Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Chandrapur
State : Maharashtra
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 4 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 16
Father's Name : Shri Gangaramji
Mother's Name :
Date of birth : 11 Nov 1954
Profession : Agriculturist
Positions held :
1994-96 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)Member, Standing Committee on Coal & SteelMember, Committee on Food Management in Parliament House ComplexMember, Standing Committee on Agriculture2 Jan. 2006 Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Wakf5 Aug. 2007 Member, Standing Committee on Coal and Steel2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)31 Aug. 2009 Member, Standing Committee on Coal and Steel23 Sep. 2009 Member, Committee on Privileges15 Mar. 2010 Member, Railway Convention Committee1 May 2013 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings3 May 2013 Member, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs)May, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (4th term)13 June 2014 - 25 May 2019 Member, Business Advisory Committee1 Sep. 2014 - 9 Nov. 2014 Chairperson, Standing Committee on Coal and Steel9 Nov. 2014 - 5 July 2016 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers5 July 2016 - 25 May 2019 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Chairman, Jai Bhawani Vyayam Prasarak Mandal; motivating people for practice of yoga, campaigning for blood donation and distributing saplings of traditional importance
Special Interests
Environmental protection
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Watching movies and enjoying songs
Sports and Clubs
Kabaddi, Football, Wrestling and Volleyball
Countries Visited
Mauritius, South Africa and U.A.E as Member of Parliamentary Delegation
Other Information
Chairman, Maharashtra Housing and Development Authority, 1997-98; Member: (i) Tobacco Board; (ii) Panchayati Raj Samiti; (iii) Rojgar Hami Yojana and (iv) Bhatkaya Vimuktar Jaji Ashram Shal Samiti
