VELU, SHRI A.M.
T.M.C.(M) - ARAKKONAM (TAMIL NADU)


Father's Name:   	Shri A.C. Mudalianda Mudaliar

Date of Birth:   	26 September 1947

Place of Birth:   	Sholinghur in Distt. North Arcot Ambedkar 
	               (Tamil Nadu)

Marital Status:   	Married on 11 March 1966

Spouse's Name:   	Smt. A.V. Saraswathi Ammal

Children:   	Two sons and one daughter

Educational Qualifications :
	Matriculation

Profession :
   	Businessman and Industrialist

Permanent Address :
   	45, Boardingpet Street, Sholinghur-631102 
	Distt. North Arcot Ambedkar (Tamil Nadu)
	Tels. (04172) 72333, 72573

Positions Held :
   
1971	Member, Congress Party
1973-1984	President, Town Congress Committee, Sholinghur, 
Distt. North Arcot Ambedkar
1980	Elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh)
1996	Member, T.M.C. (M)
1996	Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)

Social and Cultural Activities :

Special Interests :
   	Industries, commerce, foreign travels, film industry, transport and shipping

Favourite Pastime and Recreation: 	Reading, travelling and photography

Sports and Clubs :
   	Member, Cosmopolitan Club, Chennai

Countries Visited :
   	Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Russia 
        and Thailand

Election Result :
   
Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate	10,34,646
Total votes polled	7,57,483
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri A.M. Velu [T.M.C. (M)]	4,25,974
(2) Shri R. Raviram (I.N.C.)	1,61,129
(3) Shri N. Venugopal [A.I.I.C. (T)]	80,714
(4) Shri Jayakaran Joseph (J.D.)	31,703
 
 
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