Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Mumbai-North (Maharashtra )
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Party Name :
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Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)
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Email Address :
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[email protected]
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Father’s Name
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Shri Damodar
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Date of Birth
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16.04.1934
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Place of Birth
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Sangli (Maharashtra)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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17 May 1960
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Kunda
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No.of Daughters
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2
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Educational Qualifications
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B.Com., LL.B.
Educated at Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce, Pune and
Kishinchand Chellaram Law College, Mumbai (Maharashtra
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Profession
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Social Worker
Consultant
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Permanent Address |
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9, Shivsmriti, 51, Jayprakash Nagar,
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Goregaon East, Mumbai-63
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(022)8733339 8732333,
FAX: (022) 8731133
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Present Address |
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9, Teen Murti Marg,
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New Delhi – 110011
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(011) 23017111
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Position Held |
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1969-77
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Organising Secretary, Bharatiya Jana Sangh (B.J.S.), Mumbai, Maharashtra
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1977-78
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General-Secretary, Janata Party (J.P.), Mumbai, Maharashtra
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1978-89
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Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (three terms)
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Member, Public Accounts Committee; Estimates Committee; Privileges Committee; and Rules Committee, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
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1979-80
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President, Janata Party (J.P.), Mumbai
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1980-86
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President, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Mumbai
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1986-89
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Vice-President, B.J.P., Maharashtra
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1989
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Elected to 9th Lok Sabha
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1989-95
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Member, Railway Convention Committee
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1989-97
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
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1990-91
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Member, Committee on Science and Technology
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1991
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Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1992-94
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Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Securities Scam
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1992-97
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Member, Committee on Railways
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1993-95
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Chairman, Joint Committee on Catering in Parliament Complex
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1995-96
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Chairman, Public Accounts Committee
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1996
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Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term) (with highest votes and margin
in Maharashtra)
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1996-97
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Chief Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party
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Member, Business Advisory Committee
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Member, Committee on Railways
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Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Women’s Reservation Bill
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Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women
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Convener, Study Group of the Committee on Railways for suburban
Railway services in Metropolitan cities
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term) (with highest votes and also
highest margin among six Lok Sabha Constituencies in Mumbai, and also
the first Member of Parliament to get consecutively Elected four
times in Mumbai)
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1998-99
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Union Minister of State, Railways (Independent Charge),
Parliamentary Affairs, Planning and Programme Implementation and Home
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Special Invitee, General Purposes Committee
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Member, National Executive, B.J.P.
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (5th term)
(with highest votes in Maharashtra)
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13 Oct. 1999- onwards
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Union Cabinet Minister, Petroleum and Natural Gas
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Slum improvement work in Mumbai’s slums; participation in co-operative banking, urban credit
societies, housing societies and educational institutions; pioneer in suburban railway commuters
movement in Mumbai
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Special Interests
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Public service, reading, travelling, sports and games
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Sports and Clubs
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Played Indian games and basket ball at inter-college level
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Countries Visited
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France, Nepal, Sweden and U.K.; Member, 88th I.P.U. Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992
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Other Information
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Succeeded in introducing national song, ‘Vandematram’ in Parliament and also in changing the
name of Bombay to Mumbai; campaigned successfully resulting in sanction of Rs. one crore per
annum per MP for suggesting development works in their constituencies; introduced a Private
Member’s Bill for promotion of breast-feeding and prohibiting advertisements of baby food which
was debated in Tenth Lok Sabha and finally converted into an official Bill and passed
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Reference: Loksabha