Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Kapadvanj (Gujarat )
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Party Name :
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Indian National Congress(INC)
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Father’s Name
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Shri Laxmansinh
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Nathuba
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Date of Birth
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21.07.1940
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Place of Birth
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Vasan, Distt. Gandhinagar (Gujarat)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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09 Jun 1960
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Gulab Ba
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No. of Sons
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3
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Educational Qualifications
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M.A. (Economics)
Educated at Gujarat University, Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
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Profession
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Agriculturist
Educationist, Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
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Vasant Vagdo, Near Adiwada Railway-crossing,
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Gandhi Nagar – 382 019 ( Gujarat)
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Tel. (079) 23244288
Fax: (079) 23249493
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Present Address |
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7, K. Kamraj Lane,
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New Delhi – 110 011
Website-www.shankersinghvaghela.com
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Tels. (011) 23018280, 23017330 (R), 23063779, 23061385 (O)
Fax: (011) 23061575 (O), 9868180090 (M)
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Position Held |
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1971-77
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Organising and General Secretary, Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Gujarat
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1977
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Elected to 6th Lok Sabha
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1977-78
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Member, Committee on Estimates
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Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
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1977-79
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Irrigation and Agriculture
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1977-80
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Vice-President, Janata Party, Gujarat
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1980-91
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General Secretary and President, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Gujarat
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1984-89
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Member, Rajya Sabha
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1984-89
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers and
Ministry of Industry
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1984-86
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Member, House Committee, Rajya Sabha
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1986-87
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Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
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1989
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Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Petro-Chemicals
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1991
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Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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1996-97
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Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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1999-2004
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Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas
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Member, Committee on Private Members` Bills and Resolutions
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Member, Committee on Estimates
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 5th term)
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23 May 2004- onwards
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Union Cabinet Minister, Textiles
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Wrote articles on various topics
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Trustee of a number of socio-religious and educational institutions; works for providing medical
aid, free food, clothes, books, schools and college fees etc. to the poor and needy; associated with drama activities as
Director
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Sports and Clubs
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President, North Avenue MPs Club, New Delhi (for six years)
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Countries Visited
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Canada, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Mexico, North Korea, Singapore,Thailand, and U.S.A.
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Other Information
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Founder of Shakti Dal as a NGO for Youth of Gujarat
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Reference: Loksabha