Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Ambala (Haryana )
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Party Name :
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Indian National Congress(INC)
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Email Address :
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[email protected]
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Father’s Name
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Late Choudhury Dalbir Singh
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Date of Birth
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24.09.1962
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Place of Birth
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Chandigarh
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Marital Status
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Unmarried
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Educational Qualifications
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M.A., M.Phil.
Educated at Convent of Jesus
& Mary, New Delhi,
Graduation and Post-graduation from Panjab University, Chandigarh
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Profession
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Agriculturist
Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
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87, Durrand Road,
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Ambala Cantt.
Haryana
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Tel. (0171) 2631272
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Present Address |
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7, Motilal Nehru Marg,
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New Delhi – 110 011
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Tels (011) 23381001, 23381390 (O) 23018074, 23018269 (R)
Fax: (011) 23381902 (O)
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Position Held |
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1990
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Joint Secretary, All India Mahila Congress
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1991
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Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
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Member, Executive Commitee, Congress Parliamentary Party
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July 1992-Sept. 1995
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Union Deputy Minister, Deptt. of Education & Culture, Ministry of Human Resource Development
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Sept. 1995-May 1996
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Union Minister of State,Department of Education and Culture,Ministry of Human Resource Development
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1996
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Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Member, Executive Committee, Congress Parliamentary Party
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1996-2004
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Secretary and Spokesperson, All India Congress Committee
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
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2005
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Elected Member of the Governing Board of Commonwealth Local Government Forum
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2007
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Elected President of 21st Governing Council of UN Habitat for a two year term
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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31 May 2009 – 18 Jan 2011
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Union Cabinet Minister, Housing and Urban Proverty Alleviation and Tourism
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19 Jan 2011 – 28 Oct. 2012
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Union Cabinet Minister, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Culture
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28 Oct. 2012 onwards
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Union Cabinet Minister, Social Justice and Empowerment
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31 Jan. 2014
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Ceased to be a member of the Lok Sabha upon election as Member of Rajya Sabha
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Worked for empowerment of Women and for upliftment of marginal and disadvantaged groups
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Special Interests
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Contemporary economic and political issues, inclusive growth and environmental concerns in the developing world and habitat and related issues facing the urban poor
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading on socio-economic, environmental and habitat related issues, travelling to untouched destinations, listen to all genres of music
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Sports and Clubs
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Member, (i) Army Golf Club; (ii) India Habitat Centre; and (iii) India International Centre
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled
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Other Information
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Member, Commonwealth Women Parliamentarian Steering Committee to represent India Region of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association; Elected Chairperson of the Commonwealth Consultative Group on Human Settlements (CCGHS)
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Reference: Loksabha