Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
KUPPUSAMI, SHRI C.
[DRAVIDA MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM - CHENNAI NORTH (TAMILNADU)]
Father's Name Shri Chengalvarayan
Date of Birth 13 December 1926
Place of Birth Potharai, Distt. Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)
Marital Status Married on 16 September 1954
Spouse's Name Smt. Andal
Children One son and one daughter
Educational Qualifications
Intermediate
Educated at Annamalai University, Chidambaram (Tamil Nadu)
Profession
Trade Unionist, Journalist, Political and Social Worker and
Publisher
Permanent Address
Door No. 3C, Old Tower Block,
Nandanam, Chennai-600035
(Tamil Nadu)
Tels. (044) 4322255(R),4320280(O), 8241422(O)
Fax (044) 8224422
Present Address
186, South Avenue
New Delhi - 110011
Tel. (011) 3793663
Positions Held
1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha
1998-99 Member, Committee on Petitions
Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Surface Transport
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments
Publisher Uzhaippali - a Tamil monthly, an official organ
of Labour Progressive Federation; and Trustee, Murasoli -
a Tamil daily
Social and Cultural Activities
Sponsoring and participating in workers' education classes,
seminars, camps, work shops; imparting leadership training
to the workers on behalf of Labour Progressive Federation;
helping physically handicapped through Anna Memorial Trust;
and also helping bright students through Murasoli Trust
Special Interests
Trade union activities and helping unorganised labour to
organise themselves for achieving social justice
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading books, contributing articles to journals and
watching cricket matches on T.V.
Countries Visited
Japan; visited as member of National Productivitiy Council
sponsored by the Asian Productivity Organisation, Singapore
Other Information
Served for 24 years service in Railways; as Trade Union
Leader, conducted and participated in Railways and All India
Government Employees' Strikes, 1968 and 1969; Member, All
India Joint Action Committee for the Railway strike in 1974;
held various positions in Labour Progressive Federation
since 1970 and its President since 1977; also President,
Labour Wing, DMK since 1977
Election Result of
Chennai North Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 18,80,857
Total votes polled 8,76,109
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Shri C. Kuppusami (D.M.K.) 4,01,322
(2) Shri R.T. Sabapathy Mohan (M.D.M.K.) 3,32,229
(3) Shri A. Soundara Rajan [C.P.I.(M)] 50,590
(4) Shri G.K.J. Bharathi (I.N.C.) 47,147
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