1977
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Elected to 6th Lok Sabha
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1977-78
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Deputy Chief Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party
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Member, Joint Select Committee on Railways (Amendment) Bill
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Executive Member, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee
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President, Srikakulam District Congress Committee
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Member, National Council of Youth Congress
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General-Secretary, Congress Parliamentary Party
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Member, Joint Select Committee on Vishwa Bharati (Amendment) Bill
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1979
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General Secretary, All India Congress Committee
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1979-80
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of Steel, Mines and Coal
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Member, All India Congress Committee
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Executive Member, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee
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1980
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Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Member, Joint Select Committee on Railways (Amendment) Bill
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Member, Joint Select Committee on Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill
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Member, Committee on Government Assurances
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1980-89
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Chief Whip, Congress (S) Parliamentary Party
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1981-82
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Member, Committee of Privileges
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1982-84
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Member, Estimates Committee
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1983-93
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General-Secretary, A.I.C.C. (S)
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1984
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Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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1986
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Member, Joint Committee on the Railways Bill, 1986
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1994-96
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Member, Committee on Communications, Information and Broadcasting
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1994-2000
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Member, Rajya Sabha
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1995
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Chairman, Select Committee, Rajya Sabha
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1995
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Chairman, Select Committee on Trade Marks Bill, Rajya Sabha
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Railways, Surface Transport, Planning and Civil Aviation
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1995-2000
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Member, Rules Committee, Rajya Sabha
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1996-98
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Member, Committee on Human Resource Development and Committee on Health and Family Welfare
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1996-2000
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Member, Hindi Salahkar Samiti, Department of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises, Ministry of Industry
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1997-2000
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Member, Central Advisory Committee on Territorial Army, Ministry of Defence
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Member, Joint Committee of Parliament on the Salary, Allowances and Pensions of Members
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1997-98
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Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
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Member, Committee on Defence
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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Member, Committee on Estimates
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Member, Business Advisory Committee
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Secretary, Congress Parliamentary Party
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Member, Committee on Rural Development
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Member, Committee on Science & Technology, Forests & Environment
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2005-2006
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Chairman, Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill
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Feb. 2006 to Mar. 2006
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Chairman, Committee to Inquire into Allegations of Improper Conduct on the part of some Members of Parliament on the matter of Implementation of MPLAD Scheme
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25 Aug. 2006-2009
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Chairman, Committee of Privileges
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2007-2008
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Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee to examine the Constitutional and Legal Position relating to Office of Profit
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General-Secretary, A.I.C.C. In-Charge of Bihar State Congress
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May 2007 -May 2009
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Chairman, Committee to Inquire into Misconduct of Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha)
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2007 onwards
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Member, Congress Working Committee (CWC)
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5 Aug. 2007
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Member, Committee on Rural Development
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Jul. 2008-Dec. 2008
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Chairman, Committee to Inquire into the complaint made by some members regarding alleged offer of money to them in connection with voting on the Motion of Confidence
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President, India and Bulgaria Parliamentary Friendship Group
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Vice-President, India and Peru Parliamentary Friendship Group
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term)
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6 Aug. 2009
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Chairman, Committee on Public Undertakings
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Member, Governing Council, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
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31 Aug. 2009
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Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture
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1 May 2010
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Chairman, Committee on Public Undertakings
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Member, General Purpose Committee
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Member, Business Advisory Committee
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
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July 2011 onwards
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Union Cabinet Minister, Tribal Affairs and Panchayati Raj
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