R. Prabhu

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|5|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Madras, British Raj

| residence = Coimbatore Nilgris Chennai

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| office = Minister of State for Agriculture

Minister of State for chemicals and Fertilizers

Government of India

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| party = 20px Indian National Congress

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| spouse = Anita

| children = 1 son

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| date = 22 September|

| year = 2006|

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| termstart = 16 April 1987

| termend = 23 March 1989

| office1 = Member of Parliament Lok Sabha

Nilgiris

| termstart1 = 2004

| termend1 = 2009

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| termstart2 = 1980

| termend2 = 1996

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R. Prabhu (born 31 May 1947) was an Indian National Congress member of Parliament in India,{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=2846|title=Fourteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile|publisher=Lok Sabha|accessdate=29 April 2011}} representing the Nilgiris (Ooty) constituency of Tamil Nadu, India. He was elected from Nilgiris five times since 1980 and one time Union Minister in Rajiv Gandhi cabinet.

Family

R. Prabhu was born on 31 May 1947 to Coimbatore based educationalist and industrialist P. R. Ramakrishnan and R. Rajeshwari. His father P. R. Ramakrishnan was the first Indian Alumni of MIT Sloan School of Management and a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States who founded Madras Aluminum Company, South India Viscose, Coimbatore Institute of Technology and many other textile industries and two time Member of Parliament representing Indian National Congress from Coimbatore for the 3rd Lok Sabha during the 1962 General Elections {{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/1319.htm

|title=Third Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile|publisher=Lok Sabha|accessdate=30 May 2014}} and Pollachi for the 2nd Lok Sabha during the 1957 General Elections.{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/statedetailar.aspx?state_name=Madras|title=Second Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile|publisher=Lok Sabha|accessdate=30 May 2014}} He is also the grandson of industrialist and Indian Civil Service officer Velagapudi Ramakrishna, who founded the KCP group of Industries in Chennai on the maternal side.

Education

R. Prabhu completed his graduation in mechanical engineering from Madras University with honours and was a university gold medalist. He later completed his Master of Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Political career

He was a five-term Member of Parliament, representing the Nilgiris (Ooty) constituency of Tamil Nadu, India. He also held several ministerial posts and membership in parliamentary committees and ministries.

= Elections Contested =

Election ! Constituency ! Party ! Result ! Vote % ! Opposition Candidate ! Opposition Party ! Opposition vote %
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1980 Indian general election	Nilgiris	INC (I)	{{Won}}	57.18	K. R. Subbian	JP	39.26
1984 Indian general election	Nilgiris	INC	{{Won}}	60.31	C. T. Dhandapani	DMK	37.03
1989 Indian general election	Nilgiris	INC	{{Won}}	61.49	S. A. Mahalingam	DMK	38.03
1991 Indian general election	Nilgiris	INC	{{Won}}	58.75	S. Duraisamy	DMK	31.35
1996 Indian general election	Nilgiris	INC	{{Lost}}	25.68	S. R. Balasubramaniam	TMC(M)	62.91
1998 Indian general election	Nilgiris	INC	{{Lost}}	15.35	Master Mathan	BJP	46.49
1999 Indian general election	Nilgiris	INC	{{Lost}}	47.44	Master Mathan	BJP	50.73
2004 Indian general election	Nilgiris	INC	{{Won}}	63.28	Master Mathan	BJP	32.99
2009 Indian general election	Coimbatore	INC	{{Lost}}	30.94	P. R. Natarajan	CPI(M)	35.64
2014 Indian general election	Coimbatore	INC	{{Lost}}	4.91	A.P. Nagarajan	AIADMK	37.24

= Positions held =

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Indian General Election Year ! Lok Sabha ! Parliamentary Constituency ! Political party ! Additional political office ! Status ! Prime Minister
1980 \| 7th Lok Sabha \| Nilgiris \|Indian National Congress \| \| Ruling \| Indira Gandhi
1984 \| 8th Lok Sabha \| Nilgiris \|Indian National Congress \| Minister of State, Agriculture (Dept. of Fertilisers) \| Ruling \| Rajiv Gandhi
1989 \| 9th Lok Sabha \| Nilgiris \|Indian National Congress \| Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance \| Opposition \| V. P. Singh, Chandra Shekhar
1991 \| 10th Lok Sabha \| Nilgiris \|Indian National Congress \|Member, Committee on Science and technology, Consultative Committee (Ministry of Finance) and Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas \| Ruling \| P. V. Narasimha Rao
2004 \| 14th Lok Sabha \| Nilgiris \|Indian National Congress \| Member, Committee on Energy \| Ruling \| Dr. Manmohan Singh

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Indian General Election Year

! Lok Sabha

! Parliamentary Constituency

! Political party

! Additional political office

! Status

! Prime Minister

1980

| 7th Lok Sabha

| Nilgiris

|Indian National Congress