Know your Politician
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Ramtek(Maharashtra )
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Party Name :
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Indian National Congress(INC)
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Father’s Name
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Shri Balkrishna Ramchandra Wasnik
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Date of Birth
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27.09.1959
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Place of Birth
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New Delhi
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Marital Status
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Unmarried
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Educational Qualifications
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M.A., M.B.A.
Educated at Hislop College and Department of Business Management,
Nagpur University, Nagpur,Maharashtra
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Profession
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Political and Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
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365, Gandhi Nagar,
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Nagpur – 440 010
Maharashtra
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Tel. (0712) 2242197
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Present Address |
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36 – Aurangazeb Road,
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New Delhi – 110 001
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Tels. (011) 23014423, 23014432, 09013180257, 9811658584 (M)
Fax. (011) 23012117 (R), 23381902 (O)
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Position Held |
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1984-85
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Treasurer, National Students` Union of India
(N.S.U.I.)
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1984
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Elected to 8th Lok Sabha
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1985-86
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Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes
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1985-88
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President, N.S.U.I.
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1988-90
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President, Indian Youth Congress (I)
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1991
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Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1993-96
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Minister of State, Human Resource Development
(Department of Youth Affairs and Sports) and
Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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Secretary, All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.)
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1998-99
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Environment and Forests
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Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests; and its Sub-committee on Food Technology
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Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme
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Feb 2001 to till date
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Member, Congress Working Committee
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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31 May 2009 – 27 Oct. 2012
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Union Cabinet Minister, Social Justice and Empowerment
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General Secretary, All India Congress Committee
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Special Interests
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Agriculture, law, industry, labour, education and upliftment
of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading and travelling
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Sports and Clubs
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Cricket and athletics
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled; attended 12th World Festival of Youth and
Students, Moscow, 1985; Member, Delegation to the United
Nations 42nd General Assembly Session, 1987; and 10th
Anniversary Celebrations of Sandinista Front, Nicaragua,
1987; Leader (i) Indian Delegation to the 13th World
Festival of Youth and Students at Pyongyong, D.P.R. Korea;
and (ii) Youth Delegation to the Closing Ceremony of the
Festival of India in USSR, 1987; attended (i) the inaugural
function of the Festival of India in U.S.S.R., 1987; and
(ii) Conservative Party Annual Conference, U.K., 1988
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Other Information
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Vice-President,
Hislop College Student`s Council, 1981; General-Secretary ,
Nagpur University Student`s Council, 1981-82; Member
(i) National Youth Advisory Board, 1988-89; (ii) Board of
Governors, Nehru Yuwak Kendra; (iii) National Advisory
Committee for Festival of India in Germany; (iv) Indian
Delegation for International Conference on Youth Tourism; (v) India International Centre; (vi) India Habitat Centre; (vii) DDA Sports Club, Siri Fort, New Delhi (vii) Member, Senate, Nagpur University; (vii) Member, Board of Visitors,
Indira Gandhi Medical College, Nagpur
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Reference: Loksabha