Know your Politician
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Father’s Name
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Late Shri Bisahu Das Mahant
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Mother’s Name
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Late Smt. Janki Devi Mahant
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Date of Birth
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13.12.1954
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Place of Birth
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Saragaon, Distt. Janjgir Champa (Chhatisgarh)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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23 Nov 1980
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Jyotsna Mahant
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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3
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Educational Qualifications
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M.Sc., M.A., LL.B., Ph.D.
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Profession
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Agriculturist
Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
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P. O. – Saragaon, Teh. Champa,
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Distt. Janjgir
Chhattisgarh
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Present Address |
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8, Teen Murti Marg
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New Delhi – 110 001
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Tels. (011) 23017447, 23014252 (R), 23074190, 23388165 (O)
Fax. (011) 23016689 (R), 23382756 (O)
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Position Held |
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1980-90
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Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly (two terms)
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1988-89
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Minister of State, Department of Agriculture, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh
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1993-95
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Minister of State, Independent Charge, Department of Commercial Tax,
Madhya Pradesh
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1993-98
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Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly (third term)
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1995-98
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Cabinet Minister, Home Affairs and Public Relations, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh
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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 Science and Technology, Environment and
Forests; and its Sub-Committee on Food Technology
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Coal
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1 Jan.-8 Apr. 2004
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Member, Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests
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2000-2004
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
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1 May 2003-19 Aug. 2004
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Member, Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
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Jan.- Oct.2005 and May 2008
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Nominated as working president, PCC, Chhattisgarh
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Mar. 2006
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Nominated President, PCC, Chhattisgarh
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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 Science & Technology, Environment & Forests
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23 Sept. 2009
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Chairman, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament
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19 Oct. 2009
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Coal
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Member, Central Rural Development Council
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12 July 2011 – Oct. 2012 onwards
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Union Minister of State, Agriculture and Food Processing Industries
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Special Interests
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Reading, sports and painting
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Music, debates, gossiping with family members and travelling
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Countries Visited
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France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, South Korea, Srilanka, Switzerland, Thailand, U.K. and U.S.A.
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Reference: Loksabha