Karti P. ChidambaramDOCKET NO. 26412

AGE

52

EDUCATION

BBA from University of Texas, Austin, Law degree from Cambridge University

TERMS SERVED

1

PROFESSION BEFORE POLITICS

Advocate, Businessman

DECLARED ASSETS

₹96 Cr

DYNASTY CONNECTIONS

Son of P. Chidambaram, former Finance Minister of India and senior Congress leader.

Karti P. Chidambaram is an Indian politician, businessman, and advocate serving as the Member of Parliament for Sivaganga. He is the son of senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram. Educated in the US and UK, he has been involved in both business and politics, frequently managing his father's campaigns before contesting himself.

ATTENDANCE

86.1%

QUESTIONS ASKED

73

DEBATES PARTICIPATED

13

MPLADS UTILIZATION

56.6%

SOURCE: PRS India

ALLOCATED

₹15.90 Cr

SPENT

₹9.55 Cr

UNSPENT

₹6.35 Cr

UTILIZATION

60.0%

WORKS COMPLETED

117

WORKS RECOMMENDED

53

SOURCE: Empowered Indian (empoweredindian.in/mplads), MPLADS government data

0 FULFILLED · 0 BROKEN · 1 IN PROGRESS · 0 UNVERIFIED

1. 01. Railway Infrastructure Upgrade: Bringing central schools and upgrading railway lines and introducing new stops in Sivaganga district.

   IN PROGRESS

   Ongoing railway electrification projects and specific new stops have been introduced recently in his constituency.

   general · SOURCE: 2024 Election Campaign

Multiple cases registered by CBI and ED relating to INX Media, Aircel-Maxis, and the alleged Chinese visa scam. IPC sections related to money laundering, corruption, and criminal conspiracy.

• He has been heavily embroiled in high-profile CBI and ED investigations, most no

  MEDIUM · ALLEGED

  He has been heavily embroiled in high-profile CBI and ED investigations, most notably the INX Media case, the Aircel-Maxis case, and a visas-for-bribes scam involving Chinese nationals.

  SOURCE: DNA India / multiple sources (INX Media, Aircel-Maxis coverage)

• [1] 2024 Election Campaign