Know your Politician
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Father’s Name
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Late Shri B.P. Sinha
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Mother’s Name
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Late Smt. Shyamadevi Sinha
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Date of Birth
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15.07.1946
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Place of Birth
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Patna ( Bihar)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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09 Jul 1980
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Poonam Sinha
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No. of Sons
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2
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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Graduate
Educated at Patna Science College, Patna and Film & Television Institute of India, Pune, Maharashtra
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Profession
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Artist
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Permanent Address |
49, Ramayan,
9th Road, JVPD Scheme, Juhu, Mumbai – 400 049
Maharashtra
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(022) 26008131, 26008132, 09811962003 (M)
Fax. (022) 26000999
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Present Address |
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10, Talkatora Road,
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New Delhi – 110 001
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Tel. (011) 23356264, 23356265, 9811962003 (M)
Fax. (011) 23720731
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Position Held |
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2002
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Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term)
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Jan 2003-May 2004
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Union Cabinet Minister, Health and Family Welfare
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Aug. 2004
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Union Cabinet Minister, Shipping
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2009
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Elected to 15th Lok Sabha
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31 Aug. 2009
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Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture
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2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Started career in Films in the year 1967-68; acted in over 225 Hindi feature films; in addition has worked in Punjabi, Gujarati, Bhojpuri, Bengali, Tamil and Telgu feature films. His play `Pati Patni Aur Main` has been liked and appreciated by all prominent citizens and common people.
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Greatly influenced by Loknayak Jaiprakash Narayan`s movement; associated with philanthropic organisations like (i)SAFA (Satrughan Sinha Fans` Association), PRAYAS and KOSHISH; campaigned for raising funds for `Homes for Blind` and appealed to the people of the country for donating their eyes after death; organised blood donation camps through SAFA; crusaded against drug addiction amongst youth by arranging anti-drugs and anti-tobbacco programmes in schools and colleges in different parts of country; Chairman, PRAYAS (since 2001); an organisation engaged in rehabilitating orphans and disadvantaged children, youth and women in Delhi, Bihar, Gujarat, Assam and at the Tsunami devasted areas of Anadaman and Nicobar Islands; Member, Board of Directors, KOSHISH, an organisation committed to serving the deaf and dumb in Delhi; associated with Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow; also produced socailly relevant film like `Bihari Babu` and `Kalka` which deal with anti-dowry and labour exploitation.
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Special Interests
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Upliftment of the poor and downtrodden people; social service.
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Countries Visited
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Australia, Canada, Mauritius, New Zealand, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South America and U.K.
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Other Information
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Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation at the 61st Session of the UN General Assembly; shared the dais with Mr. Frank Pallone of the US Congress on the occasion of the celebration of 50th Anniversary of India`s Independence organised by Indian Political Association of Central California (USA); Grand Marshall, India Independence day Parade, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco (USA); State guest of Pakistan and personal guest of the late President Zia-Ul-Haq; Attended (i) Golden Jubilee Mela, August, 1996 on the occasion of India`s independence Day, invited by Indian Association in North America and UK; (ii) Chief Guest, Session of the International Hindi Association, New Jersey (USA), October, 1997; and (iii)Guest of Honour, Silver Jubilee Celebration, India Day Parade, Manahattan, New York (USA), August, 2005; Awarded (i) B.F.J.A. Award for best supporting actor in `Tanhai`; (ii) Punjab-Kala-Shree Award as Best Actor for film `Khudgarz`; (iii) Golden Semurg Award, Tashkent, 1988 for the film `Antorjoli Jatra`; (iv) All India Filmgoers award`Abhinaya Samrat`;(v)`Rashtriya Kishore Kumar Samman` by Madya Pradesh Government; (vi) name entered in the Limca Book of the Record,as the first actor from the Hindi Mainstream Cinema to become a Cabinet Minister in Govt. of India; (vii) Bihar Ratna for philanthropic activities; (viii) Award of Honour, New York (USA) and Toronto (Canada)for contribution to the Indian Cinema; and (ix)Certificate of Recognition by the Presiding Officer of Nasau County Legislature in recognition of his outstanding charitable work as Member of Parliament
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Reference: Loksabha