Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Bhilwara (Rajasthan )
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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 Gopal Singh
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Raj Kanwar Nathawat
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Date of Birth
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12.05.1948
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Place of Birth
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Badnore, Distt. Bhilwara (Rajasthan)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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25 Nov 1978
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Alka Singh
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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B.A. (Hons.) English, Business Management
Educated at Mayo College, Government College,
Ajmer (Rajasthan) and Administrative Staff College,
Hyderabad
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Profession
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Agriculturist
Social Worker, Businessperson
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Permanent Address |
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Jal Mahal, Badnore, Bhilwara,
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Rajasthan- 311 302
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(0141)2357870,
(01480)225521
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Present Address |
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B-402, M.S. Flats, B.K.S. Marg
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New Delhi – 110 001
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Tels. (011) 23752787, 23753414, 9868180116(M)
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Position Held |
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1977-80, 1985-90 & 1993-99
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Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (four terms)
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1993-98
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Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances, Government of Rajasthan
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1998
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Cabinet Minister, Irrigation, Government of Rajasthan
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1998 onwards
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Vice-President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajasthan
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1999
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Elected to 13th Lok Sabha
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1999-2000
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Member, Committee on Energy and Defence and Convenor of its Sub-Committee on Action Taken Report
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2001
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Convenor of the Sub-Committee on Electricity Bill, 2001
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Convenor, Sub-Committee on Nuclear Energy
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2001-2002
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Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Stock Market Scam
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2001-2003
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs
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Member, National Advisory Committee, NCC
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 2nd term)
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Member, Committee on Energy
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs
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5 Aug. 2007 onwards
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Member, Standing Committee on Energy
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Special Interests
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Environment and Wild life photography
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Sports and Clubs
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Swimming; participated at the national school level swimming competitions; Member, (i) Delhi Golf
Club; and (ii) Delhi Gymkhana Club
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled; Member (i) Indian Delegation to Commonwealth Parliamentary Association,
Canada, 1994 and 2004 (ii) Indian Delegation to China (2001), Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa (2002), England, U.S.A. (2003), Japan (2004) (iii) Indian Parliamentary Delegation of South Asia Free Media Association (SAFMA) to Pakistan, 2003; (iv) Delegation of Parliamentary Network on World Bank (PNOWB), Greece, Switzerland, Japan (2004)
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Other Information
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Member, (i) National Advisory Committee on Tourism, 2002-2003; (ii) National Committee on NCC; (iii) Wild Life Preservation Board, Rajasthan for the last 20 years; (iv) Steering Committee, “Project Tiger”; and (v) Board of Governors, Mayo College, Ajmer since 1985; worked in London (U.K.) in 1970 in New Caxton Encyclopaedia; Co-Chair of the Indo-US Parliamentary Forum; Founder member and executive member of the Indo-British Parliamentary Forum; worked for Escorts Ltd. (India) in the Management Cadre 1970-77 and also in 1980-81; Chariman, Empowered Committee of Forests & Wild Life Management in Rajasthan
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Reference: Loksabha