Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
MARAN, SHRI MURASOLI
[DRAVIDA MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM - CHENNAI CENTRAL (TAMIL NADU)]
Father's Name Shri Shanmuga Sundaram Date of Birth 17 August 1934 Place of Birth Vill. Thirukkuvalai, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) Marital Status Married on 15 September 1963 Spouse's Name Smt. Mallika Maran Children Two sons and one daughter Educational Qualifications M.A. Educated at Pachaiyappa's College and Law College, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) Profession Journalist, Political and Social Worker Permanent Address 12, Second Street, Gopalapuram, Chennai-600086 Tels. (044) 8275061, 8278208 Present Address 8, Krishna Menon Marg, New Delhi 110011 Tel. (011) 3010748 Positions Held 1967 Elected to 4th Lok Sabha 1971 Re-elected to 5th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1977-95 Member, Rajya Sabha (three terms) Member, Committee on Public Undertakings (three terms) 1980-82 Member, General Purposes Committee 1980-82 and Member, Committee on Public Accounts 1991-95 1982-83 and Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled 1987-88 Castes and Scheduled Tribes (two terms) 1988-89 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation 1989-90 Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Development 1992-93 Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee to enquire into irregularities in the securities and banking transactions 1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 1996 Leader, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (D.M.K.) Parliamentary onwards Party, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha 1996-98 Union Cabinet Minister, Industry 1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term) 1998-99 Member, General Purposes Committee Member, Committee on Commerce Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs 1999-2000 Member, Committee on Public Accounts Books Published A number of books on politics and short story collections in Tamil. A book entitled State autonomy - Manila Suyatchi, is a research work on Centre-State Relations; Dravida Iyakka Varalaru Vol. I on History of the Dravidian Movement - another research work about its genesis and growth
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments Journalist, author and screen-playwright; provided screen play and dialogues for more than 20 films in Tamil; produced five and directed two films; Conferred the title Kalai-Mamani by the Sangeet Natak Academy in 1975; Awarded (i) President's Certificate of Merit; and (ii) Tamil Nadu Government Award for three best feature films; Edited (i)Murasoli daily - a newspaper in Tamil; and (ii)The Rising Sun - a weekly in English; and Publisher of Kunguman, Muththaram, Vannathirai and Sumangali (all in Tamil)Social and Cultural Activities Founder-Member and the first President, Madras Press Club; Trustee, Pachaiyappa's Trust Board, 1970-78; and its President in 1976 Sports and Clubs Member, India International Centre, New Delhi Countries Visited Widely travelled; Member, (i) Indian Parliamentary Delegation to Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, London, 1989; and (ii)Indian Delegation to Germany and Ireland, 1994Other Information Arrested in 1965 during anti-Hindi agitation for his articles; detained for a year under Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) during Emergency; Participated in (i) International Seminar of Harvard University conducted by Dr. Henry Kissinger, 1968; (ii) Oxford Strategic Leadership Programme, Templeton College, Oxford University, 1998; and (iii) Harvard International Workshop on Privatization, Regulatory Reform and Corporate Governance, HIID, Harvard University, 1998; Actively associated with the Dravidian Movement and the D.M.K. Party since student days; Member, Executive Committee and the General Council, D.M.K. PartyOur Other Sites IndianPost.com MediaWorld.info PressNote.comTotal electorate 12,06,719 Total votes polled 5,97,280 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Murasoli Maran (D.M.K.) 3,00,774 (2) Shri D. Jayakumar (A.D.M.K.) 2,29,047 (3) Shri R. Anbarasu (I.N.C.) 44,061 (4) Shri S. Natarajan (P.T.) 1,385
Election Result of Chennai Central Lok Sabha Constituency