Biography

Father's Name       	Shri Baburao Ganpatrao Tupe             

Date of Birth       	15 June 1940

Place of Birth      	Hadapsar, Distt. Pune (Maharashtra)               

Marital Status      	Married on 23 June 1968

Spouse's Name       	Smt. Leelavati Tupe                     

Children            	Two sons and  three daughters

Educational Qualifications  

               Intermediate, Diploma in Agriculture

               Educated at Wadia College, Pune (Maharashtra) and in Israel

Profession         

               Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker

Permanent Address  

               147/ Magarpatta                         
               Hadapsar, Pune-411028                   
               (Maharashtra)                           
               
               Tel. (0212) 616861

Present Address  
                                                   
		6, South Avenue,
		New Delhi-110011

		Tel. (011) 3792723

Positions Held  

1974-79        Member, Pune Municipal Corporation

1978-90        Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (three
               terms)

1998           Elected to 12th Lok Sabha

1998-99        Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development
	       and its Sub-Committee-I on Urban Affairs and Employment

		Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Science and
		Technology and other Science Departments

Special Interests  

Upliftment of the downtrodden and betterment of the
rural farmers and  slum dwellers; and striving for
social justice for economically backward classes and
the minorities

Favourite Pastime and Recreation  

Attending  folk music concerts and watching folk plays

Sports and Clubs  

Organiser and coordinator of various sport tournaments

Countries Visited  

France, Israel, Switzerland and U.K.

Other Information  

Chairman, (i) Sane Guruji Shikshan Sanstha, Hadapsar, Pune,
Maharashtra; (ii) Sadhana Educational Complex of Rayat
Shikshan Sanstha, Maharashtra; and (iii) Yashwant Co-operative
Sugar Factories, Theour, Pune, Maharashtra, 1987-89;
Director, (i) Yashwant Co-operative Sugar Factories, Theour
Pune, Maharashtra, 1985-90 and 1995 onwards; and (ii)
Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation, 1993-95;
and Member, Rayat Shikshan Sanstha, Satara, Maharashtra