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Venkataraman was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament, four times. He represented the Madurai constituency in Tamil Nadu from 1984 to 1990 and again from 1996 to 1998. He also represented the Thanjavur constituency from 1998 to 1999. Venkataraman was a member of the Indian National Congress party and served as the Union Minister of Finance from 1985 to 1989.