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Chances of AIADMK winning 2011 Assembly Elections

  • Will definitely win (37.0%, 35 Votes)
  • Is still Low (24.0%, 23 Votes)
  • Has gone down further (22.0%, 21 Votes)
  • Has Improved (16.0%, 15 Votes)

Total Voters: 94

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How long will Dr. Manmohan Singh be the PM?

  • Till the next General Elections in 2014 (49.0%, 23 Votes)
  • Will make way for Rahul Gandhi within the next 1 Year citing ill health (28.0%, 13 Votes)
  • Will give Rahul Gandhi an important Cabinet Position and will make way after 3 Years citing ill health (23.0%, 11 Votes)

Total Voters: 47

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Did Dr.Manmohan Singh's image help Congress get a decisive Victory?

  • Yes (41.0%, 20 Votes)
  • Not the Main Reason (39.0%, 19 Votes)
  • The Main Reason (20.0%, 10 Votes)

Total Voters: 49

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What was the reason for decisive victory of DMK alliance in Tamil Nadu?

  • Money & Muscle Power with Official Machinery (49.0%, 33 Votes)
  • Performance of the State & Central Governments (22.0%, 15 Votes)
  • Indecisiveness of AIADMK alliance about support at Centre (12.0%, 8 Votes)
  • Drama staged over Lankan Tamil Issue (9.0%, 6 Votes)
  • Dr. Manmohan Singh as Prime Ministrial Candidate (7.0%, 5 Votes)

Total Voters: 67

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Know Your MP

The sitting MP for Chennai Central Constituency is Shri. Dayanidhi Maran.

Details as below:

Party Name              Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(DMK)
Father’s Name         Late Shri Murasoli Maran
Mother’s Name        Smt. Mallika Maran
Date of Birth             05.12.1966
Place of Birth           Kumbakonam, Distt. Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)
Marital Status          Married
Date of Marriage     26 Aug 1994
Spouse’s Name        Smt. Priya Dayanidhi Maran
No. of Sons               1
No.of Daughters     1
Educational Qualifications     B.A. (Economics)
Educated at Loyola College, Chennai (Tamil Nadu)

Address                  18, Gopalapuram, 2nd Street,
Chennai – 600 086 (Tamil Nadu)
(044) 28122222,
Fax 28112255

Position Held        2004     Elected to 14th Lok Sabha
May 2004 -13 May 2007     Union Cabinet Minister, Communications and Information Technology

Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Contributed several editorials to Kungumam – a Tamil Weekly; and assocaited with print media and information technology for the last 13 years

Sports and Clubs       Golf, cricket, tennis and snookers

Countries Visited    Widely travelled

Other Information    Participated in various Business and Management programmes; and also attended Owner/President Management Programme, Harvard University, USA

Are you satisfied with the works of your Current MP (Sri. Dayanidhi Maran) as a Minister &/or in the Constituency?

  • Not Satisfied (45.0%, 40 Votes)
  • Satisfied with his work as a Minister (42.0%, 37 Votes)
  • Satisfied with his work as a Minister & also in the Constituency (13.0%, 12 Votes)
  • Satisfied with his work in the Constituency (0.0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 89

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Know Your MP

The sitting MP for Chennai South Constituency is Shri. T.R. Baalu

Party Name              Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(DMK)

Father’s Name         Shri Raju Thevar
Date of Birth            15.06.1941
Place of Birth          Thalikottai, Distt. Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu)
Marital Status         Married
Date of Marriage    19 Oct 1970
Spouse’s Name        Smt. T.R.B. Porkodi
No. of Sons               3
No.of Daughters     2
Educational Qualifications     B.Sc., L.C.E.
Educated at New College, University of Madras , Chennai  and Central Polytechnic, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Profession                Political & Social Worker
Engineer
Industrialist
Address
28, United India Colony, First Cross Street,
Kodambakkam, Chennai – 600 024
Tels. (044) 24804555, 28154747

Position Held

1957 onwards     Member, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (D.M.K.)
1982-83     Secretary, D.M.K., Madras District Unit
1986-92     Member, Rajya Sabha
Member, Public Accounts Committee
Member, Committee on Rules (Rajya Sabha)
1996           Elected to 11th Lok Sabha (First Term)
1996-98    Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas
Whip, DMK Party in Parliament
1998           Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1998-99    Member, Parliamentary Committee on Railways
Member, Parliamentary Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs
1999           Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
23 Oct. 2002-1 Dec. 2003
Elected as President of Conference of Parties (COP), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
13 Oct.1999- 21 Dec. 2003
Union Cabinet Minister, Environment & Forests
2004         Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term)
22 May 2004-onwards
Union Cabinet Minister, Shipping, Road Transport & Highways
Leader of the DMK Party in Parliament
Member, various Cabinet Committees including Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA), Cabinet committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) etc. and Member, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Coordination Committee
2007-2008     Chairperson, Transport Ministers of SAARC countries

Special Interests
Social service
Sports and Clubs
Cricket

Countries Visited
USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Dubai, Germany, China, Australia, France, Panama, Switzerland, Denmark, Egypt, Indonesia, Malaysia, Spain, Singapore, Mexico, Sweden, South Korea,Austria, Poland, Iran, Japan, Netherlands, South Africa, Italy, Thailand, Kuwait, Columbia, UAE, Mauritius,Kenya, Morocco, etc.
Other Information
(i) Participated in the naming ceremony of Very Large Crude Oil Carrier (VLCC) of Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) in Hyundai Heavy Industries Shipyard Complex, South Korea in January, 2005;
(ii) Assiduously compaigned for the early ratification of Kyoto Protocol in the capacity of President of Conference of Parties (COP), UNFCCC;
(iii) Organised the 8th Conferece of Parties to the United Nations Framwork convention on Climate Change in New Delhi from 23rd October to 1st November 2002, the Conference was represented by 80 countries at the level of Ministers of Environment, the Conference culminated in adoption of Delhi Declaration on Climate Change;
(iv) Led the Indian delegation to World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg, South Afirca from 26th to 30th August, 2002, after intensive deliberations, the Summit adopted a Political Declaration and Johannesburg Plan of Implementation for furthering the international action for promoting sustainable development;
(v) Participated in several International Conferences/Seminars as the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Minister of Environment and Forests and Minister of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways

Are you satisfied with the works of your Current MP (Sri. T.R.Baalu) as a Minister &/or in the Constituency?'

  • Not Satisfied (72.0%, 108 Votes)
  • Satisfied with his work as a Minister & also in the Constituency (14.0%, 21 Votes)
  • Satisfied with his work as a Minister (13.0%, 19 Votes)
  • Satisfied with his work in the Constituency (2.0%, 3 Votes)

Total Voters: 151

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Know your MP

The sitting MP for Chennai North Constituency is Shri. C. Kuppusami.

Details are as below:
Party Name : Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(DMK)

Father’s Name Shri Chengalvarayan
Date of Birth 13.12.1926
Place of Birth Potharai, Distt. Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)
Marital Status Married
Date of Marriage 16 Sep 1954
Spouse’s Name Smt. Andal
No. of Sons 1
No.of Daughters 1
Educational Qualifications Intermediate
Educated at Annamalai University, Chidambaram (Tamil Nadu)
profession Trade Unionist
Journalist
Political & Social Worker
Publisher
Address
3-C, Old Tower Block,
Nandanam, Chennai- 600 035 (Tamil Nadu)
(044)24322255(R),24320280,
28241422 (O)
Fax: (044)28224422
Position Held
1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha
1998-99 Member, Committee on Petitions
Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Surface Transport
1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1999-2004 Deputy Leader, DMK Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
1999-2000 Member, Committee on Petitions
1999-2002 Member, Committee on Labour and Welfare
2000-2001 Member, Committee on Public Accounts
2000-2004 Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Textiles
Member, Business Advisory Committee
2002-2004 Member, Estimates Committee
Member, Delimitation Committee
Member Committee on Science and Technology
2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
Leader, DMK Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
Chairman, Estimates Committee
Member, General Purposes Committee
Member, Committee on Railways
Member, Rules Committee
5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Defence
1 May 2008 Chairperson, Financial Committee on Esitmates
Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Publisher Uzhaippali-a Tamil monthly, an official organ of Labour Progressive Federation; and Trustee, Murasoli-a Tamil daily
Social And Cultural Activities
Sponsoring and participating in workers education classes, seminars, camps,workshops; imparting leadership training to the workers on behalf of Labour Progressive Federation; helping physically handicapped through Anna Memorial Trust; and also helping bright students through Murasoli Trust
Special Interests
Trade union activities and helping unorganised labour to organise themselves for achieving social justice
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading books, contributing articles to journals and watching cricket matches on Television
Countries Visited
Japan; as a member of National Productivity Council sponsored by the Asian Productivity Organisation, Japan
Other Information
Served 24 years in Railways; as Trade Union Leader, conducted and participated in Railways and All India Government Employees Strikes, 1968 and 1969; Member, All India Joint Action Committee for the Railway Strike in 1975; held various positions in Labour Progressive Federation since 1970 and its President since 1977; also President, Labour Wing, DMK since 1977

Are you satisfied with the works of your Current MP (Sri. C.Kuppusami)?

  • Not Satisfied (91.0%, 49 Votes)
  • Satisfied (9.0%, 5 Votes)

Total Voters: 54

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