Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Secunderabad
State : Telangana
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 4 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 16
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Date of birth : 12 Jun 1947
Profession : Social Worker
Positions held :
1980 Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Andhra Pradesh1981-89 General-Secretary, B.J.P., Andhra Pradesh1991 Elected to 10th Lok SabhaMember, Public Accounts CommitteeMember, Committee on Welfare of SCs, STs and Minorities1996-98 President, B.J.P., Andhra Pradesh1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1998-99 Union Minister of State, Urban Development1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)13 Oct. 1999 - 13 June 2000 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Urban Development14 June 2000 - 30 June 2002 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation1 July 2002- 7 Sept. 2003 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Railways8 Sept. 2003 - May 2004 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation2004 - 2006 National Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)2006 - 2009 President, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Andhra Pradesh2009 - 2013 National Executive Member, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)2013 onwards National Vice-President, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)2014 Member, National Manifesto Committee, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)May, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (4th term)1 Sep. 2014 - 9 Nov. 2014 Member, Standing Committee on Railways12 Sep. 2014 - 09 Nov. 2014 Chairperson, Parliamentary Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBC)15 Sep. 2014 - 9 Nov. 2014 Member, Committee on Violation of Protocol Norms and Contemptuous Behaviour of Government Officers with Members of Lok Sabha9 Nov. 2014- 2 Sept. 2017 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Labour and Employment1 Sept. 2017 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Finance5 March 2018 onwards Member, The Court of University of Hyderabad19 Dec. 2018 onwards Chairperson, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament
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Social And Cultural Activities
Slum development, especially through house building and supply of potable water; President, Samsakara Bharathi Cultural Organisation, Andhra Pradesh; Founder, Siva Bharathi Slum Development Organisation, 1979; served the victims of cyclones and natural calamities; organised social and cultural activities through voluntary organisations; interested in mythological songs
Special Interests
Social work
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading and listening to music
Sports and Clubs
Carrom, Table Tennis and Cricket
Other Information
General Secretary, Voluntary Organisations, India; Joint Secretary, A.P. Cyclone Committee(RSS); Member, (i) Tobacco Board, 1991-96; (ii) Coconut Board, 1991-96; (iii) Railway Advisory Committee, 1991-96; and (iv) Telephone Advisory Committee, 1991-96
