Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Banaskantha
State : Gujarat
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 3 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 11
More Information :
Positions Held : 1971-72 Secretary, D.C.C., Banaskantha 1972 onwards Member, A.I.C.C. (I) 1972-84 President, D.C.C. (I), Banaskantha 1980 Elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh) 1985 Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth) 1985-86 Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances Member, Estimates Committee May 1986-Dec. 1989 Union Minister of State, Finance (Department of Expenditure) 1996 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the third time 1996-97 Chairman, Standing Committee on Defence
Special Interests : Rural Development, upliftment of the poor and service to the needy
Favourite Pastime and Recreation : Reading and music
Sports and Clubs : Horse riding
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Other Information : Director (i) Gujarat State Land Development Bank, 1972-77; and (ii) Gujarat Agriculture University, 1983 onwards; President, Jagurati Educational Trust, 1983 onwards; Member, National Council of Technical Education, 1980-84
