Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Patan-SC (Gujarat )
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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 Mithabhai Rupabhai Kanodia
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Daliben M. Kanodia
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Date of Birth
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27.01.1937
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Place of Birth
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Vill. Kanoda, Distt. Mehsana (Gujarat)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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13 May 1960
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Umaben Kanodia
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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Primary
Educated at Shahpur School, Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
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Profession
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Artist
Musician
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Permanent Address |
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41, Royal Accord Building-II, Opposite Lokhandwala Complex,
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Andheri (West), Mumbai-400 053 (Maharashtra)
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(022)26323051,26315552
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Present Address |
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2-4, South Avenue
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New Delhi-110 011
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Tels.(011) 23795024, 9868180259 (M)
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Position Held |
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1991
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Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
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1991-92
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Member, Committee on Communications
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
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1996
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Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1996-97
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Member, Committee on Communications
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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1998-99
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Member, Committee on Communications and its
Sub-Committee `B` on Department of Posts
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Member, Consutative Committee, Ministry of
Tourism
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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Member, Committee on Railways
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Member, Private Member`s Bills and Resolutions
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5 Aug. 2007 onwards
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Member, Committee on Railways
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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A very talented and eminent artist in mimic and vocal music is particular with notable contibution to Gujarati and Hindi films, Radio and Doordarshan; Sang in more than 20 voices of famous playback singers; founded `Mahesh Kumar and Party` (Musical Party) and performed more than 14,000 shows world-wide since the age of eight years; won many awards for singing; writing poems in Gujarati; and music composer in Gujarati/Hindi films
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Organising charity shows for building hospitals, schools and dharamshalas; and assisting in flood and drought relief works by raising funds through his art
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Special Interests
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Stage-shows, assistance to the poor and the needy and public relations
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Singing, religious worship, script-writing, travelling, viewing movies and meditation
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled
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Other Information
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Conferred (i) `Best Music Director` award by the Government of Gujarat, 1971; (ii) `The Best Playback Singer` award for the film `Akhand Chudlo` by the Government of Gujarat; awarded many shields and trophies by cultural and music organisations and eminent personalities in the field of art and music; got a Hospital `Arogya Dham` constructed for the poor in his native place Kanoda; HMV recorded his imitations of many talented artists in 1953; Music India & Co. recorded his music and songs
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Reference: Loksabha