Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Dhanbad (Jharkhand )
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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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Justice R.N. Prasad
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Sarojini Prasad
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Date of Birth
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15.07.1953
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Place of Birth
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Patna (Bihar)
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Marital Status
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Widow
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Date of Marriage
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23 Jan 1976
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Spouse’s Name
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Late Shri Randir P. Verma
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No. of Sons
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2
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Educational Qualifications
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M.A. (History), Ph.D.
Educated at Patna University, Patna (Bihar)
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Profession
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Teacher
Educationist, Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
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24, Jagjivan Nagar,
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Dhanbad, Jharkhand
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(0326) 202484,
FAX: 200040
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Present Address |
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B-602, M.S. Flats, B.K.S. Marg,
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New Delhi – 110001
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(011) 23725513, 23737287, 23355157(FAX)
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Position Held |
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1991
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Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
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1994-96
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Member, Panel of Chairmen
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1996
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Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1996-97
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Member, Panel of Chairmen
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Member, Committee on Energy and Convenor of its Sub-Committee on Coal
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Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
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Member, Joint Committee on the Constitution (Eighty First Amendment) Bill, 1996
regarding Women`s Reservation
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Coal
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
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1998-99
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Member, Committee on Estimates
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Member, Panel of Chairmen
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Chairman, Committee on the Participation of Women in JFM, Ministry of
External Affairs
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Member, Committee on Energy and its Sub-Committee-II on Coal
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Member, General Purposes Committee
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Member, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Parliament
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Steel and Mines
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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13 Oct. 1999-27 May 2000
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Union Minister of State, Mines & Minerals
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27 May 2000- 30 Sept. 2000
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Union Minister of State, Helath and Family Welfare
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30 Sept. 2000- 1 Sept. 2001
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Union Minister of State, Rural Development
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1 Sept. 2001- 29 Jan. 2003
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Union Minister of State, Human Resouce Development
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Contributed articles for various magazines
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Special Interests
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Indian History, culture and child welfare
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading, music, cooking and collection of driftwood
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Countries Visited
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Australia, China, France, Indonesia, Italy, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, U.K. and U.S.A.;
Member, 90th I.P.U. Conference, Canberra, Australia, 1993
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Other Information
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Taught History in Ranchi University, 1981-91; Member, (i) Board of Jawaharlal Nehru University;
and (ii) Shantiniketan
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Reference: Loksabha