Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
KUMARAMANGALAM, SHRI P.R.
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - TIRUCHIRAPPALLI (TAMIL NADU)]
Father's Name Shri S. Mohan Kumaramangalam
Date of Birth 12 May 1952
Place of Birth Madras (now Chennai) (Tamil Nadu)
Marital Status Married on 5 October 1975
Spouse's Name Smt. Kitty Kumaramangalam
Children One son and one daughter
Educational Qualifications
B.Sc., LL.B.
Educated at Madras University, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and
University of Delhi, Delhi
Profession
Lawyer
Permanent Address
6, Jaganathan Road,
Nugambakam, Chennai-600034
(Tamil Nadu)
Tels. (044) 8276222, 8272021
Present Address
30, A.R. Complex,
Sector-13, R.K. Puram,
New Delhi-110066
Tel. (011) 6870551
Positions Held
1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha
1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1989-90 Member, Business Advisory Committee
1990-91 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Labour
and Welfare
1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
1991-92 Union Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs and
Law, Justice and Company Affairs
1992-93 Union Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs,
Science and Technology, Department of Electronics
and Department of Ocean Development
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)
19 March 1998- Union Cabinet Minister, Power; Parliamentary Affairs;
onwards and Non-Conventional Energy Sources
1998-99 Member, Parliamentary Pay Committee
Books Published
The Student Movement in India; wrote articles on (i) The
other side of Gravitation; and (ii) The Nuances of Directive
Principle
Social and Cultural Activities
Making efforts for employment of educated youth
Special Interests
Electronics, science and technology
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading
Sports and Clubs
Table tennis; President, Tamil Nadu Karate Association;
Member, Cricket Club
Countries Visited
Widely travelled (15 countries) as tourist and in his
capacity as a lawyer
Other Information
Trade Union leader; Founder-President, National Students'
Union of India (NSUI); and Member, Court, University of
Delhi, 1990 onwards
Election Result of
Tiruchirappalli Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 11,78,258
Total votes polled 6,47,694
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Shri P. R. Kumaramangalam (B.J.P.) 3,05,233
(2) Shri L. Adaikalaraj [T.M.C.(M)] 2,93,778
(3) Shri Subbha Somu (I.N.C.) 23,747
(4) Shri K. Sachidanandam (P.T.) 4,979
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