Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Banaskantha
State : Gujarat
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Shri Pratap Sinh
Mother's Name : Smt. Udiba
Date of birth : 30 Oct 1930
Profession : Agriculturist Social Worker, Educationist
Positions held :
1971 Secretary, D.C.C. Banaskantha1975-1985 Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly (two terms)1975-1980 Cabinet Minister, Government of Gujarat1981-1984 President, Janata Party, Banaskantha, Gujarat1991 Elected to 10th Lok Sabha2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)Member, Committee on Human Resource DevelopmentMember, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House5 August 2006 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development7 Aug. 2006-onwards Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Working on education of backward and poor childern, initiated various schemes of public welfare like supplying water to villages, programmes of freeing people from bad habits of smoking, drinking, etc.; worked for abolition of untouchability, cooperative movement, women`s education, gramodyoga and farmer`s federation, worked with Congress Sevadal on various youth activities and inspired them through many cultural activities like national songs, dramas etc. from 1946 to 1970
Special Interests
Uplifting and educating backward and poor people including children
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Social service
Countries Visited
Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, U.K, and U.S.A.
Other Information
President, (i) Akhil Bharatiya Sevadal, Gujarat ; (ii) Gujarat Rajya Gram Vikas Sangh, Ahmedabad; (iii) Banaskantha Jilla Shala Sanchalak Sangh; (iv) Janata Cooperative Press for 25 years; Chairman, (i) District School Committee; (ii) State Water Supply and Sewerage Board, 1990-91 & 1998-1999; Director, District Prohibition Cell for 10 years; Secretary, (i) Jilla Gramodyog Mandal for 12 years; (ii) Jilla Rachnatmak Sangh for 5 years, and (iii) Jilla Gramodyog Cooperative Institute for 3 years; Jilladhinayak, District Congress Sevadal for 8 years; District Officer, Gram Rakshak Dal for 5 years; Member, Karobari Committee, Gujarat Rajya Shala Sanchalak Sangh; Founder, Lok Niketan; and from this platform, started ten High Schools, five ashram shalas, eight hostels, kindergartens, rural University and various social and development programmes; Founded "Nootan Bharati" Institute at Taluka Palanpur; and started Thakkarbapa and Sarvajanik Chhatralaya at Palanpur
