Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh )
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Party Name :
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Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)
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Father’s Name
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Shri Avtar Singh
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Agya Kaur
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Date of Birth
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26.05.1940
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Place of Birth
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Badnagar, District Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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29 Nov 1963
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Gurmeet Kaur
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No.of Daughters
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3
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Educational Qualifications
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B.A.
Educated at Khalsa College, New Delhi
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Profession
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Industrialist
Trader
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Permanent Address |
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Suraj Ganj,Gurugovind Singh Nagar,
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Itarsi – 461 111 (Madhya Pradesh)
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(07572) 505786,
(0755) 2542978
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Present Address |
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B – 601, MS Flats, B.K.S. Marg,
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New Delhi – 110 001
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Tels. (011) 23711585, 9868180541 (M)
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Position Held |
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1970-74
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President, Jana Sangh, District Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh
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1971-72 and 1978-80
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Chairman, Municipal Council, Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh
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1980 onwards
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Member, State Executive, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Madhya Pradesh
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1989
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Elected to 9th Lok Sabha
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1991-96
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance
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1995 onwards
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Member, National Executive, B.J.P.
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1996
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Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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16 May 1996-1June 1996
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Union Cabinet Minister, Health and Family Welfare
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1996-97
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Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum
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Member, Railway Convention Committee
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Member, Committee on Government Assurances
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Member, Estimates Committee
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1991-94
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Treasurer and Vice-President , B.J.P. Madhya Pradesh
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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1998-99
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Member, Committee on Human Resource Development and Convenor of its Sub-Committee-III on Preservation of Monuments
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (5th term)
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Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture
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1993-96
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Member, Committee on Finance
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1989-91
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Member, Consultative Committee, Department of Atomic Energey, Space and Electronics, Ocean Development and Ministry of Science and Technology
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1991
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Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1991-93
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Member, Estimates Committee
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance
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25 August 2006-onwards
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Member, Committee of Privileges
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5 Aug. 2007 onwards
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Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism & Culture
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December 2008
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Resigned w.e.f. 18 December, 2008
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Founder Vice-President, Saraswati Shishu Mandir, 1970; Founder Member, MGM College, Itarsi; Founder, (i) Guru Nanak Public School, Itarsi, (ii) Medical Aid Instituion, 1980; and (iii) Guru Nanak Dispensary, Itarsi; Member, Rotary Club, Itarsi; organised eye camps and other social service camps through Lions Club
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Special Interests
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Agriculture, rural development and helping the poorer sections of society
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading and photography
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Sports and Clubs
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Badmintion; organised All India hockey tournaments and District level badmintion tournaments in Itarsi
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Countries Visited
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Belgium, France, Germany, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Pakistan, Spain and U.K.; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation, Inter-Parliamentary Union, Madrid (Spain)
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Other Information
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President, Guru Singh Sabha, 1963-90; Member, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority since 1990
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Reference: Loksabha