Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Jodhpur
State : Rajasthan
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Late Shri Mangala Ramji Bishnoi
Mother's Name : Smt. Gawari Devi
Date of birth : 01 Aug 1958
Profession : Advocate Agriculturist, Businessperson
Positions held :
1993-98 Member, Rajasthan Legislative AssemblyMinister of State, Environment and Forests, Lottery, Small Savings, State Insurance, Public Health and Engineering Department, Government of Rajasthan1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha1999-2004 Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas2002-2004 Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 2nd term)Member, Committee on FinanceMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas2 January 2006 Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Wakf5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Finance7 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the sitting of the House1 May 2008 Member, Financial Committee on Estimates
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Social And Cultural Activities
Actively engaged in efforts aimed at pursuading people to give up drugs and drinking in Rajasthan; Member, (i) Godavan Samiti, Jodhpur; and (ii) All India Bishnoi Mahasabha; Member and Patron of various social service institutions in Rajasthan
Special Interests
Protection of environment and wild life
Sports and Clubs
Member, Lions Club, Jodhpur
Countries Visited
Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand
Other Information
Patron, Amrita Devi Bishnoi Environment Institute, Rajasthan upto 1993; Member, National Environment Institute, Khejdali Kalla, Rajasthan; (ii) Animal Welfare Board; (iii) River Water Pollution Board; and (iv) Selection Committee, Amrita Devi Bishnoi National Award