Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
VAIKO, SHRI
[MARUMALARCHI DRAVIDA MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM - SIVAKASI (TAMIL NADU)]
Father's Name Shri Vaiyapuri Date of Birth 22 May 1944 Place of Birth Kallingappatti, Distt. Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) Marital Status Married on 14 June 1971 Spouse's Name Smt. Renuka Devi Children One son and two daughters Educational Qualifications M.A.(Economics), B.L. Educated at St. Xavier's College, Palayankottai; Presidency College and Law College, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) Profession Agriculturist, Lawyer Permanent Address P.O. Kallingappatti, Taluk Sankarankoil Distt. Tirunelveli-627001 (Tamil Nadu) Present Address C-1/13, Lodhi Garden, New Delhi - 110003 Tel. (011) 4652349 Positions Held 1978-96 Member, Rajya Sabha (three terms) 1982-84 Member, Railway Convention Committee (two terms) 1983-84 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 1986-87 Member, Committee on Petitions Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table 1994 General-Secretary, Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (M.D.M.K.) 1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha 1998-99 Member, Committee on External Affairs and its Sub-Committee-I Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry Books Published (i)Porkkalathil (in Tamil); and (ii) Ilatchiyappayanam (in (Tamil) Special Interests Literature, agriculture, research, sports, addressing public meetings etc. and organising Youth Forums Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading and listening to music Sports and Clubs Volleyball and basketball; President, Jothi Sports Club (Hockey), Palayamkottai, 1971-76 Countries Visited Widely travelled (13 countries); also visited several countries of the World in 1984 to address meetings on the ethnic Tamil problem of Sri Lanka Other Information President, District Central Cooperative Bank; won, (i) Gold Medal in Economics and Best Speaker award in St. Xavier's College, 1964; (ii) First Prize in Inter-Collegiate- Tamil Oratorical Competitions, 1964-65 and 1965-66, representing Presidency College, Madras; (iii) First-Prize- Silver Cup in Inter-Collegiate Elocution Competition conducted by Madras City Police to celebrate Road Safety Week in 1965 and; (iv) Best Orator Award in Law College, Madras, 1969; detained, (i) under MISA from 1 February, 1976 to 2 February, 1977 and (ii) again for 40 days for organising Black Flag Demonstration against late Smt. Indira Gandhi's visit to Tamil Nadu, October, 1977; jailed, (i) four times, during 1978-81 for peaceful demonstrations and picketing against Tamil Nadu State Government; (ii) four times during 1982-83 for organising Volunteer Camps of DMK; (iii) three times during 1984-86 for participation in agita- tion against the State Government; and (iv) during 1986-87 for anti-Hindi agitation; President, (i) Presidency college Victoria Hostel Tamil Association, 1965-66; (ii) Land Development Bank, Kuruvikulam, 1971-75; and (iii) M.D.K. Co-operative Supervisors' Training Institute, 1971-76; Chairman, (i)Panchayat Union, Kuruvikulam, Tirunelveli District, 1970-76; and (ii)Tirunelveli District Co-operative Central Bank, 1972-73; Propaganda-Secretary, DMK Party for Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts, 1977-79; Secretary, Election Campaign, DMK headquarters, 1983; Convener, Dr. Karunanidhi Voluntary Blood Donors' Association, Tirunelveli; Organiser, Youth Forums; and State Joint Organiser, DMK Students wing, 1970
Our Other Sites IndianPost.com AcornObituaries.com MahatmaGandhiji.comTotal electorate 12,03,627 Total votes polled 7,81,757 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Vaiko (M.D.M.K.) 3,87,694 (2) Shri V. Alagirisamy (C.P.I.) 2,52,771 (3) Shri S. Sathiyamoorthy (P.T.) 1,06,726 (4) Shri K. Rajendran (I.N.C.) 9,745
Election Result of Sivakasi Lok Sabha Constituency