Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Mumbai-North-Central(Maharashtra )
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Party Name :
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Shiv Sena(SS)
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Email Address :
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[email protected]
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Father’s Name
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Shri Gajanan Krishna Joshi
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Saraswati Gajanan
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Date of Birth
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02.12.1937
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Place of Birth
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Nandavi, Distt. Raigad (Maharashtra)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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14 May 1964
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Anagha Manohar Joshi
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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2
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Educational Qualifications
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M.A., LL.B.
Educated at Mumbai University (Maharashtra
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Profession
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Builder
Educationist, Industrialist
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Permanent Address |
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101-102, Oceana Apartments, Keluskra Marg,
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Dadar(W), Mumbai-400028, Maharashtra
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Present Address |
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20, Akbar Road
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New Delhi – 110011
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(011)23014011, 23014022
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Position Held |
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1968-79
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Municipal Councilor, Mumbai, Maharashtra
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1972-89
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Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council (3 terms)
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1976-77
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Mayor, Municipal Corporation Mumbai, Maharashtra
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1990-91
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Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (two terms)
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1990-91
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Leader of Opposition, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
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1995-99
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Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (two terms)
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1995-1999
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Leader of House, Maharashtra Legislature Assembly
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Chief Minister, Maharashtra
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1999
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Elected to 13th Lok Sabha
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13 Oct. 1999- 9 May 2002
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Union Cabinet Minister, Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
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10 May 2002- onwards
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Speaker, Lok Sabha
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Chairman, Business Advisory Committee;
Rules Committee;
General Purpose Committee;
Standing Committee on the Conference of Presiding
Officers of Legislative Bodies in India;
Conference of Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies
in India
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President, Indian Parliamentary Group;
National Group of Inter-Parliamentary Union;
India Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Governing Council of Constitution Club; and
Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies
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Book Published
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‘Swachh Mumbai; Harit Mumbai’( both are in Marathi)
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Set up a Kala Academy at Dadar in Mumbai; instituted ‘Maharashtra Bhushan Award’; conceived (i) Krishna Valley Irrigation Project in Maharashtra; (ii) Mumbai-Pune Expressway Project and (iii) various schemes like “tanker Free Maharashtra Scheme; and started Kamdhenu Policy for women, ‘Matoshri Vrudhashram Scheme’ for the aged and Sainik Schools for the youth, during his tenure as Chief Minister of Maharashtra; organised a graceful ‘Akhil Bharatiya Sahitya Sammelan’ at Shivaji Park, Dadar; also started Jagatik Marathi Chamber of Commerce and Industries
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Closely associated with many educational and social organisations; conceived the idea of ‘Clean Mumbai-Green Mumbai’ during his tenure as Mayor of Mumbai; started Reading Room facility with an idea of helping the poor and needy students
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Special Interests
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Theatre, social service and promotion of sports, especially cricket
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Sports and Clubs
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Cricket; Former President, Mumbai Cricket Association; Former Vice-President, Cricket Control Board of India
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Countries Visited
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Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, China, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iran, Israel, , Japan, Kenya, Mauritius, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Republic of Korea , South Africa, Spain, Switzerland; United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom., United States of America and Zambia
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Other Information
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During the Chief Ministership (1995-99) -Organised “Advantage Maharashtra”, Conference to promote industrial investments in the State; arranged a programme known as ‘Agro Advantage Maharashtra’ for farmers and also an exhibition displaying information on advanced technology in the field of agriculture; Led delegations to Australia, Canada, China, Israel, Japan, U.K. and U.S.A. for bringing investment to the State of Maharashtra; constructed number of flyovers in Mumbai
As Union Cabinet Minister (2000-2002), led ministerial delegations to Canada, Mauritius and U.S.A.
As Speaker, Lok Sabha, led Indian Parliamentary Delegation to Poland, Croatia, Geneva and China
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Reference: Loksabha