Know your Politician
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Hardwar(Uttarakhand )
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Party Name :
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Indian National Congress(INC)
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Father’s Name
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Late Shri Rajendra Singh Rawat
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Mother’s Name
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Late Smt. Devaki Devi
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Date of Birth
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27.04.1948
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Place of Birth
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Vill.Mohanari, P.O. Chaunalia, Distt. Almora (Utt
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Marital Status
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Married
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Renuka Rawat
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Educational Qualifications
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B.A., LL.B
Educated at Lucknow University, Uttar Pradesh
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Profession
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Agriculturist
Social Worker, Trade Unionist
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Permanent Address |
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40, Gyanlok Colony, Bypass Road,
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Hardwar, Uttarakhand
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Tel. (01334) 242999
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Present Address |
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9, Teen Murti Lane,
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New Delhi – 110 001
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Tels. (011) 23714200, 23714663 (O), 23793152 (R), 9868181205 (M)
Fax. (011) 23710804 (O) 23793184 (R)
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Position Held |
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1980-84
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Elected to 7th Lok Sabha
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Member, House Committee and Public Accounts Committee
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1980 onwards
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Member, All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C)
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1984-89
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Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1989
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Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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28 Dec. 1989
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Member, House Committee
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23 Mar. 1990
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Member, Committee on Official Language
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1990
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Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications
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2001-2007
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President, Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee
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2002
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Elected to Rajya Sabha
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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2009 – 18 Jan 2011
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Union Minister of State, Labour and Employment
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19 Jan 2011 – 28 Oct. 2012
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Union Minister of State, Agriculture and Food Processing Industries
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July 2011 – 28 Oct. 2012
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Union Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs
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28 Oct. 2012 – 1 Feb. 2014
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Union Cabinet Minister, Water Resources
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Connected with various social organisations
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Special Interests
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Working in rural areas
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading, sports and games
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Sports and Clubs
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Represented college and university in many sports i.e. football, hockey, kabaddi and athletics, etc.
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Countries Visited
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Widelly travelled
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Other Information
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Block Pramukh; District President, Youth Congress; Held various posts in Youth Congress including its National Joint Secretary and General Secretary; District Congress President; Chairman, Congress Seva Dal (a frontal organization of the Congress); National President of an apex Trade Union- ` The National Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers` for many years; Whip of Congress Party in Lok Sabha; President, Uttarakhand Sanyukta Sangharsha Samiti(which spearheaded the statehood movement from December, 1999 onwards
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Reference: Loksabha