Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Bhandara-Gondiya(Maharashtra )
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Party Name :
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Nationalist Congress Party(NCP)
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Father’s Name
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Late Shri Manoharbhai Patel
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Date of Birth
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17.02.1957
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Place of Birth
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Calcutta (West Bengal)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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10 Feb 1977
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Varsha Patel
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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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B.Com.
Educated at University of Bombay, Mumbai,Maharashtra
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Profession
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Industrialist
Political and Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
Ceejay House, 12th Floor,
Dr. Anne Besant Road,
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Worli, Mumbai – 400 018
Maharashtra
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Tel. (022) 67122727
Fax. (022) 66104483
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Present Address |
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26, G.R.G. Road,
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New Delhi – 110 001
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Tels. (011) 23061782, 23061339 (O), 23712317, 23717980 (R)
Fax. (011) 23062552 (O), 23713344 (R)
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Parliament Address:
Room No. 112, Parliament House,
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New Delhi – 110001
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Tel. (011) 23011136
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Position Held |
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1985
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President, Municipal Council, Gondia (Maharashtra)
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1991
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Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
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1991-96
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Environment and Forests
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1994-95
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Member, Committee on Science and Technology
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1995-96
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Member, Committee on Home Affairs
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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 Finance
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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2000
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Elected to Rajya Sabha
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2004
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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Civil Aviation
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2006
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Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term)
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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till 18 Jan 2011
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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Civil Aviation
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19 Jan 2011 onwards
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Union Cabinet Minister, Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
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Social And Cultural Activities
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President, Gondia Education Society, Gondia,
Maharashtra (the Society manages colleges and high schools,
where nearly 80,000 students are studying); Chairman, Manoharbhai Patel Charitable Trust
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Sports and Clubs
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Associated with (i) Football, as President, All India Football Federation (AIFF); (ii) Cricket Club Mumbai; (iii) Mumbai Cricket Association, Mumbai; (iv) Lions Club International, Gondia; and (v) Gondwana Club, Nagpur
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled
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Reference: Loksabha