Party Name : Congress (I)
Constituency : Ballia
State : Uttar Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 8
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CHOWDHARY, SHRI JAGANNATH [Congress (I)—Uttar Pradesh, Ballia 1984] s. of late Shri Ram Lagan Chowdhary; b. at Kathora Viliage, Ballia District, January 1, 1925; High School; m. Smt. Sinhasini Devi; 2 s. and 2 d.; Agriculturist; previously associated with Praja Socialist Party; Deputy Minister for Irrigation, Government of Uttar Pradesh, 1970; State Minister for (i) Agriculture, 1974 and (ii) Irrigation, 1976-77; Member, A.I.C.C.; Member, P.C.C. 1957—85 and presently its Vice-President; Member, Pradesh Executive; Sarpanch, Judicial Panchayat, 1947; President, Uttar Pradesh State Hartico Ltd., November, 1982; Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, 1957—77; and Legislative Council, April, 1984—December, 1984; Chairman, Question and Reference Committee. Favourite pastime and recreation: Horse riding and gardening. Special interest: Social work. Permanent address: Kathora Village and P.O., Ballia District, Uttar Pradesh.