Know your Politician
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Darjeeling(West Bengal )
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Party Name :
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Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)
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Email Address :
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[email protected]
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Father’s Name
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Late Shri Thakur Sardar Singhji
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Mother’s Name
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Late Smt. Kunwar Baisa
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Date of Birth
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03.01.1938
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Place of Birth
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Vill. Jasol Distt. Barmer(Rajasthan)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Sheetal Kumari
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No. of Sons
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2
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Educational Qualifications
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B.A., B.Sc.
Educated at Mayo College, Ajmer, Joint Services Wing, Clement Town, Dehradun. N.D.A. Khadakvasla and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
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Profession
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Political and Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
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Village – Temawas, Gram Panchayat, Mewanagar,
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Tehsil – Pachpadra, Jasol, Distt. – Barmer
Rajasthan
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Present Address |
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15, Teen Murti Lane,
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New Delhi – 110 001
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Tels. (011) 23792301, 23016228
Fax. (011) 23015623
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Position Held |
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1980
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Elected to Rajya Sabha
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1986
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Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term)
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1986-1989
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Member, Public Accounts Committee, Rajya Sabha
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Member, Committee on Previleges, Rajya Sabha
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Member, Commitee on Public Undertakings, Rajya Sabha
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1987
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Member, Consultative Committee constituted under the Punjab State
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1989-1991
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Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1987
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1990
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Elected to 9th Lok Sabha
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1991-1996
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Chairman, Estimate Committee
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1991
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Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Chairman, Committee on Environment and Forests
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1992
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Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee to enquire into Irregularities in Securities and Banking Transactions
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1993
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Chairman, Committee on Energy
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1996-97
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Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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May 1996
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Union Cabinet Minister, Finance
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25 Mar. 1998-4 Feb. 1999
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Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
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Jul. 1998
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Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (3rd term)
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Dec. 1998-1 Jul. 2002
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Union Cabinet Minister, External Affairs
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Feb-Oct. 1999
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Union Cabinet Minister, Electronics (Simultaneous charge)
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6 Aug.-13 Oct. 1999
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Union Cabinet Minister, Surface Transport (Simultaneous charge)
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15 Oct. 1999
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Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (4th term)
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18 March-15 Oct. 2001
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Union Cabinet Minister, Defence (Simultaneous charges)
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1 Jul. 2002-9 Apr. 2003
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Minister of Finance & Company Affairs, Govt. of India
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10 April 2002-21 May 2004
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Union Cabinet Minister, Finance
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2004
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Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (5th term)
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Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha
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Aug. 2004-Aug. 2006
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Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests
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Aug. 2004-May 2009
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Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Installation of Portraits/Stautes of National Leaders and Parliamentarians in Parliament House Complex
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Aug 2005
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Member, General Purposes Committee
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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6 Aug. 2009 – 31 Dec. 2009
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Chairman, Committee on Public Accounts
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1 Jan. 2010
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Member, Committee on Public Accounts
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10 Sep. 2009
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Member, Committee on Budget
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Book Published
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Has contributed widely to Indian and foreign magazines, newspapers and journals on international affairs, security and development issues, Has written the following books:
(i) National Security- An outline of our Concerns; (ii) Shauryam Tejo (in Hindi);
(iii) Defending India;
(iv) District Diary;
(v) Khankhanama – A biography of Bairam Khan( in Hindi);
(vi) Defendre l`inde (in French);
(vii) A call to Honour: In Service of Emergent India;
(viii) Travels in Transoxiana;
(ix) Victoria Cross- Till Memory Serves;
(x) Conflict & Diplomacy;
(xi) Ayodhya – Our Republic Post 6 December 1992: A Dialogue; (xii) Jinnah: India – Partition – Independence.
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Through his foundation, he provides ambulance service in the desert districts of Barmer and Jaislmer, his home districts. To promote and disseminate the literature of `Dingal`(an ancient local language) he has established another foundation. He is also a trustee on various charities engaged in running hospitals, museums and water conservation projects.
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Special Interests
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A lover of horses, and himself a skilled horseman;the patron-in-chief of the Indian Polo Association, having himself been a player.
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Works with music,playing chess preferably against a computer and golf
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Sports and Clubs
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Member: (i) Indian Polo Association, (ii) Equestrian Federation of India,(iii) Defence Services Officers` Institue, (iv) Delhi golf Club (v) United Services Institute, (vi) India International Centre, (vii) International Institute of Strategic Studies, London; antiquarian, bibliophile, music, horses, equestrian sports, gold and chess
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled
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Other Information
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Commissioned to the Central India Horse in 1957; resigned Commission to join politics; Chaired several Task Forces to recommend policy to the Government amongst others on (i) Telecommunications, (ii) Information Technology, and (iii) Energy; was member of Group of Ministries on (a) Reforming the National Security System (b) Hydrocarbon Vision 2025
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Reference: Loksabha