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18th Lok Sabha; member-specific question register
LIFE & PUBLIC RECORD · Lok Sabha MP
D Ravi Kumar
D Ravi Kumar is listed as Lok Sabha MP for Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu.
Party in the cited recordViduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
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- 196029 May 1960
early life Born
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Read the source ↗ - 20062006-2011
public service Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
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Read the source ↗ - 20182018
early life Education recorded in the source
Ph.D. from Thanjavur Tamil University in year 2018
Read the source ↗ - 2019May, 2019
elections Elected to 17th Lok Sabha
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Read the source ↗ - 201913 Sept. 2019 - 5 June 2024
public service Member, Standing Committee on Labour, Textiles and Skill Development
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Read the source ↗ - 2024June 2024
elections Elected to 18th Lok Sabha
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Read the source ↗ - 202426-Sep-2024-25- Sep- 2026
public service Member, Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj
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Read the source ↗ - 20262026-08-12
public work Latest dated reference in this collection
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Read the source ↗ - 202626 Sep 2026 onwards
public service Member, Committee on Finance
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Read the source ↗ - UndatedPeriod not supplied
public service Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
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Early life & upbringing
The cited biography records D Ravi Kumar’s date of birth as 29 May 1960. The birthplace is recorded as Manganampattu, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu.
Education & professional life
The educational qualifications recorded in the cited source are: M.A., B.L., Ph.d Educated at Tamil University, Thanjavur and Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu Tamil University, Thanjavur and Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu. The professional background is listed as Advocate.
Public life: the documented service history
The earliest dated entry in the cited service history is 2006-2011: Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. A later recorded entry is 26 Sep 2026 onwards: Member, Committee on Finance. This identifies the earliest entry available in that source, rather than establishing the start of the entire political career. Historical and open-ended positions retain their source periods.
The person behind the office
- Education in the official biography
- M.A., B.L., Ph.d Educated at Tamil University, Thanjavur and Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu Tamil University, Thanjavur and Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu Source ↗
Personal background in the official biography
Interests, publications & public work
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Prose: 1. KankanippinArasiyal (1995) Vidiyal Pathippagam 2. KothippuUyarnduVarum (2001) Kalachuvadu 3. Kadakka MudiyathaNizhal(2003) Kalachuvadu 4. Malcolm X (2003) Kalachuvadu 5. Sonnaal Mudiyum (2007) Vikatan Publication 6. Intrum Namadhe (2008) Vikatan Publication 7. Thuyarathinmel patiyum Thuyaram (2009) Aazhi Publication 8. Thamizharay Unarum Tharunam (2010) Aazhi Publication 9. Kaana Mutiyaa Kanavu (2010) Aazhi Publication 10. Bob Marley (2010) Uyirmai Publication 11. Andai Ayal Ulakam(2010) Uyirmai Publication 12. Piravazhip payanam (2010) Uyirmai Publication 13. Katranaiththoorum (2010) Uyirmai Publication 14. Soolakam (2010) Uyirmai Publication 15. Meelum Varalaru (2010) Ulakath thamizharaychi niruvanam 16. Kaalaththai thorkditta kalaingar (2017) Kizhakku 17. Kumbalatchiyilirunthu Kodungonmaikku (2017) Kizhakku 18. Aayiram pookkal karukattum (2019) Manarkeni 19. Rajinikanthum Pudumaipithanum (2019) Manarkeni 20. Neethi ennum Puthirpaathai(2020) Manarkeni 21. Thoduthirai yukathil Ambedkar (2020) Manarkeni Poetry: 22. Avizhum Sorkal(2009) Uyirmai 23. Mazhai Maram (2009) CreA 24. Vanil Vitterintha Kanavu (2017) Manarkeni, ShortStory: 25. Kadal Kinaru (2014) Manarkeni, Translations: 26. Uraiyadal Thodarkiradu (1995) interviews and articles of philosophers including Michel Foucault, Edward Said and others) Vidiyal Pathipakam 27.Kattilil kitakkum maranam (2002) Marutham 28. Velichamum Thanneer Mathiritan (2003) short stories of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and others 29. Paniya marukkum panpaatu (2003) Kalachuvadu 30. Choli ke peche (2010) short stories of women writers including Mahasweta Devi,lsmat Chuktai, Isabelle Allende.) Aazhi 31. Athikarathitam Unmaiyaip Pesuthal(2010)(writingsofEdwardSaid); 32. Varalaru Ennum Kathai(2010) writings of Eduardo Galeano) 33. Valasaip Paravai(2010) (Poems of Yehuda Amichai, MayaAngelou, Ethelbert Miller, Joy Goswami and others) Manarkeni 34. Vellai nizhal padiyatha Veedu(Poems of African American writers)(2014) Manarkeni 35. Kural Enpathu Mozhiyin Vidiyal(Poems of Arabian Poets)2014) Manarkeni 36. Maamisam (short stories of African and Latin American writers)(2014) Manarkeni 37.ThannilaiyumAthikaaramum(writings of Elea canetti, Edward Said and Michel Foucault)(2020) Manarkeni; Books Edited: Tamil: 38. Dalit Literature, Politics, Culture (1996) 39. Dalit Engira Thanitthuvum (1998) 40. IyotheeThaasPanditarCintanaikal(four volumes)(1999) 41. Rettaimalai Srinivasan Jeevida Carithira Curukkam (1999)(Autobiography) 42. Mikai Naadum Kalal(2003)(Essays on cinema) English: 43. We the condemned(1998) PUCL 44. Walking is another Dream (2011) Navayana 45.Tamil Dalit Writings (2012) OUP, Chennal
Source ↗- Literary, artistic & scientific work
- Recognised as a scholar in Academic, Media and Cultural spheres; Poet, short story writer, literary critic and translator; Receiver of Aringar Anna Award (2010) Govt of Tamil Nadu; Ananda Vikatan Award for translation (2019) and Bharathi Award for Literary Criticism (2019), Vimarsana Semmal (2019) Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Source ↗
- Social & cultural work as reported
- Honorary Editor of Manarkeni, a Tamil research journal for classical Tamil, epigraphy and Art history, Editor of Tamil Bodhi- A monthly Journal for History Source ↗
- Other information in biography
- Syndicate Member, Tamil University, Thanjavur; Senate Member, Annamalai University, Chidumbarary; Member, Enperayam, Central Institute of Classsical Tamil, Chennai; Member, Social Reforms Committee, Government of Tamilnadu; Member, Puthiraivannar Welfare Board, Government of Tamilnadu; Columnist both Tamil and English Source ↗
Terms, responsibilities & positions
Positions held & committee service
- 26 Sep 2026 onwards
Member, Committee on Finance
Source ↗ - 26-Sep-2024-25- Sep- 2026
Member, Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj
Source ↗ - June 2024
Elected to 18th Lok Sabha
Source ↗ - Period not supplied
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Source ↗ - 13 Sept. 2019 - 5 June 2024
Member, Standing Committee on Labour, Textiles and Skill Development
Source ↗ - May, 2019
Elected to 17th Lok Sabha
Source ↗ - 2006-2011
Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
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| Year | Questions | Proceedings |
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| 2024 | 45 | 7 |
| 2025 | 47 | 11 |
| 2026 | 36 | 4 |
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18th Lok Sabha · Records dated 2024-07-31 to 2026-08-11
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Need to take all round measures to address dropout of students from schools across the country.-laid
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Need for removal of derogatory caste names from census records in Tamil Nadu-Laid
Written matter raised under Rule 377.
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Need to enhance the annual family Income ceiling to Rs. 8 lakh as eligibility criteria to avail post-matric scholarship by SC and ST students-Laid
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The Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026- passed
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Regarding need for fixation of minimum and maximum age limits for graduate level competitive examinations in line with UPSC Norms- laid
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The Protection of Interests in Aircraft Objects Bill, 2025
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18th Lok Sabha · Records dated 2024-07-22 to 2026-08-12
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Career Progression for Women Researchers
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Impact of El Nino on Agricultural Production
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RTE Admission
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Impact of El Nino on Health
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Electrification Broad-Gauge Network of Railways
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Malnutrition and Anaemia among Children
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Nitish Kumar was, is, and will be Bihar's CM: BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad
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MLA Koona Ravi Kumar calls for probe into AMRUT 2.0 anomalies
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Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar reviews projects worth Rs 251.69 crore in Addanki
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Koona Ravi Kumar , TDP candidate bio : Assets , Total Income , Liabilities , Criminal Cases and other details.
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Karol Bagh Election Results 2025: AAP’s Vishesh Ravi wins against BJP’s Dushyant Kumar Gautam
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Know your MLA: Ravi Kumar, a brand builder for Gottipati family in Addanki
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- 30 Bharatha Madha Street, Auroville (SO) Vanur Taluk Villupuram Tamil Nadu 605101 Source ↗
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M.A., B.L., Ph.d Educated at Tamil University, Thanjavur and Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu Tamil University, Thanjavur and Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu.
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2006-2011: Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. This is the earliest dated entry in the cited record, not necessarily the first public role.
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Who is D Ravi Kumar?
D Ravi Kumar is listed as Lok Sabha MP for Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu.
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