Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Amritsar (Punjab )
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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 A.M. Bhatia
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Lal Devi Bhatia
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Date of Birth
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03.07.1921
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Place of Birth
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Amritsar (Punjab)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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07 Mar 1943
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Sarla Devi Bhatia
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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B.A., LL.B.
Educated at H.S. College, Amritsar (Punjab) and University Law College,
Lahore (Pakistan)
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Profession
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Businessperson
Industrialist
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Permanent Address |
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Bhatia House -26, The Mall, Amritsar -143001
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Punjab
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(0183)2506100,2506263
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Present Address |
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11 A, Balwant Rai Mehta Lane,
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New Delhi – 110001
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(011) 23782751
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E-18, Sainik Farms (West) Khanpur, New Delhi – 110030
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(011) 26529862, 26528199, 26529862
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Position Held |
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1972
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Elected to 5th Lok Sabha
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1975-77
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Executive Member, Congress Parliamentary Party (C.P.P.)
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1980
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Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1980-83
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Chairman, Committee on Petitions
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Member, Committee of Privileges
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1982-84
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President, Pradesh Congress Committee (P.C.C.), Punjab
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1984-86
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General Secretary, A.I.C.C.(I)
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1985
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Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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1992
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Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (4th term
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1992-96
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Union Minister of State, External Affairs
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1996
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Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (5th term)
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Chairman, Committee on Food and Civil Supplies
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (6th term)
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1999-2000
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Member, Committee on External Affairs
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Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
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2000-2001
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Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Patron, (i) Manor Public School, Amritsar; (ii) Medical College; (iii) Durgiana
Temple, Amritsar; and (iv) International Punjabi Society
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Special Interests
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Tourism
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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; represented India as delegate to the U.N. in 1975
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Other Information
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Chairman, National Shipping Board; Patron, (i) Kasturba Memorial Trust; (ii) Jallianwalla Bagh
Managing Committee and (iii) Durgiana Tirath Committee, Amritsar
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Reference: Loksabha