Know your Politician
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Jhansi(Uttar 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 Gulab Singh
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Date of Birth
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03.05.1959
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Place of Birth
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Dunda, Distt. Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh)
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Marital Status
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Unmarried
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Educational Qualifications
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6th Standard
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Profession
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Agriculturist
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Permanent Address |
Civil Lines,
Tikamgar-472 001 Madhya Pradesh
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(07683)32264
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Present Address |
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Position Held |
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1988 onwards
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Vice-President, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Madhya Pradesh
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1989
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Elected to 9th Lok Sabha
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1990
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
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1990-92
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Member, Consultative Committee, constituted under the Punjab State
Legislature (Delegation of Power) Act, 1987
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1991
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Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1991-92
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Member, Public Accounts Committee
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1992-93
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Member, Public Accounts Committee
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1993 onwards
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President, B.J.P., Youth Wing
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1996
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Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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1996-97
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Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and
Forests
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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1998-99
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Union Minister of State, Human Resource Development
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (5th term) (resigned from Lok Sabha Seat on 18.12.2003
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13 Oct. 1999– 2 Feb. 2000
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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Tourism (Resigned on 2 Feb. 2000)
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7 Nov. 2000- 25 Aug. 2002
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Union Cabinet Minister, Youth Affairs & Sports
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26 Aug. 2002- 29 Jan. 2003
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Union Cabinet Minister, Coal and Mines
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2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (6th term)
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Book Published
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(i) Swami Vivekananda (1972); (ii) Peace of Mind (published in Africa) 1978; and (iii) Manav Ek
Bhakti ka Naata (1983) (in Hindi)
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Service to the poor and needy through Mata Betibai Charitable Trust and Manav
Jagriti Sangh and donations to institutes engaged in welfare of the destitutes
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Special Interests
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Protecting environment and wild life; discussions and discourses on Hindu religion and culture
(since the age of six) throughout the world, composing Hindi poems
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading and writing, watching movies, travelling and driving
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Sports and Clubs
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Badminton
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled
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Other Information
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Member, Ram Janam Bhoomi Trust; and engaged in Vishwa Hindu Parishad (V.H.P.) activities
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Reference: Loksabha