Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
DALIT EZHILMALAI, SHRI
[PATTALI MAKKAL KATCHI - CHIDAMBARAM-SC (TAMIL NADU)]
Father's Name Shri Raman Elumalai
Date of Birth 24 June 1945
Place of Birth Chengai, Distt. Chingelput (Tamil Nadu)
Marital Status Married on 9 August 1967
Spouse's Name Smt. Munirdhinam
Children Three daughters and one son
Profession
Political and Social Worker, Civil Servant
Permanent Address
67, Devaraj Nagar
P.O. Selaiyur
Chennai-600073
(Tamil Nadu)
Tels. 2375755(R), 451115(O)
Present Address
4, Lodhi Estate,
New Delhi-110003
Tels. (011) 4649299, 4649866
Positions Held
1989 Founder, General-Secretary, Pattali Makkal Katchi
(P.M.K.)
1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha
1998 Union Minister of State, Health and Family
onwards Welfare (Independent Charge)
Social and Cultural Activities
General-Secretary, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Employees Association, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, 1974;
Convenor, Dalit People's Front, 1974
Special Interests
Social service
Countries Visited
Japan and Libya; visited Japan to study the problems of the
Burakumins, counterparts of Indian Dalits, 1985; and visited
Libya to participate in Social Justice Conference, Tripoli,
1987
Other Information
Served in (i) Postal and Telegraph Department (P&T), 1963-
87; and (ii) on deputation to Indian Army, 1969-74; awarded
Sainik Sewa Medal with a Citation by the President of India
for meritorious service; Secretary, Tamil Nadu Circle Union,
National Federation of P&T Employees, 1974; participated and
led various agitations launched by P.M.K., 1989; beaten up
brutally by Tamil Nadu Police in a P.M.K. rally at Valluvar
kottam, Chennai, 1995
Election Result of
Chidambaram-SC Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 10,54,642
Total votes polled 6,84,155
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Shri Dalit Ezhilmalai(P.M.K.) 3,05,372
(2) Shri Ganesan V. (D.M.K.) 2,97,417
(3) Dr. P. Vallalperuman (I.N.C.) 43,214
(4) Shri Nagappan P. (B.S.P.) 19,922
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