Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Karnal (Haryana )
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Party Name :
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Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)
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Father’s Name
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Late Pt. P.D. Swami
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Date of Birth
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11.08.1929
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Place of Birth
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Vill. & P.O. Babyal, Distt. Ambala (Haryana)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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18 Jun 1955
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Padma Swami
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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3
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Educational Qualifications
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M.A., LL.B., Masters Degree (Public Admn.)
Educated at Panjab University, Chandigarh, Indian Institute of Public
Administration, New Delhi
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Profession
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Civil Servant
Advocate, Social Worker, Agriculturist
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Permanent Address |
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House No. 947, Sector-13,
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Urban Estate, Karnal (Haryana)
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263133,262677
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Present Address |
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23, Tuglak Road,
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New Delhi – 110011
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(011) 23017997
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Position Held |
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1991-95
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Member, National Council, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.)
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1991-96
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Member, Executive, B.J.P., Haryana
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Member, Disciplinary Committee, B.J.P., Haryana
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1996
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Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
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Member, Committee on Public Accounts
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Member, Committee on Home Affairs
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
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Member, National Council, B.J.P.
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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13 Oct. 1999- onwards
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Union Minister of State, Home Affairs
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Associated with social and cultural organisations after retirement from service; Member, Haryana
Educational Trust of Swami Prema Nandjee Adhyatam Sangh, Hissar, Haryana; Patron of various
religious-cum-cultural organisations like District Brahmin Sabhas and President, Durga Bhawani
Trust, Karnal; Chief Patron, Brahmin Sabha, Haryana; Secretary, “Kalyankarote” (an organisation
for the welfare of handicapped in Haryana)
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Special Interests
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Study of Law, especially Constitutional Law; as Member of “Distt. Bar” at Karnal, helped the
poor and needy by serving them free; guided several junior lawyers in Karnal District
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading, writing, public speeches, discussions and debates, pilgrimages and visits to religious places all over the country
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Sports and Clubs
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Excursions, long brisk walks and badminton
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Other Information
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Participated in freedom movement as student leader in 1946-47; Scholarship holder from class 4th
to 10th which was forfeited by the then British Government for having led a procession of students
against the famous Red Fort trials of Shahnawaz, Dhillon and Sehgal of INA; President, Students
Congress, Ambala district; joined Royal Indian Air Force as a pilot officer in 1949 (Flying Branch)
but left the job after two years; as an officer of State Civil Service occupied many senior posts i.e.
Deputy Commissioner, Settlement Commissioner, Managing Director of various Corporations and
Boards; Joint Secretary, Government of Haryana, and discharged various challenging
responsibilities during 33 years of service in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana; retired in
1987 as a senior I.A.S. officer, Haryana and joined B.J.P. the same year
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Reference: Loksabha