Andimuthu Raja

Biography

Andimuthu Raja is a leader of DMK who entered the political trenches as a student activist and worked his way up DMK. He won four consecutive parliament elections, thrice from Perambalur constituency and once from Nilgiris. He was born in Perambalur District. After matric, he moved to Tiruchirappalli where he did his masters from Government Law College. He started his career as a lawyer and later joined politics. He was first elected to Parliament in 1996 from the Perambalur constituency. He served as Minister of Rural development from 1996 to 2000 and then in May 2007, after the resignation of Dayanidhi Maran, he became the cabinet minister for Communication and Information Technology. Raja was investigated in the 2G Spectrum case and subsequently acquitted in 2017.

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Personal Life

Full Name Andimuthu Raja

Date of Birth 10 May 1963 (Age 59)

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

Party name Dravida Munetra Kazhagam

Education

Profession Advocate

Father's Name S.K. Andimuthu

Mother's Name Smt. Chinnapillai

Spouse's Name Smt. M.A. Parameswari

Spouse's Profession partner in a partnership firm

Children 1 Daughter(s)

Contact

Permanent address Vill. Velur,Taluka and Distt. Perambalur - 621 212 Tamil Nadu

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

Contact number (04328)277052,268255

Email NA

Interesting Facts about Andimuthu Raja

Raja was investigated in the 2G Spectrum case, along with two other members of the DMK, Dayanidhi Maran and Kanimozhi.

Political Timeline of Andimuthu Raja

2014

He lost the 16th Lok Sabha elections to Gopalakrishnan, C. AIADMK by a margin f over one lakh votes.
2009

He was appointed Union Cabinet Minister, Communications and Information Technology.
2009

He was re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha from Nilgiris where he defeated Krishnan C of MDMK by a margin of 85,000 votes.
2007

Union Cabinet Minister, Communication and Information Technology.
2004

He was elevated to the post of Union Cabinet Minister, Environment & Forests.
2004

He was re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha where he defeated Sundaram. Dr. M. of ADMK.
2000

He was made the Union Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare.
1999

He was inducted into Vajpayee's cabinet as Union Minister of State, Rural Development.
1999

He was re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha from Perambalur, by defeating Rajarethinam.P. of ADMK.
1996

He was elected to 11th Lok Sabha from Perambalur constituency as a DMK candidate. He defeated Subramanian P.V of INC by a margin of 2,00000 votes.

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