Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Patna (Bihar )
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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 Radhamohan Thakur
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Sharda Thakur
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Date of Birth
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03.09.1931
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Place of Birth
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Dubaha, Distt. Muzaffarpur (Bihar)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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12 Jun 1957
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Spouse’s Name
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Dr. (Smt.) Uma Thakur
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No. of Sons
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2
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No.of Daughters
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2
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Educational Qualifications
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M.B.B.S., M.D., M.R.C.P., F.R.C.P.
Educated at Patna Medical College, Patna University, Bihar
Royal College of
Physicians, London and Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh and Royal College
of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, London
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Profession
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Medical Practitioner
Scientist, Educationist
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Permanent Address |
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Fraser Road, G.P.O. Distt. Patna
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Bihar – 800 001
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226545,210577,
FAX: 239423
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Present Address |
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2, Tuglak Road,
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New Delhi – 1100011
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(011) 23018283, 23018514
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Position Held |
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1984
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Elected to 8th Lok Sabha
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1998-99
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Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests;
and its Sub-Committee on Ganga Action Plan
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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22 Nov. 1999– 26 May 2000
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Union Cabinet Minister, Water Resources
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27 May 2000- 30 June 2002
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Union Cabinet Minister, Health and Family Welfare
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29 Jan. 2003- onwards
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Union Cabinet Minister, Small Scale Industries; Development of North-Eastern Region
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Book Published
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i) Dynamics of Development (Editor and Contributor); (ii) Glimpses of Indian Technology
(Co-author); (iii) World Trade Organization (author); (iv) Technical Report Series 791 upto 1990
(Geneva) Control of Leishmaniasis (joint author); (v) Recent Trends in Leishmania Research
(contributor); (vi) Text Book of Medicine—API Text Book of Medicine (Joint author); and (vii) India
Under Atal Bihari Vajpayee, B.J.P. Era
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Published more than 100 research papers in medical journals and more than 200 articles in press;
Member, (i) Scientific Working Group (Leishmaniasis), W.H.O. (Geneva); (ii) Steering Committee
(W.H.O. Geneva); and (iii) Expert Committee (Leishmaniasis), 1988-2000; Awarded,
(i) Padmashree; (ii) BC Roy National Award (Indian Medical Council); (iii) BKAIKET ORATION
AWARD (Indian Council of Medical Research); and (iv) P.N. Raju Oration Award (ICMR)
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Motivating Harijans for going to school through Yagao Pawit Sanskar; organising
medical camps in remote areas; and motivating people to participate in such activities
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Special Interests
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Scientific Research in Kala-azar (Visceral Leishmaniasis); educating the poor children; and
educational development of Bihar
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Listening to music, watching cricket and gardening
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Sports and Clubs
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Patron of different sports clubs; and of sports in backward areas
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Countries Visited
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France, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Russia, Switzerland, U.K. and U.S.A.
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Other Information
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Stood first and received gold medal in M.B.B.S. Honours; Assistant Professor, Associate
Professor and currently Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Patna Medical College; Chairman, Balaji
Utthan Sansthan, Patna, 1994 onwards; Member, (i) Cardiological Society of India; (ii) Indian
Medical Association; (iii) Indian Science Congress Association; (iv) Association of Physicians
of India; (v) New York Academy of Science; (vi) British Medical Association; organised and
chaired many scientific meetings and symposia; Revolutionised the concept of treatment of
Kala-azar and recognised as an international authority in this field; and still supervising research
on Kala-azar in Bihar; Member, Board of Governors, National Institute of Pharmaceutical
Education and Research, 1998
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Reference: Loksabha