Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha








KUMARAMANGALAM, SHRI P.R.
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - TIRUCHIRAPPALLI (TAMIL NADU)]



Father's Name             Shri S. Mohan Kumaramangalam            

Date of Birth             12 May 1952

Place of Birth            Madras (now Chennai) (Tamil Nadu)                 

Marital Status            Married on 5 October 1975

Spouse's Name             Smt. Kitty Kumaramangalam               

Children                  One son and  one daughter

Educational Qualifications  

               B.Sc., LL.B.

               Educated at Madras University, Chennai (Tamil Nadu)  and
               University of Delhi, Delhi

Profession         

               Lawyer


Permanent Address  

               6, Jaganathan Road,               
               Nugambakam, Chennai-600034              
               (Tamil Nadu) 

	       Tels. (044) 8276222, 8272021
                           
Present Address  

                30, A.R. Complex,
                Sector-13, R.K. Puram,
                New Delhi-110066

                Tel. (011) 6870551

Positions Held  

1984            Elected to 8th Lok Sabha

1989            Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1989-90         Member, Business Advisory Committee

1990-91         Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Labour
                and Welfare

1991            Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1991-92         Union Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs and
                Law, Justice and Company Affairs

1992-93         Union Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs,
                Science and Technology, Department of Electronics
                and Department of Ocean Development

1998            Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)

19 March 1998-  Union Cabinet Minister, Power; Parliamentary Affairs;
onwards	     	and Non-Conventional Energy Sources 

1998-99           Member, Parliamentary Pay Committee


Books Published  

The Student Movement in India; wrote articles on (i) The
other side of Gravitation; and (ii) The Nuances of Directive
Principle

Social and Cultural Activities  

Making efforts for employment of educated youth

Special Interests  

Electronics, science and technology

Favourite Pastime and Recreation  

Reading

Sports and Clubs  

Table tennis; President, Tamil Nadu Karate Association;
Member, Cricket Club

Countries Visited  

Widely travelled (15 countries) as tourist and in his
capacity as a lawyer

Other Information  

Trade Union leader; Founder-President, National Students'
Union of India (NSUI); and Member, Court, University of
Delhi, 1990 onwards

Election Result of
Tiruchirappalli Lok Sabha Constituency  

Total electorate        11,78,258
Total votes polled       6,47,694

Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates

(1) Shri P. R. Kumaramangalam       (B.J.P.)    3,05,233
(2) Shri L. Adaikalaraj             [T.M.C.(M)] 2,93,778
(3) Shri Subbha Somu                (I.N.C.)      23,747
(4) Shri K. Sachidanandam           (P.T.)         4,979
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