Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Pune(Maharashtra )
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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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Shri Shamrao Kalmadi
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Shanta Shamrao
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Date of Birth
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01.05.1944
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Place of Birth
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Madras (Tamil Nadu)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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23 Apr 1971
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Meera Kalmadi
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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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Graduate
Educated at Fergusson College, Pune, Graduated from National Defence Academy, Kharakvasla under Air Force Flying College,Jodhpur and Allahabad
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Profession
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Businessperson
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Permanent Address |
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Kalmadi House, 42/8 , Dr. Ketkar Road,
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Erandvane, Pune – 411 004, Maharashtra
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Tels. (020) 25433033
09811200122 (M)
Fax. (020) 25433072
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Present Address |
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2, K. Kamraj Lane,
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New Delhi – 110 011
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Tels. (011) 23793699, 23792539, 23792619,
Fax: (011) 23793709
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Position Held |
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1977
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President, Pune Youth Congress
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1977-80
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President, Youth Congress, Maharashtra
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1981-86
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President, Indian Youth Congress (S)
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1984-85 & 1990-92
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Member, Committee on Petitions
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1986-88
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Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
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Member, Committee on Defence
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
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Secretary, Congress (S) Parliamentary Party
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1988
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Member, Rajya Sabha (2nd term)
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1994
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Member , Rajya Sabha (3rd term)
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1995 – 96
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Union Minister of State, Railways
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1996
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Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
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Member, Committee on Defence
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1996-97
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
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1998-99
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Spokesman, Congress (S) Parliamentary Party
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1998
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Member, Rajya Sabha (4th term)
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1999
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Chairman, Election Campaign Committee, Maharashtra
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1999-2004
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Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
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2003-2004
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Treasurer, Congress Parliamentary Party
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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2004-2007
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Member, Commitee on Public Undertakings
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2004-2009
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Member, Committee on Defence
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2005
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Secretary, Congress Parliamentary Party
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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31 Aug. 2009
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Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
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7 Oct. 2009
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Member, Committee on Ethics
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Chairman (i) Pune Festival Committee; (ii) Pune International Marathon; and (iii) Maharashtra Tourism & Development Corporation, 1988-89
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Special Interests
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Flying, environment, tourism, defence & sports
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Outdoor games, travelling and music
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Sports and Clubs
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President (i) Indian Olympic Association since 1996; (ii) Asian Athletics Association since 2000; and (iii) Athletics Federation of India, 1987-2006; Chairman (i) Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, 2010; (ii) National Games, 1994 and (iii) Afro-Asian Games, 2003; (iv) Pune Marathon and Pune Festival; (v) Pune Informaton Techonology and Biotechnology Conference of Pune Vyaspeeth for more than 8 years; Council Member International Association of Atheletics Federations since 2001; and Patron Nehru Bal Sangh
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled
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Other Information
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Conducted International Marathon (18 times) International Permit Athletic Meet (8 times), road races, Freedom 40 & Nehru Centenary Celebrations with unprecedented participation; introduced Asian Grand Prix, Indoor Athletics and All Star Championships in Asia; successfully hosted World Half Marathon, 2004; organised, National Games, Pune, Bangalore, Manipur, Punjab, Hyderabad and now organising in Jharkhand, Kerala and Goa.
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Reference: Loksabha