A first time Lok Sabha MP representing Chennai Central constituency, S R Vijaya Kumar is known for his impeccable record in Parliament. Chennai Central constituency consists of six assembly constituencies — Villivakkam, Harbour, Egmore, Anna Nagar, Thousand Lights and Chepauk – Thiruvallikeni.
S R Vijaya Kumar, 44 is an Advocate at the Madras High Court. He is an economics graduate from Kandaswamy Naidu College (1993-96). After completing a degree in Law from Dr Ambedkar Government Law College in 2001, Vijaya Kumar started practising at the Madras High Court.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Vijay Kumar (AIADMK) defeated Dayanidhi (DMK) by over 45,841 votes. Belonging to the AIADMK, Vijay Kumar has held many roles in the party such as District Deputy Secretary of the students wing, District Student Secretary and State Secretary. However, he didn’t get a ticket from the AIADMK to contest in the Lok Sabha elections scheduled for April-May 2019. Chennai goes to vote on April 18th.
S R Vijaya Kumar, MP, Chennai Central constituency
Personal Information
Name: S R Vijaya Kumar
Age: 44 years
Constituency: Chennai Central
Address: New/Old D.No:77/13, Ward No:105, Valluvar Street, Arumbakkam, Chennai-600106
Profession:Advocate, Madras High Court
Educational qualifications: B.A (Economics), Kandasamy Naidu College, 1993-1996 ; B.L., Dr.Ambedkar Govt.Law College, 2001-2004
Name enrolled as voter in: Chennai Central (Tamil Nadu) constituency , at Serial no 659 in Part no 151
Party: AIADMK
Term: 2014 – present
Email: srvijayakumar74@gmail.com
Contact: 9840137037
Other online presence: Facebook
Assets & Liabilities (2014)
| Movable assets | 39,01,506 |
| Immovable assets | 95,0000 |
| Total | 4,851,506 |
| Liabilities | 3,50,483 |
Source: myneta.info [All figures in INR]
Positions held
- Standing Committee Membership — Railways
- Member, Committee on Government Assurances
- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Source: Loksabha http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4830
MP Performance
S R Vijaya Kumar has done fairly well in terms of attendance and his participation in debates. He attained 100 percent attendance in five monsoon and budget sessions during his five-year-tenure. However, in the budget session of 2016, his attendance dipped to 8 percent.
Vijay Kumar did not introduce any private member bill during his tenure as an MP.
| MP | Attendance | No of Debates | No of questions asked | Private Member’s Bill |
| S R Vijaya Kumar | 79% | 63 | 917 | 0 |
| National average | 80% | 67.1 | 293 | 2.3 |
| State (TN) average | 78% | 46.6 | 453 | 0 |
Vijay Kumar has been vocal about the constituency-related issues as he demanded modernisation of Chennai Central and Egmore railway stations and provided adequate relief to victims of the 2015 devastating floods in Tamil Nadu.
He also spoke about renaming Chennai Central railway station as MGR Railway station in the parliament, which was fulfilled by Prime Minister recently.
Here are some of the key issues that he took up at the business of the House through the debates he participated in:
- The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2016
- Amendments in MoU Regarding Chennai Metro Rail Project
- Discussion on Price Rise
- Demand to include the fishermen of Tamil Nadu in Scheduled Tribes
- Discussion on Sustainable Development Goals
- Opposition to construction of the dam across the river Cauvery at Mekedatu
For complete list of debates participated in by the MP, click here.
Source: PRS Legislative Research
MPLAD funds
Out of 25 crores allocated to Chennai Central constituency, Vijay Kumar has put 2.84 crores to the use.
| Recommended amount | 29,52,35,900 |
| Sanctioned amount | 3,72,31,300 |
| Utilised amount | 2,8425985 |
He has used the MPLAD funds in 52 projects related to bus route, education, electricity and zonal development. He has recommended works worth 29.5 crores in regards to construction of bus shelters in Egmore, providing mini mass lights and infrastructure to the educational institutions across his constituency. In the sanctioned funds of Rs 3,72,31,300, he has utilised a sum of Rs 2,84,25,985. He still has not utilised Rs 88,05,315 from the sanctioned amount.
Some of the local projects completed by S R Vijaya Kumar are:
- Construction of Bus Shelter at new park
- Providing mini High Mast Light at Egmore
- Construction of Volley Ball ground at Canal Street
- Purchase of gym apparatus for gym building back side in Zone 8
- Providing RO facilities (500 litres) at Gangadeeswarar Kovil Street in Zone 8
Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, GOI
MP in news
Tamil Nadu recently launched the pension scheme called Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan scheme for workers in the unorganized sector. MP Vijay kumar was in the frontlines, as the scheme was launched by Defence Minister Nirmala Seetharaman. According to newsreports, 20,000 unorganised workers had already enrolled themselves on the first day.
S R Vijay Kumar was also in the news for raising the issue of fast trains being operated on the slow lines of Chennai Beach – Chengalpet section. He also raised issues about lack of CCTV functioning in Mambalam and Park railway station, lack of escalator and lift in Nungambakkam and lack of food plaza in Chennai Central stations, according to this report.