Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha









PALANIMANICKAM, SHRI S.S.
DRAVIDA MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM - THANJAVUR (TAMIL NADU)



Father's Name	   	Late Shri S. Subbiah Vanniyar

Date of Birth	   	15 August 1950

Place of Birth	   	Nattani, Distt. Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

Marital Status	   	Married on 10 April 1983

Spouse's Name	   	Smt. P. Maheswari

Children	   	One daughter

Educational Qualifications 	

		B.L.

		Educated at Law College, Chennai (Tamil Nadu)

Profession    

		Agriculturist, Lawyer, Political and Social Worker
		and Trade Unionist

Permanent Address    	

		49, Prathapa Simmapuram, 
		Thanjavur-613009
		(Tamil Nadu)
	
		Tel. (04362) 30550, 30559

Present Address    	

		133, South Avenue,
		New Delhi -110011

		Tel. (011) 3794761

Positions Held    

1996		Elected to 11th Lok Sabha 

1996-97		Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism

		Member, Railway Convention Committee

		Member, Zonal Railways Users Consultative Committee,
		Ministry of Railways

		Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of 
		Communications

1997-98		Member, Joint Committee on the Empowerment of Women

1998		Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha

1998-99		Member, Committee on Industry

		Member, Select Committee on the Constitution
		(Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 1996

		Member, Committee on Private Members' Bills and 
		Resolutions

		Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of 
		Petroleum and Natural Gas

		Member, Zonal Railways Users Consultative Committee,
		Ministry of Railways

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments

President, Tamil Centre, Thanjavur

Social and Cultural Activities 

General-Secretary, All India Peace and Solidarity, Tamil 
Nadu Unit

Special Interest    

Rural education and upliftment of the rural youth

Favourite Pastime and Recreation    

Reading books on parliamentary practices and democratic
ethics

Sports and Clubs    

Secretary, Volleyball Association, Distt. Thanjavur 

Countries Visited    

Led a delegation of students to the then U.S.S.R.

Election Result of
Thanjavur Lok Sabha Constituency  
     
Total electorate 	10,13,609
Total votes polled 	 6,45,815

Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates

(1) Shri S.S. Palanimanickam 	(D.M.K.)   3,24,344
(2) Shri L. Ganesan 		(M.D.M.K.) 2,76,140
(3) Shri Mathiyalagan 		(I.N.C.)     23,109
(4) Shri Uma S. Thirumathi 	(Ind.)        1,296
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