Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
MUTHIAH, SHRI R.
[ALL INDIA ANNA DRAVIDA MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM - PERIYAKULAM (TAMIL NADU)]
Father's Name Shri S. Ramasamy Thevar
Date of Birth 4 October 1945
Place of Birth Muthappanpatti, Distt. Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
Marital Status Married on 8 August 1965
Spouse's Name Smt. M. Sakunthala
Children Two sons and two daughters
Educational Qualifications
M.Sc.
Educated at Thiagarajar College, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
Profession
Agriculturist, Publisher
Permanent Address
Muthappanpatti, P.O. Genjampatti,
Taluk Thirumangalam,
Distt. Peraiyur (Tamil Nadu)
Tel. (04549) 26255
Present Address
AB-12, Pandara Road,
New Delhi-110003
Positions Held
1977-88 Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (three
terms)
1977-79 Chairman, Committee on Public Undertakings
1978-80 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Transport
1980-81 Chairman, Estimates Committee
1981-82 Chairman, Committee on Public Undertakings
1983-84 Member, Public Accounts Committee
1985-86 Chairman, Estimates Committee
1986 District Secretary, All India Anna Dravida
onwards Munnetra Kazhagam (A.I.A.D.M.K.), Tamil Nadu
1988-89 Treasurer, A.I.A.D.M.K., Tamil Nadu
1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha
Member, Business Advisory Committee
1990 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
Member, General Purposes Committee
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Civil Aviation
Member, Consultative Committee, constituted under
Punjab State Legislature (Delegation of Powers)
Act, 1987
1991-96 Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Speaker, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
19 March 1998- Union Cabinet Minister, Surface Transport
08 April 1998
1998-99 Convenor, Sub-Committee-C on Department of
Consumer Affairs, Committee of Food, Civil Supplies
and Public Distrubtion
Member, Business Advisory Committee
Member, General Purposes Committee
Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and
Public Distribution; and Sub-Committee-D on
Coordination
Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local
Area Development Scheme
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Finance
Social and Cultural Activities
Rural upliftment through ensuring facilities like improved
transport, drinking water and opening of schools, etc.
Special Interests
Promotion of Tamil language to ensure for it an equal status
with Hindi at the Union level and rural development movements
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading, sports and games
Other Information
Participated and was arrested in Anti-Hindi Agitation,
1965 in Tamil Nadu; Chairman, Tamil Nadu Agro-engineering
Cooperative Federation, 1985-88; assoiciated with Dravida
Munnetra Kazhagam till 1972; Member, (i) Syndicate, Madurai
Kamraj University, 1979-85; and (ii) Court, Hyderabad
University, 1990; and Treasurer, A.I.A.D.M.K. at present
Election Result of
Periyakulam Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 10,79,255
Total votes polled 6,17,136
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Shri R. Muthiah (A.I.A.D.M.K.) 3,19,672
(2) Shri R. Gandhimathy (D.M.K.) 2,49,092
(3) Shri C. Mookiah (P.T.) 20,219
(4) Shri P.V.K. Deivendran (Ind.) 5,549
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