Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Jalore-SC (Rajasthan )
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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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Late Sardar Bir Singh
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Mother’s Name
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Sardarni Beant Kaur
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Date of Birth
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21.03.1934
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Place of Birth
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Vill. Mustafapur, Distt. Jalandhar (Punjab)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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24 Feb 1964
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Spouse’s Name
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Late Smt. Manjit Kaur
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No. of Sons
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2
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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B.A. (Hons.), M.A.
Educated at Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar (Punjab) and Guru Nanak
Khalsa College, Mumbai (Maharashtra)
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Profession
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Agriculturist
Journalist
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Permanent Address |
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J/12, Shivaji Nagar,
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Jalore, Rajasthan
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Present Address |
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9, Lodhi Estate
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New Delhi – 110003
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(011) 24699797
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Position Held |
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1962
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Elected to 3rd Lok Sabha
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1966-68
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Member, Public Accounts Committee
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1967
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Re-elected to 4th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1971
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Re-elected to 5th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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Chairman, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes
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1973-74
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Convenor, All India Congress Committee (Indira) [A.I.C.C. (I)], Harijan
Cell
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1974-76
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Union Deputy Minister, Railways
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1976-77
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Union Deputy Minister, Commerce
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1978-80
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General-Secretary, A.I.C.C. (I)
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1980
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Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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1980-82
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Union Minister of State, Shipping and Transport
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1982
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Union Minister of State, Supply and Rehabilitation (Independent Charge)
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1982-83
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Union Minister of State, Supply and Sports (Independent Charge)
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1983-84
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Union Cabinet Minister, Parliamentary Affairs, Sports and Works and
Housing
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1984
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Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (5th term)
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1984-85
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Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture and Rural Development
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1985-86
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Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture
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1986-89
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Union Cabinet Minister, Home Affairs
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1991
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Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (6th term)
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1994-95
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Chairman, Committee on Defence
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1995-96
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Union Cabinet Minister, Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public
Distribution
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (7th term)
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March-April 1998
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Union Cabinet Minister, Communications
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1998-99
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Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
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Member, Committee on Finance
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (8th term)
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1999-2000
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Member, Committee of Privileges
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Member, Committee on Communications
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Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
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2000-2001
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Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
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Book Published
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Punjabi Speaking State (a critical analysis) and a collection of articles on Punjabi literature and Sikh
history
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Special Interests
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Service of the socially and economically depressed people, National Integration and Religious
Studies
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading, writing articles on Harijan problems, and working for the upliftment of agricultural labour
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Sports and Clubs
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Swimming, shooting, hiking; Vice-President, Asian Amateur Athletics Association, 1979;
President, Amateur Athletics Federation of India, 1976-84 and its Life President since 1984;
Chairman and Chief Coordinator, Special Organising Committee, IX Asian Games, 1982
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled; Member, (i) Indian Delegation to the World Food Congress, the Hague, 1969;
and (ii) Indian Delegation to the United Nations, 1972-73
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Other Information
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Associated with Shiromani Akali Dal, 1962; President, (i) All India Confederation of Farmers’
Association, Punjab 1969-70; (ii) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar All India Institute of Social Sciences, Delhi;
and (iii) Bharat Ekta Andolan, 1991; Chairman, World Centre for the Unity of Man, 1991;
Organising-Secretary, Rural Labour Federation, 1974; and Convenor, Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar
Centenary Celebrations Committee constituted under the auspices of Indian Parliamentary Group
by the Hon’ble Speaker of Lok Sabha, 1991; Member, (i) National Small Savings Committee, 1973-74;
(ii) Senate, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 1974-80; and (iii) Senate, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla
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Reference: Loksabha