Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Mandi(Himachal Pradesh )
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Party Name :
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Indian National Congress(INC)
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Father’s Name
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Late Shri Padam Singh
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Shanti Devi
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Date of Birth
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23.06.1934
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Place of Birth
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Sarahan, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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28 Nov 1985
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Pratibha Singh
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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4
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Educational Qualifications
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B.A. (Hon.), M.A.
Educated at Bishop Cotton`s School, Shimla and St. Stephen`s College,New Delhi
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Profession
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Horticulturist
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Permanent Address |
Padam Palace,
Rampur-Bushahr,
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Distt. Shimla
Himachal Pradesh – 172001
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Present Address |
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1 – Jantar Mantar Road,
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New Delhi – 110 001
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Tels. (011) 23359277 (R), 23061566, 23061739 (O)
Telefax. 23359288 (R)
Telefax. (011) 23359288 (R)
Fax. (011) 23063141 (O)
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Position Held |
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1962
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Elected to 3rd Lok Sabha
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1962-2007
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Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Seven times)
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1967
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Re-elected to 4th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1971
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Re-elected to 5th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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1976-77
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Deputy Minister, Tourism and Civil Aviation
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1980
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Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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1982-83
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Minister of State, Industries
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1983-90,1993-98,2003-2007
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Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh (Five times)
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1998-2003
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Leader of Opposition, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term)
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31 May 2009 – 18 Jan 2011
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Union Cabinet Minister, Steel
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19 Jan 2011 onwards
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Union Cabinet Minister, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
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1 Jan 2013
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Resigned from 15th Lok Sabha
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Associated with number of cultural and social organizations, (i) Indo-Soviet Friendship Society; and (ii)Friends of Soviet Union; President, Sanskrit Sahitya Sammelan, Himachal Pradesh
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Special Interests
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Reading and Gardening
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Sports and Clubs
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Member, (i) Indian International Centre, New Delhi; and (ii) Shimla Amateur Dramatic Club, Gaiety, Shimla
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Countries Visited
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Afghanistan, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Hungry,
Italy, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nigeria, Poland, Senegal, Syria, U.K., U.S.A., U.S.S.R. and Yugoslavia
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Other Information
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President, Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) (3rd times); Honorary Captain in the Indian Army; Member, Indian delegation in the General Assembly of the United Nation in 1976; Awarded (i) Silver Elephant for Contribution in Scouts and Guides Movement; and (ii) Golden Peacock Environment Leadership Award by London based institute of Directors For Contribution in Promotion of Environment, Wild Life, Environment Governance, Eco-Tourism, and Banning of plastic bags in State.
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Reference: Loksabha
