Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Shillong (Meghalaya )
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Party Name :
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Indian National Congress(INC)
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Father’s Name
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Late Shri Paty Laloo
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Mother’s Name
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Late Smt. Sandrina Kyndiah
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Date of Birth
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07.05.1928
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Place of Birth
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Shillong, Distt. East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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20 Sep 1948
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Gavvy Khyriem
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No. of Sons
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3
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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 Gauhati University, Guwahati (Assam)
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Profession
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Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
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Honey Wood, Upper New Colony, Laitumkhrah,
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Shillong, 793 003 (Meghalaya)
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Tels. (0364) 223600,225336
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Present Address |
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3, Safdarjung Road,
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New Delhi – 110 011
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Tels. (011) 23012445, 23010595 (R), 23388482, 23381499, 23013677 (R)
Fax : (011) 23070577 (O)
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Office Add:
Room No. 751/A Wing, Shastri Bhawan,
New Delhi – 110 001
Tels. (011) 23381499, 2338482
Fax : 23070577
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Position Held |
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1970-93
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Member, Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
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1975-88
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Cabinet Minister, Government of Meghalaya (four times)
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1979-81
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Leader of Opposition, Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
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1987
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Acting Chief Minister, Meghalaya
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1989-93
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Speaker, Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
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1993-98
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Governor, Mizoram
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1998
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Elected to 12th Lok Sabha
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1998-99
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Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism
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Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Water Resources
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1999-2004
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Member, Committee on Petitions
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Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development
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2000-2001
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Member, Committee on Estimates
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2000-2004
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Member, Committee on Defence
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information Technology
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 3rd term)
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23 May 2004 – onwards
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Union Cabinet Minister, Tribal Affairs
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Book Published
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(i) Jawaharlal Nehru : The Thinking Dynamo; (ii) Meghalaya : Yesterday and Today; (iii) Journey of Words; (iv) Rev. J.J.M. Nichols Roy : Architect of District Council Autonomy; (v) Mizo Freedom Fighters; and (vi) Pillars of Mizo Society
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Member, Assam Sangeet Natak Academy during 1950’s and 1960’s; contributed many papers on drama and music, particularly on tribal dance, drama and music
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Actively associated with social, cultural, educational and sports organisations
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading and writing
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Sports and Clubs
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An ardent promoter of body building movement; associated with health and body building activities over the years; Chief Patron, (i) Meghalaya Body Building Association since 1974; and (ii) Meghalaya Rock Climbing and Mountaineering Association
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled; made valuable contribution as a member of the Indian delegation to UN General Assembly in 1992; Member, Parliamentary delegation to Mexico, 2002;Visited Rome from 7 April to 9 April 2005 as a member of the Indian Delegation led by the Vice-President of India to attend the state funeral of Late Pope John Paul-II
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Other Information
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Associated with Indian National Congress and took active part in the Freedom Movement; Frontliners leader in the struggle for a Hill State of the tribal people in the North East Region which led to the creation of the State of Meghalaya, 1970; associated with the Indian Red Cross Society since 1958 and was the Red Cross Chief of Assam and Meghalaya, in that capacity, participated in international conferences of the Red Cross and was involved in the massive relief operation
organised for the Bangladesh refugees who fled to India from erstwhile East Pakistan in 1971; Municipal Ward Commissioner 1962; Chairman,(i) Municipal Civic Body, Shillong 1967-72; (ii) North East MPs forum (iii) Christian MPs forum; (iv) Study Group on Bangladesh South Asian Forum; Convenor, High Powered Meghalaya Commission on Resource Mobilisation, 1988-89; Founder-Chairman Meghalaya Co-operative Apex Bank Ltd., Shillong; also helped in pioneering a number of other co-operative and banking institutions in the State; Former Co-Chairman, Minority Department, All India Congress Committee; Member, Governing Council of North-Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, 1998
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Reference: Loksabha