Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Silchar (Assam )
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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 Shri Satindra Mohan Dev
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Mother’s Name
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Late Smt. Hiron Prova Dev
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Date of Birth
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01.04.1934
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Place of Birth
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Silchar, Distt. Cachar (Assam)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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16 Jan 1962
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Sibani Dev
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No.of Daughters
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4
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Educational Qualifications
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B. Com., D.B.A., M.B.A
Educated at Gurucharan College, Silchar (Assam) and
Welsh College of
Advanced Technology and
Commerce, Cardiff (U.K.)
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Profession
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Businessperson
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Permanent Address |
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S.M. Dev Road, Tarapur-Silchar-3
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Distt. Cachar, Assam-788 003
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Tels. (03842)234255,245754,
Fax:(03842) 234672
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Present Address |
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15, Ashok Road,
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New Delhi – 110 001
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Tels. (011) 23381853, 23387021 (R), 23061782, 23063598, 23061339 (O)
Fax: (011) 23018705 (R), 23316745 (O)
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Position Held |
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1975-85
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Chairman, Municipal Board, Silchar, Assam
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1980
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Observer, Congress Party, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections
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1980
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Elected to 7th Lok Sabha
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1980-83
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Executive Member, C.P.P. (I)
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1983
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Observer, Congress Party, Nagaland Assembly Elections
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1983-84
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Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances
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1985
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Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Observer, Congress Party, Mizoram Assembly Elections
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Observer, Congress Party, Gujarat Assembly and Parliamentary
elections
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Oct. 1986 to Feb. 1988
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Union Minister of State, Tourism and Communications
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Feb. 1988 to June 1988
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Union Minister of State, Defence
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June 1988 to Dec. 1989
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Union Minister of State, Home Affairs
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1988
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Observer, Congress Party, Tripura Assembly Elections
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1989
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Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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1990
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Member, Consultative Committee constituted under Punjab State
Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1987
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May 1990-91
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Chairman, Public Accounts Committee
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs
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Member, General Purposes Committee
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1991
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Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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June 1991 to May 1996
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Union Minister of State, Steel (Independent Charge)
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Observer, Congress Party, Punjab Assembly Elections
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Observer, Congress Party, Rajya Sabha Elections from Uttar Pradesh
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1993
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Observer, Congress Party, Tripura Assembly Elections
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Observer, Congress Party, Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections
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Nov. 1995
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Observer, Congress Party, Karnataka Assembly Elections
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Feb. 1996
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Observer, Congress Party, Orissa Assembly Elections
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1996
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Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (5th term)
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (6th term)
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1999-2004
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Chairman, Committee on Energy
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Member, General Purposes Committee
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 7th term)
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23 May 2004 – 17 Nov. 2005
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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
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18 Nov. 2005 -28 January 2006
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Union Cabinet Minister, Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises with Additional charge of Water Resources
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29 January 2006-onwards
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Union Cabinet Minister, Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Took major initiative for the establishment of two Central Universities in Assam;
Welfare of labour specially of workers in tea gardens and villages; flood cyclone relief work;
served the rural people of Assam with District Rural Development Agency (D.R.D.A.) Loans; development of rural electrification and
transport; provision of water, electricity and sanitation facilities to the slum dwellers; instrumental
in extending financial help to the needy individuals and Associations/Clubs through a Trust
established in memory of his father Late Shri Satindra Mohan Dev; and developed Silchar
Regional Engineering College into an institution of repute; President, Nikhil Bharat Banga Sahitya
Sammelani for 2 years; Chief Patron, Bipin Chandra Pal Trust; engaged in Socio-welfare activities
established in memory of noted freedom fighter from North-East Region; took special initiative in
establishing Gas-based Power project at Adamtilla and Banskandi; actively involved in
construction of Barak Dam and extension of broadgauge line upto Silchar
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Special Interests
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Organisation of sports, rural upliftment, development of the down trodden and maintaining
communal harmony
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Sports
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Sports and Clubs
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Lawn Tennis, Golf and Cricket; Winner, All Assam Lawn Tennis Championship; organised rural
football; President, Delhi Soccer Association; Vice- President, Assam Olympic Association for
10 years; General-Secretary, District Sports Association for 10 years; Member, (i) State Sports
Council, Assam, 1975; (ii) Organising Committee of Asian Games; (iii) Silchar District Sports
Association; (iv) Assam Amateur Athletics Association; (v) Assam Football Association since
1976; (vi) Delhi Gymkhana Club; (vii) Delhi Golf Club; and (viii) Noida Golf Club; recognised
International Football Referee; presently taking major initiative in the construction of two stadia
at Silchar viz. District Sports Stadium and India Club Indoor Stadium
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled; represented India in the Population Conference held in China, 1982; Member,
Indian Parliamentary Delegation to Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference at Isle of Man,
1984 and Indian Delegation to Moscow Olympics; led official delegation as a Minister to Austria,
China, Italy, Mexico, Trinidad, U.K. and U.S.A.
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Other Information
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Member, Tea Board, 1981-83; Chairman, Assam Referee Board for 3 years
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Reference: Loksabha