Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Darbhanga
State : Bihar
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 3 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 16
Father's Name : Shri Bhagwat Jha Azad
Mother's Name : Smt. Indira Jha Azad
Date of birth : 02 Jan 1959
Profession : Sportsperson Journalist, Social Worker
Positions held :
1993-98 Member, Delhi Legislative Assembly1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)9 Jun. 2009 - 18 May 2014 Member, House Committee31 Aug. 2009 Member, Standing Committee on Human Resource DevelopmentMember, Standing Committee on Health and Family WelfareMember, Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and JusticeMember, Joint Committee on Secutiry in Parliament ComplexMember, Khadi and Village Industries Corporation.Member, Youth Affairs & Sports, Advisory Committee.May, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (3rd term)14 August, 2014 - 30 April 2016 Member, Committee on Estimates1 Sept. 2014 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Rural DevelopmentMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs15 Sep. 2014 onwards Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS)3 July 2015 - 30 April 2016 Convenor, Sub Committee-II, Committee on Estimates
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Founder Member, Karma Social Welfare Organisation; organised various cultural and sports events for the under-privileged
Special Interests
Learning languages, reading and current affairs
Sports and Clubs
Renowned Cricketer and T.V. Commentator on Sports; Member of the victorious Prudential World Cup Team, 1983; Captain, Delhi and North Zone Cricket Teams; played seven Test Matches and 25 One-day Internationals; Member, (i) Cricket Club of India, Mumbai; (ii) Delhi District Cricket Association, Delhi; and (iii) India Habitat Centre, Delhi
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
