Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha
RAMBABU, SHRI A.G.S.
T.M.C.(M) - MADURAI (TAMIL NADU)
Father's Name: Late Shri A.G. Subbaraman
Date of Birth: 27 July 1962
Place of Birth: Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
Marital Status: Married on 8 November 1989
Spouse's Name: Smt. Shakila Rambabu
Children: One daughter
Educational Qualifications :
B.A. (Eco.), B.L.
Educated at American College, Madurai and Madurai Law College,
Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
Profession :
Lawyer, Businessman and Social Worker
Permanent Address :
36, Mahal Vadambokki Street, Madurai-625001
(Tamil Nadu)
Tels. (0452) 623556, 625521
Fax. 620766
Positions Held :
1981-86 President, N.S.U.I., Madurai
1986-88 General Secretary, Youth Congress (I), Distt. Mudurai
1988-89 President, Youth Congress (I), Distt. Madurai
1989 Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth)
1989-94 General Secretary, Indian Youth Congress (I)
1989-96 Member Consultative Committee, Ministry of Textiles
1991 Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
1994-March 1996 Co-ordinator, D.C.C. (I), Madurai Urban
April 1996 onwards President, Tamil Manila Congress (Moopanar) Party,
Distt. Madurai Urban
1996 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the third time
July 1996 onwards Chief Whip, Tamil Manila Congress, Parliamentary Party
1996-97 Chairman, Standing Committee on Absence of Member from the
Sittings of the House, Lok Sabha
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance
Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Planning
Member, General Purposes Committee
Member, Hindi Salahkar Samiti, Ministry of Defence
Member, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Committee, Ministry of Finance
Member, Southern Zone Railway Committee
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
Participated in dramas during school and college
Social and Cultural Activities :
President (i) Madurai Distt. P.F. Employees Association, (ii) Madurai Sugar Mills Labour Union Association; Patron (i) Tamil Youth Cultural Association Delhi; (ii) Saurashtra Association; associated with social organisations like Lions Club, Madurai, Pandyan JayceeÕs Rotaract Club etc.; Chairman, All India Federation STD/PCO Association
Special Interests :
Environmental activities, upliftment of weaker sections, child labour and handloom industry
Favourite Pastime and Recreation : Photography, social service, classical music,
reading and swimming
Sports and Clubs :
Football, cricket, badminton, kabaddi; Secretary (i) Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Sports Club; (ii) A.S. Govindarjalu Iyer Memorial Football Club Madurai; and (iii) A.G. Subbaraman Memorial Football Club
Other Information :
Member (i) Central Silk Board, 1990-95; (ii) Coffee Board 1994-96; (iii) Member, Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce, Madurai; and (iv) Small Scale Industries Association, Madurai; Advocate, Tamil Nadu Bar Council, Dec. 1987; Director, Amravati Shri Venkatesa Paper Mills Ltd.; Audumalpet
Election Result :
Madurai Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate 12,00,197
Total votes polled 7,47,383
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates:
(1) Shri A.G.S. Rambabu [T.M.C. (M)] 3,34,055
(2) Shri Subramanian Swamy (J.P.) 1,44,249
(3) Shri V.K. Boominathan (I.N.C.) 1,37,978
(4) Shri P. Mohan [C.P.I. (M)] 70,567