Biography

Father's Name       	Choudhury Raghuveer Singh               

Date of Birth       	18 September 1916

Place of Birth      	Shamli, Distt. Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh)      

Marital Status      	Married in June 1940

Spouse's Name       Smt. Rameshwari Devi                    

Children            One son and  two daughters

Educational Qualifications  

               B.A., LL.B.

               Educated at Agra University, Agra (Uttar Pradesh)

Profession         

               Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker

Permanent Address  

               Shamli, District                        
               Muzaffarnagar-247776                    
               (Uttar Pradesh)                         

               Tel. (01398) 50102                                                    
Present Address

		7, Kamraj Lane,
		New Delhi -110011

		Tel. (011) 3792253

Positions Held  

1948-52        President, District Board, Muzaffarnagar,
               Uttar Pradesh

1950-59        President, District Congress Committee,                                              Muzaffarnagar

1950-80        Member, All India Congress Committee

1952-62        Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
               (four terms)

1959-60        Deputy Minister, Co-operation, Uttar Pradesh

1960-67        Member, Executive Council, Indian National
               Congress (I.N.C.), Uttar Pradesh

1970-71        Cabinet Minister, Irrigation, Power, Industries,
               Labour, Education  and Technical Education and
               Home Departments

1973-75        Chairman, Public Undertakings Committee

1975-77        Cabinet Minister, Agriculture, Uttar Pradesh

1977-80        Member, Congress Working Committee

1984-90        Member, Rajya Sabha

1984-88        Leader, Lok Dal Parliamentary Party, Rajya Sabha

1984           Member, General Purposes Committee

1984-85 and    Member, Committee of Privileges (two terms)
1988
                               
1984-85        Member, Joint Committee of Parliament on (i) Lok
               Pal Bill, 1985; and (ii) Indian Medical Council
               Bill, 1987

1987-90        Vice-President, Rashtriya Lok Dal

1988-90        Deputy Leader, Janta Dal (J.D.) Parliamentary
               Party, Rajya Sabha

1990           Governor, Punjab
      
               Administrator, Union Territory of Chandigarh

1990-93        Governor, Himachal Pradesh

1990-96        Member, Rajya Sabha (2nd term)

1998           Elected to 12th Lok Sabha

1998-99        Member, Committee on Agriculture
       
               Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
               Food and Consumer Affairs

Special Interests  

Education, agriculture, games and sports, upliftment of the
Kisans, Harijans, Backward Classes and Scheduled Castes

Sports and Clubs  

Wrestling, captain of hockey and volleyball teams during
college days

Countries Visited  

Widely travelled (17 countries)

Other Information  

President, District Board, Muzaffarnagar, 1948-52; Vice-
President, U.P. Sugarcane Cooperative Union Federation,
1949-55; Chairman, (i) Indian Sugarcane Development Council,
1967-75; and headed U.P. Sugar Mills Nationalisation
Committee, 1970; Member, (i) Indian Central Sugarcane
Committee; (ii) U.P. Bihar Sugarcane Board, 1952-55; and
(iii) Transport Authority, 1957-59