Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha
VENUGOPAL, SHRI D.
D.M.K. - TIRUPPATTUR (TAMIL NADU)
Father's Name: Shri Dhanapal
Date of Birth: 5 November 1936
Place of Birth: Kattampoondi (Tamil Nadu)
Marital Status: Married in 1956
Spouse's Name: Smt. Ruthhrambal
Children: One son and three daughters
Educational Qualifications :
Tenth Class
Educated at Danish Mission High School, Thiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)
Profession :
Agriculturist and Political Worker
Permanent Address :
No. 69, Annaikatti Street, Thiruvannamalai-606601
Distt. Thiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)
Tels. (04175) 22574, 25200
Positions Held :
1965-95 President, Kattampoondi Village Panchayat
1977-84 Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
1996 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
Social and Cultural Activities :
Social activities
Special Interests :
To improve the livelihood of very poor people in whole of the South India particularly the constituency and in Tamil Nadu
Other Information :
Chairman, Thiruvannamalai Union, 1971; Vice-Chairman, Sugar Mill, Kallakurichi, South Arcot, Tamil Nadu, 1972; President, Agriculture Seed Co-op. Society, Thiruvannamalai, 1989
Election Result :
Tiruppattur Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate 10,61,817
Total votes polled 7,32,490
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri D. Venugopal (D.M.K.) 4,30,766
(2) Shri R. Anbarasu (I.N.C.) 1,90,502
(3) Shri S. Natarajan (P.M.K.) 35,976
(4) Shri G. Vanagamudi (M.D.M.K.) 23,667