Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir )
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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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Pandit Anant Ram
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Melo Devi
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Date of Birth
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01.11.1926
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Place of Birth
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Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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15 Apr 1956
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Geeta Devi
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No. of Sons
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2
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No.of Daughters
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3
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Educational Qualifications
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Educated at D.A.V. College, Lahore
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Permanent Address |
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8, Jawahar Nagar, Jammu
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(Jammu and Kashmir)
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(0191) 555601, 554384
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Present Address |
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C-3 Pandara Park,
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New Delhi – 110003
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(011) 3782176
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Position Held |
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1992-94
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President, BJP, Jammu Pradesh
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1996-98
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Member, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
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1998
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Elected to 12th Lok Sabha
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Member, Committee on Home Affairs and its Sub-Comittee on Judicial Reforms
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1999-2000
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Member, Committee on Home Affairs
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Member, Joint Parliamentary Commmittee on the functioning of Wakf Board
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2000 onwards
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Awarded fellowship of National Council for Indian System of Medicine
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Social And Cultural Activities
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President, (i) Sanatan Dharma Sabha (three terms), J & K; (ii) Kashmiri Migrants Sahayata Samiti, since 1990; (iii) Dogra Sardar Sabha (one-term), J & K; and (iv) Ved Mandi Trust, Jammu (two terms) and Vice-President, All India Ayurveda Mahasammelans (one term)
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Special Interests
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Serve the suffering masses through Indian System of Medicine
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Sports
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Sports and Clubs
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Cricket, volleyball, hockey, table tennis, kabaddi, kho-kho and chess
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Countries Visited
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U.K.
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Other Information
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President, Municipal Council, Jammu, 1972 (one term); and Councillor, Municipal Council (two terms)
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Reference: Loksabha