Biography

Father's Name	    	Late Babu Laxman Singh Gehlot

Date of Birth	    	3 May 1951

Place of Birth	    	Mahamandir, Distt. Jodhpur (Rajasthan)

Marital Status	    	Married on 27 November 1977

Spouse's Name	    	Smt. Sunita Gehlot

Children	    	One son and one daughter

Educational Qualifications  	

		B.Sc.,M.A.(Economics),LL.B.

		Educated at Jodhpur University, Jodhpur (Rajasthan)

Profession  

		Advocate, Agriculturist, Farmer and Artist

Permanent Address  

		Mahamandir, Jodhpur-342001
		(Rajasthan)

		Tel. (0291) 545770
		Fax. (0291) 544022

Present Address  

		3, Thyagraj Marg,
		New Delhi- 110011

		Tel. (011) 3014550
		Fax  (011) 3793781

Positions Held     

1980		Elected to 7th lok Sabha 

1980-82		Member, Committee on Public Accounts 

1982		General-Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira)
		[P.C.C.(I)], Rajasthan

1982-83		Union Deputy Minister, Tourism

1983-84		Union Deputy Minister, Tourism and Civil 
		Aviation

1984		Union Deputy Minister, Sports

 
1984		Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1984-85		Union Minister of State, Tourism and Civil 
		Aviation

1985-89		President, P.C.C. (I), Rajasthan

June-Nov. 1989	Minister, Home Affairs and P.H.E.D, Rajasthan

1991		Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 

1991-93	 	Union Minister of State, Textiles (Independent
		charge)

1994		President, P.C.C. (I), Rajasthan
onwards

1994-96		Member, Committee on Railways

1996		Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (4th term)

1996-97		Member, Committee on Railways
	 
1998		Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (5th term)*

1998-99		Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
		and its Sub-committee on  Preservation of Monuments

		Member, Committee on Provision of computers to Members
		of Parliament

		Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways

1 December,	Chief Minister,Rajasthan
1998 onwards

Social and Cultural Activities   

Associated with (i) Gandhi Peace Foundation, Jodhpur; (ii) Kumar 
Sahitya Parishad, Jodhpur; (iii) Bharat Seva Sansthan, Heera Bagh, 
Jaipur; (iv) Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Books Bank, Pawta Chauraha, 
Jodhpur; and (v) Rajiv Gandhi Memorial  Health  Services, Jodhpur;
participated in camps held at Seva Gram, Aurangabad, Indore etc. 
under  the patronage of Tarun Shanti Seva (Gandhi Peace Foundation) 
1968-72; Worked for (i) Bangladesh refugees  in  the  camp  at  
Bongaon, West Bengal, 1971 under the patronage of Tarun Shanti Seva 
and Gandhi Peace Foundation; (ii) Public Libraries  through Kumar 
Sahitya Parishad, Jodhpur; (iii) Adult Education  through Nehru 
Yuvak Kendra; and (iv) Slums and jhuggi areas development

Special Interests  

Upliftment of the poor, the backward and the downtrodden; and scouting 
and rover scouting

Favourite Pastime and Recreation	 

Magic and travelling

Countries Visited  

Bulgaria, Canada, China, Dubai, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, 
Switzerland, Thailand, U.K. and West Germany; Leader, 
(i) Indian delegation to Commonwealth Youth Affairs Council in 
Cyprus; and (ii) Indian delegation to Bulgaria; Member, (i) Indian 
delegation to U.N.O., U.S.A.; and (ii) A.I.C.C. Delegation to China

Other Information  

President, National Students Union of India (I), Rajasthan for 
five years