), Distt. Ramanathapuram

                  Secretary, A.I.A.D.M.K., Tamil Nadu

1980-84 and       Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
1991-96

1986-91           Chairman,Panchayat Samiti, Kadaladi

1991-92           Chairman, Estimates Committee, Tamil Nadu
                  Legislative Assembly

1993-96           Minister, Commercial Taxes, Tamil Nadu

1998              Elected to 12th Lok Sabha

1998-99           Member, Panel of Chairmen

	          Member, Committee of Privileges

                  Member, Committee on Defence and its
		  Sub-Committee-I

		  Member, General Purposes Committee    

		Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of 
		Chemicals and Fertilizers

Social and Cultural Activities  

Working for the upliftment of the poor

Special Interests  

Working for providing drinking water in Ramnad district

Favourite Pastime and Recreation  

Shooting, agricultural work and plantation

Sports and Clubs  

Kabaddi player in school and Athelete during college
days

Countries Visited  

Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan

Other Information

Member, Court of Jawaharlal Nehru University, 1998-99

Election Result of
Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha Constituency  

Total electorate 	10,78,503
Total votes polled 	 6,13,766

Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates

(1) Shri V. Sathiamoorthy 		(A.I.A.D.M.K.)2,58,978
(2) Shri S.P. Udayappan 		[T.M.C.(M)]   2,34,886
(3) Dr. Nazeera Parvin K. Thirumathi    (P.T.)          53,542
(4) Shri V. Rajeshwaren 		(I.N.C.)        24,942
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