Know your Politician
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Father’s Name
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Shri Shobhan Singh Kulaste
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Hero Bai
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Date of Birth
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18.05.1959
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Place of Birth
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Barbati, Distt. Mandla (Madhya Pradesh)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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14 May 1986
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Savitri Kulaste
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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3
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Educational Qualifications
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M.A., B.Ed. and LL.B.
Educated at Mandla College, Dr. Hari Singh Gaur University, Sagar
and Rani Durgawati University, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh)
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Profession
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Agriculturist
Teacher, Political and Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
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Village – Jewara, P.O. – Dewari Kala (Bablia),
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Tehsil – Niwas, District – Mandla – 481 661
Madhya Pradesh
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Tel. (07641) 271350
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Present Address |
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13-AB, Mathura Road,
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New Delhi – 110 001
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Tel. (011) 23782536,
Fax (011) 23782540
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Position Held |
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1990-92
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Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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Member, Planning Board, Government of Madhya Pradesh
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Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Public Health and Family Welfare,
Government of Madhya Pradesh
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1993 Onwards
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Member, Panchayat Board, Distt. – Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
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1996
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Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
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1996-97
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Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
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Member, Committee on External Affairs
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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 and its Sub-Committee-II
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Member, Select Committee on the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 1996
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
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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 Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs
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22 Nov. 1999 -May 2004
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Union Minister of State, Tribal Affairs
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 4th term)
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2004 – 2009
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Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
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Member, Committee on Coal and Steel
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Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
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April 2012
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Elected to Rajya Sabha
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May 2012 Onwards
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Member, Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment
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Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
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Aug. 1012 Onwards
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Member, Committee on Urban Development
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2013 Onwards
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Member, Committee on Rural Development
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2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (5th term)
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Working for the spread of education in society; encouraging tribals to keep alive
their cultural activities by forming several committees; founder and organiser of educational units;
providing free education to the weaker sections of the society; established Babalia Development
Block for the upliftment of Adivasis and promotion of education
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Special Interests
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Promotion of education and public health
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Represented University and State levels in Kabaddi, Kho-Kho and Volley Ball
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Sports and Clubs
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Archery, basketball, kabaddi, kho-kho , high jump, represented University and State levels in kabaddi, kho-kho and volleyball
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Countries Visited
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Nepal and U.K.
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Other Information
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President, Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikash Parishad, Madhya Pradesh, 1980; Member,State Working Committee, Madhya Pradesh since 1990; General Secretary (In-charge), BJP (ST Cell), 1993; National Secretary (In-charge), BJP (ST Cell), 1996; Vice-President, Akhil Bhartiya Adivasi Vikash Parishad, Madhya Pradesh, 2000; National President, BJP Scheduled Tribe Morcha, 2004 and 2010 (two term); General Secretary, BJP, Madhya Pradesh, 2006-2010 (two term) and Patron, Akhil Bharatiya Gond Sangh since 1998
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Reference: Loksabha