Thiru. ANDIMUTHU RAJA (A.Raja)

Constituency                                : Nilgiris (SC) (Tamil Nadu )

Party Name                                  : Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(DMK)

Father's Name                              : Shri S.K. Andimuthu

Mother's Name                             : Smt. Chinnapillai

Date of Birth                                : 10.05.1963

Place of Birth                                : Velur, Distt. Perambalur (Tamil Nadu)

Marital Status                                : Married

Date of Marriage                            : 04 Feb 1996

Spouse's Name                              : Smt. M.A. Parameswari

No.of Daughters                            : 1

Educational Qualifications                : B.Sc., B.L., M.L.

Educatied at                                 : Government Arts College, Musiri, Distt. Trichy; Government Law College, Madurai and Government Law College, Trichy (Tamil Nadu)

Profession                                     : Advocate

Permanent Address                        : Vill. Velur, Taluka and Distt. Perambalur - 621 212 (Tamil Nadu)

Tels. (04328)277052,268255.  Fax. (04328) 276376

Taluka and Distt. Perambalur - 621 212 (Tamil Nadu)

Present Address                            : 2-A, Motilal Nehru Marg, New Delhi - 110 011

Tels. (011) 23010468, 23016553 (R), 23319696, 23739191, 24329191, 24369191 (O) 9868180390 (M)

Fax. (011) 23017146 (R), 24362333 (O)

Position Held

1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

13 Oct. 1999 - 29 Sept. 2000 Union Minister of State, Rural Development

30 Sept. 2000- 21 Dec. 2003 Union Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare

2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 3rd term)

23 May 2004 - 17 May 2007 Union Cabinet Minister, Environment & Forests

18 May 2007-onwards Union Cabinet Minister, Communication and Information Technology

2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)

31 May 2009 Union Cabinet Minister, Communications and Information Technoloy

Book Published

“An Autobiography of Democracy” Oru Suyasarithai—Collection of Tamil poems

Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments

Involved in social and Tamil literature movements since student days

Social And Cultural Activities

Contributing articles to leading Tamil and English Dailies and magazines, involved in public life during college days through Dravidar Kazhagam founded by Periyar EVR; President, Dr. Ambedkar Thinkers Forum, Perambalur; Secretary, (i) Rationalist Forum, Perambalur; and (ii) Tamil Ilakkiya Peravai (Literary movement), Perambalur; District Secretary, DMK Party, Perambalur

Special Interests                              : Activities on Social Reforms

Favourite Pastime and Recreation       : Reading books and writing poems in Tamil

Countries Visited                              : Widely travelled (13 countries)

Source : Lok sabha

MLA constituencies in Nilgiris

Mettupalayam - O.K.Chinnaraj.(AIADMK)

Avanashi - R.Prema. (AIADMK)

Coonoor - A.Soundara Pandian. (DMK)

Gudalur - K.Ramachandhiran. (DMK)

Bhavanisagar - O.Subramaniam. (DMK)

Udhagamandalam - B.Gopalan. (INC)