Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh )
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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 Mannalal Patwa
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Bhuribai Patwa
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Date of Birth
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11.11.1924
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Place of Birth
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Kukdeshwar, Distt. Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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21 Feb 1943
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Phool Kunwar Patwa
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Educational Qualifications
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Intermediate
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Profession
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Agriculturist
Musician, Religious Missionary, Sportsperson
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Permanent Address |
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B-3, Dayanand Nagar,
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Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
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Present Address |
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1, Thyagaraj Marg,
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New Delhi – 110011
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(011) 23017156, 23792910, 23792313
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Position Held |
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1957-67
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Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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1957-67
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Chief Whip, Opposition Party, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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1975
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General Secretary, Jana Sangh, Madhya Pradesh
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1977-97
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Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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1977
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Member, Working Committee, Janata Party
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Jan – Feb. 1980
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Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh
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1980-85
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Leader of Opposition, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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1986
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President, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh
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Member, General Purposes Committee, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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March 1990- Dec. 1992
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Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh (2nd term)
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1997
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Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
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1998
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Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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13 Oct. 1999 – 30 Sept. 2000
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Union Cabinet Minister, Rural Development
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30 Sept 2000- 7 Nov. 2000
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Union Cabinet Minister, Chemicals and Fertilizers
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7 Nov. 2000- 1 Sept. 2001
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Union Cabinet Minister, Mines
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Special Interests
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Indian classical music, naturopathy, yoga and sports
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Countries Visited
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Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, U.K. and U.S.A.; visited U.K. to study
General Elections in 1974 and U.S.A. in 1980 to study Presidential Elections
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Other Information
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Associated with Indore Rajya Praja Mandal since 1941, R.S.S. since 1942 and R.S.S. Vistarak,
1947-51; imprisoned for seven months for participating in R.S.S. movement in 1948; active
worker of Jana Sangh since 1951; Chairman, District Cooperative Bank; Director, State
Cooperative Bank and State Cooperative Marketing Sangh; Treasurer, Jana Sangh, 1967-74;
Detained under M.I.S.A. during Emergency from June 1975 to January 1977; awarded the
“Vidhan Gaurav” in the All India Conference of Presiding Officers, 1989
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Reference: Loksabha