Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Beed (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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Shri Narayanrao
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Date of Birth
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01.11.1952
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Place of Birth
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Killedharur, Distt. Beed (Maharashtra)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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24 Dec 1978
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Jayshree Jaysingrao Gaikwad
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No. of Sons
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2
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No.of Daughters
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2
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Educational Qualifications
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B.A.
Educated at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University,
Aurangabad (Maharashtra)
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Profession
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Agriculturist
Social Worker, Diplomat
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Permanent Address |
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F-3, Chetna Nagar,
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Aurangabad – 431 005 (Maharashtra)
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(02432) 2331071
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Present Address |
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81, Lodhi Estate,
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New Delhi – 110 003
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Tels. (011) 24694535, 24655435, 9868180282 (M)
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Position Held |
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1973-78
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Organising-Secretary, Jana Sangh, Distt. Aurangabad and Jalna,
Maharashtra
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General-Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Distt. Beed,
Maharashtra
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1990-98
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Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council from Graduate Constituency
(two terms)
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1995-98
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Minister of State, Co-operation, Government of Maharashtra
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1996
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President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
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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, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Textiles
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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13 Oct. 1999– 27 May 2000
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Union Minister of State, Human Resource
Development
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27 May 2000- 1 Sept. 2001
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Union Minister of State, Mines
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2002
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Member, Committee on Home Affairs
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2002-2004
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Member Committee on Agriculture
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Member, Committee of Privileges
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 3rd term)
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2004
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Member, Committee on Commerce
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Member Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
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5 Aug. 2007 onwards
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Member, Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests
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Special Interests
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Reading, cultural and religious programmes
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Sports and Clubs
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All Indian Farmer’s Games
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Other Information
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Works for empowering the poor and building a prosperous India; Secretary, Agricultural Labour’s Union; Joint Secretary, A.B.V.P. during student days; Member,
(i) Senate, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, 1981-83; and (ii) Executive
Council, Marathwada University, 1983-86; believer in Arya Samaj and Rashtriya Swayam Sewak
Sangh Schools of thought; pioneered youth empowerment through
Satyagraha for voting right to youth at 18 years; associated with Bharatiya Jana Sangh since
1971 and actively participated in its various agitations; led agitations highlighting drought in Maharashtra and other social
empowerment issues; jailed during Emergency
for more than 15 months; lent leadership to students’ movement in 1974 for the development of
Marathwada region of Maharashtra; led several movements of Bharatiya Janata Party pertaining to
indebtedness of farmers, remunerative prices for cotton, Dunkel Draft Treaty, etc. while educating farmer community of Marathwada region; led the (i) Ekatmata Yatra, and (ii) Kisan Yatra; organised Janadesh Yatra in Marathwada and also Sangharsh
Yatra against Congress rule; participated in Kar Seva for Ram
Mandir and courted arrest ; as a Minister, adopted several measures to
strengthen cooperative movement in Maharashtra
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Reference: Loksabha