ARUNACHALAM, SHRI MOOKAIAH
T.M.C.(M) - TENKASI (SC) (TAMIL NADU)

Father's Name:   Shri Mookaiah

Date of Birth:   4 March 1944

Place of Birth:   Vellanaikottai in Distt. Nellai Kattabomman 
(Tamil Nadu)

Marital Status:   Married on 12 July 1974

Spouse's Name:   Smt. Amala Arun

Children:   Two sons and two daughters

Educational Qualifications :
M.A., B.L. 
Educated at V.O.C. College, Tuticorin; St. Xaviers College, Palayan 
        Kottai; Gandhigram University, Distt. Anna and Madras Law College, 
Madras (Tamil Nadu)

Profession :
   Lawyer and Agriculturist 

Permanent Address :
   (i)Vill. Vellanaikottai, Taluk Sivagiri,
Distt. Nellai Kattabomman-627 818
(Tamil Nadu)
(ii)Nannagaram, P.O. Melagaram,
via Tenkasi, Distt. Nellai Kattabomman-627 818
(Tamil Nadu)
Tel. (04633) 22851

Positions Held :
   
1972-77General Secretary, Youth Congress (I), Distt. Nellai Kattabomman, 
Tamil Nadu
1977-81President, Youth Congress (I), Tamil Nadu
1977Elected to Lok Sabha (Sixth)
1980Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh)
1984Elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth) for the third time
Sept. 1985 - Dec. 1989Union Minister of State, Industry
1989Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth) for the fourth time
Jan. 1990-Sept. 1990Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
May 1990-91Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and 
Scheduled Tribes
1990-91Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the fifth time
June 1991-Jan. 1993Union Minister of State, Urban Development
Jan. 1993-April 1996Union Minister of State, Deptt. of Small Scale 
Industries 
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the sixth time
June 1996Union Minister, Urban Affairs and Employment
July 1996-June 1997Union Cabinet Minister, Labour
June 1997 onwardsUnion Cabinet Minister, Chemicals and Fertilizers

Social and Cultural Activities :

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
 Reading and gardening

Countries Visited :
   Widely travelled; Leader (i) Cong. (I) Delegation to USSR; and 
(ii) Industrial Delegations to Canada, Cameroon, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, 
Ivory Coast, Maldives, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, 
U.A.E., U.K. and U.S.A.

Other Information :
   Imprisoned in Tihar jail along with the late 
Shri Sanjay Gandhi in 1978 for protesting against the arrest of Smt. Indira 
Gandhi; arrested and imprisoned in 1990 in Chennai for naming Marai Malai Nagar 
as Kamraj Nagar
 
 
Election Result :
   
Tenkasi-SC Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate9,73,084
Total votes polled6,80,617
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates:
(1) Shri Mookaiah Arunachalam [T.M.C. (M)] 2,90,663
(2) Shri V. Selvaraj (I.N.C.)   1,94,737
(3) Shri P. Jeyaraj [C.P.I. (M)] 82,615
(4) Shri S. Arumugam (B.J.P.)     52,110