Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
BAALU, SHRI T.R.
[DRAVIDA MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM - CHENNAI SOUTH (TAMIL NADU)]
Father's Name Shri Rajuthevar Date of Birth 15 June 1941 Place of Birth Thalikottai, Distt. Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) Marital Status Married on 19 October 1970 Spouse's Name Smt. T.R.B. Porkodi Children Three sons and two daughters Educational Qualifications B.Sc., L.C.E. Educated at New College, Madras University, Chennai and Central Polytechnic, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) Profession Industrialist, Political and Social Worker and Engineer Permanent Address 28, United India Colony, First Cross Street, Kodambakkam, Chennai-600024 (Tamil Nadu) Tel. (044) 4839090, 8222181 Fax. (044) 4843334 Present Address 10, Raisina Road, New Delhi-110001 Tel. and Fax. (011) 3711848 Positions Held 1957 Member, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (D.M.K.) onwards 1982-93 Secretary, D.M.K., Madras City District unit 1986-1992 Member, Rajya Sabha Member, Public Accounts Committee Member, Committee on Rules (Rajya Sabha) 1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha 1996-98 Union Minister of State, Petroleum and Natural Gas 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1998-99 Member, Committee on Railways Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of IndiaPress Affairs Special Interests Social Service Favourite Pastime and Recreation Cricket Countries Visited Australia, France, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore as Leader, Indian delegation in the capacity of Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Other Information Imprisoned under Maintenance of Internal Secuirity Act (M.I.S.A.) during 1976 for about one year; arrested and imprisoned more than 15 times for participating in the agitations, picketings and demonstrations for public cause
Our Other Sites IndianPost.com AcornObituaries.com PressNote.comTotal electorate 19,36,771 Total votes polled 9,17,040 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri T.R. Baalu (D.M.K.) 4,32,913 (2) Shri K. Jana Krishnamurthi (B.J.P.) 4,12,899 (3) Shri M.P. Subramanyam (I.N.C.) 44,549 (4) Shri M. Nagappan (Ind.) 3,294
Election Result of Chennai South Lok Sabha Constituency