Know your Politician
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New Delhi (Delhi )
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Party Name :
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Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)
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Father’s Name
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Late Shri Amir Chand
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Mother’s Name
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Late Smt. Dropadi Devi
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Date of Birth
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25.09.1927
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Place of Birth
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Hafizabad (now in Pakistan)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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16 Feb 1957
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Uma Jagmohan
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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M.A.
Educated at Government Schools and Colleges in Punjab and Delhi
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Permanent Address |
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61, Lodhi Estate,
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New Delhi- 110003
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(011)24625899,24618289
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Position Held |
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1980-81
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Lt. Governor, Delhi
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1981-82
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Lt. Governor, Goa, Daman & Diu
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1982-84
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Lt. Governor, Delhi
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1984-89
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Governor, Jammu & Kashmir
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1990
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Governor, Jammu & Kashmir
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1990-96
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Member (nominated), Rajya Sabha
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Member, Committee of Privileges
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Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development
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1996
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Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
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1996-97
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Chairman, Committee on Energy
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Urban Development
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1998-99
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Member, Committee on External Affairs
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4 Dec. 1998- 7 June 1999
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Union Cabinet Minister, Communications
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June-Oct. 1999
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Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Development
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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Oct.–Nov. 1999
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Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Development
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22 Nov. 1999- 31 Aug. 2001
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Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation
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1 Sept. 2001- 17 Nov. 2001
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Union Cabinet Minister, Tourism; Programme Implementation and Statistics
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18 Nov. 2001- onwards
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Union Cabinet Minister, Tourism and Culture
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Book Published
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(i) Rebuilding Shahjahanabad—Walled City of Delhi; (ii) Island of Truth; (iii) The Challenge of our
Cities; and (iv) My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir, which has run into several editions and
translated in eleven regional languages
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Contributed to leading national dailies about 300 articles on issues of contemporary relevance
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Special Interests
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Literary, social and cultural work
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading and writing books, undertaking reforms, long walk to gardens and visiting
natural sanctuaries
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Sports and Clubs
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Member, Indian Council of World Affairs and Life Member, India International Centre
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Countries Visited
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Around the world in 1964-69 on Ford Foundation and Indian Institute of Public Administration
(I.I.P.A.) Fellowship; attended U.N. Conference on Habitat, Vancouver, 1976; Member, Indian
Parliamentary Delegation, (i) Austria; (ii) Hungary; and (iii) 100th Inter-Parliamentary Union
Conference, Moscow, September, 1998
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Other Information
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Retired from Government service; worked for the improvement of slum clearance in Delhi under
Delhi Master Plan; Conferred, (i) Padma Shri, 1971; (ii) Padma Bhushan, 1977; and (iii) Australian
Cultural Award, 1975; and Member, (i) Court of Jamia Millia Islamia, 1998—9 March 1999; and
(ii) General Council of School of Planning and Architecture, 1998
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Reference: Loksabha