Biography

Father's Name	    	Shri Mansinhji Vaghu Singh Chauhan

Date of Birth	    	27 November 1952

Place of Birth	    	Vaghpur, Distt. Sabarkantha (Gujarat)

Marital Status	    	Married on 15 May 1974

Spouse's Name	    	Smt. Kantaben Jaysinhji

Children	    	One son and two daughters

Educational Qualifications	   

		B.Sc., B.Ed.

		Educated at Gujarat College, Ahmedabad and 
		R.B. Sagar College of Education (Gujarat 
		University), Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Profession     	

		Teacher and Educationist, Agriculturist and
		Political and Social worker

Permanent Address     

		Shantinath Society Station Road, 
		Prantij-383205, 
		Distt. Sabarkantha 
		(Gujarat)
		
		Tel. (02770) 30901

Present Address  

		112, South Avenue, 
		New Delhi-110011

		Tel. (011) 3794150

Positions Held     

1986-90		Zila Mantri, Bharatiya Janata Party(B.J.P.), 
		Distt. Sabarkantha

1986-93 and	Member, Zila Panchayat, Distt. Sabarkantha
1995		

1990		Executive Member, B.J.P., Distt. Sabarkantha
onwards		

1996		Elected to 11th Lok Sabha 

1996-97		Member, Committee on Labour and Welfare

		Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of 
		Railways

1998		Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1998-99		Member, Committee on Labour and Welfare

		Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
		Railways

		Member, Joint Committee on the functioning
		of Wakf Boards

Social and Cultural Activities 	

Pramukh (i) Shreyash Education Trust, Vaghpur, Prantij, Distt.
Sabarkantha since 1980; (ii) Kshatriya Thakor Samaj, Distt.
Sabarkantha since 1990; and (iii) Prantij Taluka Thakor Samaj

Special Interests     

Debates, mono acting and reading

Favourite Pastime and Recreation  

Dramatics

Sports and Clubs     

Cricket and Volleyball

Other Information 

President, Prantij Taluka Thakor Samaj; Ex-Chairman, Gujarat State 
Ohter Backward Classes (O.B.C.) Nigam, Gandhinagar; and Principal, 
Ashutosh Vidyalaya; Karol