Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha
ADAIKALARAJ, SHRI LOURDASAMY
T.M.C.(M) - TIRUCHIRAPALLI (TAMIL NADU)
Father's Name: Shri Lourdasamy
Date of Birth: 9 May 1936
Place of Birth: Trichy (Tamil Nadu)
Marital Status: Married on 21 August 1958
Spouse's Name: Smt. Rani Adaikalaraj
Children: Three sons and two daughters
Educational Qualifications :
Intermediate
Educated at St. Joseph College, Trichy (Tamil Nadu)
Profession :
Trader and Industrialist
Permanent Address :
7-B, Crawford Colony, Trichy-620001 (Tamil Nadu)
Tel. (0431) 463434
Positions Held :
1984Elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth)
1984-89Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
1985-90Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
1988-89Member, C.W.C., Tamil Nadu
1989Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth)
1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the third time
1991-96Member, Committee on Petitions
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the fourth time
Special Interests :
Social service, cultural programmes and industrial development
Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Gardening, music and games
Sports and Clubs :
Football and Badminton; President of a number of sports and cultural organisations
Countries Visited :
Australia, Brazil, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, U.A.E. and U.S.A.
Other Information :
Member, Silk Board, 1985-88
Election Result :
Tiruchirapalli Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate10,70,053
Total votes polled 7,20,232
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Lourdasamy Adaikalaraj [T.M.C. (M)] 4,34,149
(2) Shri K. Gopal (I.N.C.) 1,69,441
(3) Shri T.K. Rangarajan [C.P.I. (M)] 52,185
(4) Shri D. Dhanabalan (B.J.P.) 14,778
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