Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Basti-SC
State : Uttar Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 3 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 13
Father's Name : Shri Ram Naaresh
Mother's Name : Smt. Keshri Devi
Date of birth : 20 Sep 1953
Profession : Agriculturist
Positions held :
1989-91 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly1991-93 Whip, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Uttar Pradesh Legislative AssemblyChairman, Joint Committee on Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Deprived Castes, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha1996-97 Member, Committee on EnergyMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1998-99 Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development and its Sub-Committee-II on Ministry of Rural Areas & EmploymentMember, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the HouseMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)Oct.-Nov. 1999 Union Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs22 Nov. 1999- 1 Sept. 2001 Union Minister of State, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
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Social And Cultural Activities
Joined Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in 1971; worked as a teacher and protagonist of the Sangh ideology, 1973-75; sent to jail for upholding democratic values during Emergency; observed Satyagraha for various demands of the people and was jailed several times
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Listening to the songs of Babulal, reading historical books, playing chess, gossiping with friends and visiting tourist spots
Sports and Clubs
Kabaddi, chhikka and volleyball
Countries Visited
Nepal