Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Solapur(Maharashtra )
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Party Name :
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Indian National Congress(INC)
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Email Address :
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[email protected]
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Father’s Name
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Shri Sambhaji Rao Shinde
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Sakhu Bai
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Date of Birth
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04.09.1941
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Place of Birth
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Solapur (Maharashtra)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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01 May 1970
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Ujwala Shinde
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No.of Daughters
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3
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Educational Qualifications
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B.A. (Hons.), LL.B.
Educated at Sangameshwar and Dayanand College, Solapur, Shivaji University, Kolhapur and New Law College, University of Bombay, Maharashtra
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Profession
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Agriculturist
Advocate, Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
19, Ashok Nagar,
Vijapur Road,
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Solapur, Maharashtra
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Present Address |
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2, Krishna Menon Marg,
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New Delhi – 110 003
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Tels.(011) 23017957, 23017962 (R), 23710411, 23717474,
23719205 (O), 09810113777 (M)
Fax. (011) 23710065 (O), 23017965 (R)
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Position Held |
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Member, Congress Working Committee
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1974-92
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Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (five terms)
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Cabinet Minister, held important portfolios—Finance, Planning, Industry, Urban Development, Youth and Social Welfare, Sports, Transport, Health and Labour, Govt. of Maharashtra
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1990-91
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President, Pradesh Congress Committee (P.C.C.), Maharashtra
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1992-96
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General-Secretary, All India Congress Committee (Indira) [A.I.C.C. (I)]
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1992-98
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Member, Rajya Sabha
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Member, Committee of Privileges
Member, Committee on Rules
Member, Committee on Defence
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
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1996-97
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President, P.C.C., Maharashtra
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1998-1999
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Elected to 12th Lok Sabha
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1998-99
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Member, Committee on External Affairs
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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Member, Committee on External Affairs
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Feb. 1999 onwards
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General-Secretary, A.I.C.C
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2000 – Jan. 2003
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information Technology
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2003-2004
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Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (6th term)
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Chief Minister, Govt. of Maharashtra
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2004
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Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (seventh term)
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4 Nov. 2004 – 28 Jan. 2006
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Governor, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
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Union Cabinet Minister, Power
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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31 May 2009 – 31 Jul. 2012
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Union Cabinet Minister, Power
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Aug. 2012 onwards
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Union Cabinet Minister, Home Affairs
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3 Aug. 2012 onwards
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Leader of the House, Lok Sabha
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Book Published
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(i) Vichar Ved (in Marathi);(ii) Vichar Manthan (in Hindi) and ;(iii) Kahani Videsh Yatraon Ki (in Hindi and Marathi)
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Convenor, Congress Forum for Socialist Action
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Special Interests
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Reading, Writing and Poetry
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled (over 30 countries); Member,(i) Indian Delegation led by the then Prime Minister of
India to the UNO, New York (U.S.A.), on the occasion of its 40th anniversary; (ii) Indian Parliamentary Delegation
led by the then President of India to Romania and Bulgaria; (iii) Indian Parliamentary Delegation led by the
then Speaker, Lok Sabha, to Israel; (iv) Indian Delegation to the Conference of International Labour
Organisation, Geneva, (Switzerland), 1979; and (v) Indian Delegation to UNO, New York (U.S.A.), 1997; Attended and
addressed (i) the Indo-American Unity Convention, California (U.S.A.), 1992; and (ii) the Annual Conference
of the Labour Party of England, Brighton (U.K.), 1993; (iii) Led Indian delegation to Tajakistan for SCO Meet (India is a observer country), and Led the Indian Power Ministry official delegation to Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Brazil, Japan, North Korea, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Germany and Italy
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Other Information
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Recipient of National Citizen’s Award 1993 and 1994 for his Contribution in the field of
Parliamentary Procedure and putting up maximum number of questions; as Finance Minister of
Maharashtra, presented nine successive budgets; though belongs to reserved category, contested and won from General seat during the 12th, 13th & 15th Lok Sabha Elections with a margin of over one Lakh four thousand, seventy seven thousand and around one lakh votes respectively
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Reference: Loksabha