| Candidate Name | சு. வெங்கடேசன் |
|---|---|
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Constituency | Madurai |
| Candidate Current Position | MP |
Su. Venkatesan was born on 16 March 1970 to R. Subburam and Nallamal in Harveypatti, Madurai. He attended Muthuthevar Mukkulathore Higher Secondary School and has a degree in Bachelor of Commerce from Mannar Thirumalai Naicker College in Madurai. He was the editor of the magazine, Semmalar. Semmalar, the literary magazine of CPI(M).
Venkatesan is married to P.R. Kamala in 1998 and The couple has two daughters named Yazhini and Tamizhini.
Venkatesan captured 600 years of the history of Madurai -- between 1310 and 1920 -- in his debut novel “Kaaval Kottam.” He won Sahitya Akademi award for the year 2011.
Political Journey:
1985 S. Venkatesan joined the communist party CPI(M) and is a Member of Parliament from Madurai. Su Venkatesan who contested from Madurai parliamentary constituency secured 4,47,075 (44 per cent) votes defeating his nearest rival (AIADMK candidate) by a margin of 1,34,119 votes." S. Venkatesan contested as CPI(M) candidate in the 2019 Indian general election from Madurai. He was elected to the Lok Sabha with a margin of 1.39 Lakhs of votes. 2019 - 2024 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railway Member, Standing Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
Member, Standing Committee, Minister Of Youth Affairs and Sports
Member, Standing Committee, Minister for Women and Child Development.
Co-Chairperson, Madurai Airport Advisory Committee On 2019
He demanded in the Lok Sabha that the central government should declare Madurai as a historical heritage city.
He demanded in the Lok Sabha that the period of Tamil civilization should be changed to sixth century BC in school textbooks.
He held special camps for 14 months in 124 panchayats, 2 borough councils, Melur municipality and Madurai corporation areas including Madurai Lok Sabha constituency under the name of People's Meeting Movement and met more than one lakh people and heard their grievances.
