N. Dennis (23 January 1929 – 21 June 2013) was a Member of Parliament from Nagercoil cons*uency. He was elected six times to the Lok Sabha from Nagercoil cons*uency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1980, 1984, 1989 and 1991 elections and as a Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) candidate in 1996 and 1998 elections. He died in 2013 after a brief illness.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Public life
• 3 Social and cultural activities
• 4 Parliament activities
• 5 References

Early life

He was educated at St. John's College in Palamcottah. He graduated with a MA degree from University College, Calcutta (West Bengal), Simultaneously he pursued his law studies at Ernakulam Law College and Trivandrum Law College (Kerala).

Public life

• 1964-68:: Vice-President, District Congress Committee (Indira), Kanya*ari, President, Town Panchayat, Keezhkulam
• 1965-76:: Chairman, Panchayat Union Council, Killiyoor
• 1971-76:: Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative *embly, Member, Estimates Committee, Member, Rules Committee, Member, Panel of Chairmen
• 1972-73:: *ociate Member, Delimitation Commission for Parliamentary and *embly Cons*uencies
• 1975-78:: President, D.C.C. (I), Kanya*ari, Tamil Nadu
• 1980 :: Elected to 7th Lok Sabha
• 1980-84:: Member, Committee on the Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House, Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce
• 1984 :: Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
• 1984-89:: Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry
• 1985-86:: Member, Committee on Estimates
• 1988-95:: Vice-President, Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira) , Tamil Nadu
• 1989 :: Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
• 1990-91:: Member, Committee on Pe*ions, Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food Processing Industries
• 1991 :: Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (4th term)
• 1992 :: Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food Processing Industries
• 1992-96:: Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
• 1993-94:: Member, Committee on Communications
• 1996 :: Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (5th term)
• 1996-97:: Member, Committee on Home Affairs, Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation, Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
• 1998 :: Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (6th term)
• 1998-99:: Member, Committee on External Affairs and its Sub-Committee-I, Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications, Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Essential Commodities Act

Social and cultural activities

Working for making provision of transport and drinking water facilities in scarcity areas; got constructed several roads and provided sanitation facilities in backward areas and SC/ST villages; established communal harmony among the different communities and religious sects; and established educational ins*utions in different parts of Kanya*ari.

He had been the Member of Parliament of Nagercoil cons*uency for nearly two decades. He won in this cons*uency continuously due to the craze for Indian National Congress created due to the remarkable achievements of his senior K. Kamaraj.

Parliament activities

• Tamil Nadu Budget, 1980-81 - General Discussion, Demands for Grants Tamil Nadu Budget

References