Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
CHIDAMBARAM, SHRI P.
[TAMIL MANILA CONGRESS (MOOPANAR) - SIVAGANGA (TAMILNADU)]
Father's Name Shri Palaniappan
Date of Birth 16 September 1945
Place of Birth Kanadukathan, Distt. Sivaganga
(Tamil Nadu)
Marital Status Married on 11 December 1968
Spouse's Name Smt. Nalini Chidambaram
Children One son
Educational Qualifications
B.Sc., B.L., M.B.A.
Educated at Madras University, Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
and Harvard University, Boston, Mass, (U.S.A.)
Profession
Lawyer
Permanent Address
16, Pycrofts Garden Road, Chennai-600006
(Tamil Nadu)
Tel./Fax (044) 8279025
Present Address
30, Aurangzeb Road,
New Delhi-110011
Tel. (011) 3016717
Positions Held
1972 Member, All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.)
1973-76 President, Youth Congress, Tamil Nadu
1976-77 General-Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee
(P.C.C.), Tamil Nadu
1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha
1985 Joint Secretary, All India Congress Committee (Indira)
[A.I.C.C. (I)]
September 1985 Union Deputy Minister, Commerce
1985-86 Union Deputy Minister, Personnel, Administrative
Reforms, Training, Public Grievances and Pensions
1986-89 Union Minister of State, Personnel, Public
Grievances and Pensions
1986-89 Union Minister of State, IndiaPress Affairs
(Internal Security)
1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1990 Member, Committee to review Lok Sabha Secretariat
Rules, 1955
Member, Consultative Committee constituted under
the 'Punjab State Legislature (Delegation of Powers)
Act, 1987'
1990-91 Member, Public Accounts Committee
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance
1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
1991-92 and Union Minister of State, Commerce
1995-96 (Independent Charge)
1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (4th term)
1996-98 Union Minister, Finance (with additional charge
of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, June 1996
and held charge of Company Affairs till April 1997)
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (5th term)
1998-99 Member, Committee of Privileges
Member, Committee on Finance
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
External Affairs
Social and Cultural Activities
Trustee, (i) Rajiv Gandhi Foundation; and (ii) Ilakkiya Chintanai
Special Interest
Modern Tamil literature
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading and sports
Sports and Clubs
Member,(i)Kodaikanal Club; (ii)Sterling Club, Chennai ;and
(iii)Gymkhana Club, Delhi
Countries Visited
Widely travelled (14 countries); Member, Government of India
Delegation to Mauritius, 1986; Leader, Indian Delegation to
Sri Lanka, 1986 and UNCTAD, 1995; and Member, Congress(I)
Delegation to U.S.S.R., 1986
Election Result of
Sivaganga Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 10,76,206
Total votes polled 6,18,259
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Shri P. Chidambaram [T.M.C.(M)] 3,03,854
(2) Shri K. Kalimuthu (A.I.A.D.M.K.) 2,44,713
(3) Shri M. Gowrishankaran (I.N.C.) 34,114
(4) Shri Thirumathi Santhi Udayappan (P.T.) 6,847
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