Know your Politician
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Tonk-SC (Rajasthan )
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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 Bherulal
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Motibai
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Date of Birth
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22.03.1934
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Place of Birth
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Village Majawada, Distt. Udaipur (Rajasthan)
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Marital Status
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Unmarried
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Educational Qualifications
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M.A. L.L.B.
Educated at Maharana Bhupal College, Udaipur
Rajasthan University (Jaipur)
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Profession
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Advocate
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Permanent Address |
(i) 4 A, Ambavagarh Marg,
Udaipur (Rajasthan)
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Tel. (1594) 2431958
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(ii) 2 – A 69, Chitrakoot, Jaipur (Rajasthan)
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Tel. (141) 2440252
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Present Address |
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44, Ashoka Road,
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New Delhi-110 001
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Tels. (011) 23327787, 23358029, 9868180209 (M)
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Position Held |
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1962
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Joint Secretary, Praja Socialist Party. Rajasthan
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1969-1975
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Joint Secretary,Bharatiya Jansangh, Rajasthan
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1977-1985
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Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (two terms)
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1977
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Minister of State with Independent Charge of Ministry of Mines & Geology, Panchayati Raj & Sheep and Wool and attached with Social Welfare, Industries and Public Enterprises
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1980-1982
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Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajasthan
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1978
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Cabinet Minister, Sahakarita and Mines and Geology
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1981-1984
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Member, Public Accounts Committee, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
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1982-1985
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General Secretary, B.J.P., Rajasthan
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1987 onwards
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Vice-President, B.J.P., Rajasthan
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1989
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Elected to 9th Lok Sabha
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1990
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Member, Public Accounts Committee
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce and Tourism
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1991-1992
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Cabinet Minister, Irrigation and Relief, Government of Rajasthan
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Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (third term)
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1993-1998
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Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, (fourth term)
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1994-1998
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Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Home, Mines and Printing & Stationery, Government of Rajasthan
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22 September 2001
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (in bye-election, 2nd term)
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2001-2002
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Member, Committee on Science and Technology
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Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
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2003-2004
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Union Minister of State, Social Justice and Empowerment
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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Member, Committee on Government Assurances
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Member, Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment
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5 Aug. 2007 onwards
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Member, Committee on Social Justice & Empowerment
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Participating in seminars, debates on social concerns; making efforts to do away with superstitious, rotten conventions and conservative practices prevalent in the society
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Special Interests
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Awakening the backward classes, dalits and oppressed people of society and working for solution of their problems and their educational and economic advancement so as to help them attain respectful place in the society
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Social reform, participation in religious functions and congregations
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Sports and Clubs
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Kabaddi, Badminton
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Countries Visited
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Austria, France, Germany, Hungry, Italy and Switzerland; went on Government of India Cooperative Movement Goodwill Mission to Hungary, 1978 as Minister, Co-operative, Government of Rajasthan
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Other Information
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Arrested on 26 June 1975 with the imposition of emergency and later kept in Udaipur, Ajmer, Bharatpur and Jaipur jails and released after 19 months on 25 January 1977;
President , Udaipur Bar Association; Member, Senate and Syndicate of Udaipur University;
participated in several political movements as town, district and State level office bearer of Jansangh and later Bharatiya Janata Party;
actively participated in the students`movements, labour movements of Udaipur District, movements of teachers and employees of Rajasthan Government and Union Government and taken into police and judicial custody as a result thereof for seveal times
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Reference: Loksabha