Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Gwalior (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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Shri Balwant Singh
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Bhanwar Devi
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Date of Birth
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06.07.1955
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Place of Birth
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Vill. Chinaur, Distt. Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Maya Singh Pawaiya
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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2
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Educational Qualifications
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A.M.I.E. (Equal to Graduation) in Civil Engineering Visharada in Hindi Literature
Educated at Central Technical Institute, Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh)
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Profession
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Agriculturist
Engineer, Religious Missionary, Writer
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Permanent Address |
Bunglow No. 5, Taksal Camp,
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Gwalior- 474001
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(0751) 330305, FAX: 421400
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Present Address |
184, North Avenue,
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New Delhi – 110001
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(011) 23794740
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Position Held |
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1983 onwards
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Secretary, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Madhya Pradesh
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1993
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All India General Secretary, Bajrang Dal
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1995-97
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National President, Bajrang Dal
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1999
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Elected to 13th Lok Sabha
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1999-2000
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Member, Committee on Railways
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2000-2001
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Member, Committee on Ethics
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2000-2004
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism and Department
of Culture
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Interested in writing poems and essays since childhood; author of about 250 compositions; scripted and
staged a play named ‘Gangawtaran’ in 1975; honorary columnist, Dainik Swadesh, Gwalior
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Special Interests
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Studying religious literature
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Other Information
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Joined RSS in 1973; actively participated in the Total Revolution Movement initiated by Late Jai
Prakash Narayan in 1974; held high positions in A.B.V.P. till 1983; resigned from the post of
Assistant Engineer because of differences with Motilal Vora Government while leading the Ram
Janam Bhoomi Movement in Madhya Pradesh and became a full time social worker; jailed for 13
days in December 1993 at Mata Tila and Chunar Jail alongwith Shri L.K. Advani, Dr. M.M. Joshi
and Shri Kalyan Singh because of Ayodhya incidents; led Goraksha movement in the country and
Padyatra for social equity with the slogan “Ek Mandir-Ek Kuaan”
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Reference: Loksabha