Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Balaghat
State : Madhya Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 11
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Positions Held : 1972-78 Member, Youth Congress 1978-83 Sarpanch, Vill. Saleteka, Distt. Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh Dec. 1978-March 1981 Chairman, Panchayat Samiti, Khairlanji, Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh 1985-91 Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1986 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1986-90 Organising Secretary, Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, Madhya Pradesh 1988 Member, House Committee, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Dec. 1989-March 1990 Deputy Minister, Panchayat and Rural Development, Madhya Pradesh 1991 Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) 1991 onwards President, D.C.C., Distt. Balaghat Member, Executive, P.C.C., Madhya Pradesh Member, Labour Advisory Council, Madhya Pradesh 1991-96 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry 1995-96 Member, Standing Committee on Industry 1996 Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
Social and Cultural Activities : Member, Working Committee, All India Kshtriya Pawar Mahasabha; propagation of education, struggle against social evils, welfare of youths, etc.
Special Interests : Struggle against atrocities, upliftment of the exploited and oppressed persons and economic development of farmers
Sports and Clubs : Kabaddi, volleyball and football
Countries Visited : Japan
Other Information : Director, District Land Development Bank, Balaghat, 1983 onwards; Member, National Consumer Protection Forum and Convener, Parliamentary Group, Madhya Pradesh, 1996 onwards
Election result : Balaghat Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate 8,59,897 Total votes polled 5,68,630 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates : (1) Shri Vishweshwar Bhagat (I.N.C.) 1,71,569 (2) Shri Gaurishankar Chaturbhuj Bisen (B.J.P.) 1,70,312 (3) Shri Kankar Munjare (K.S.M.) 1,12,185 (4) Shri Dhruva Ratansingh (Ind.) 29,656
