Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Mumbai South-Central
State : Maharashtra
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Shri Mahadeo
Mother's Name :
Date of birth : 01 Jan 1940
Profession : Social Worker
Positions held :
1967-69 Vice-President, H-Ward, District Yuvak Congress1978-80 Organiser Secretary, Mumbai Regional Congress Committee1983-85 Joint Secretary, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee1985-95 and 1999-2004 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (three terms)1990-91 General Secretary, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee1993-95 Minister of State, Housing, Labour, Social Welfare, Women and Child Welfare and Special Assistance, Government of Maharashtra1997-2003 General Secretary, Mumbai Regional Congress Committee1999-2004 Minister of State, Public Health, Medical Education & Family Welfare, Government of Maharashtra2004 Elected to 14th Lok SabhaMember, Committee on Social Justice & EmpowermentMember, Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled TribesMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industries and Public EnterprisesMember, The National Oilseed and Vegetable Oil Development Board, Ministry of Agriculture5 Aug. 2007 Member, Committee on Social Justice & Empowerment2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Urban Development6 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes16 Sep. 2009 Member, Consultative Committee for Ministry of Women and Child Development26 Nov. 2009 Member, Regional Direct Taxes Advisory Committee
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Special Interests
Educational & social work
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading & watching plays (Marathi Theatre) and listening to old melody songs and spiritual speeches
Sports and Clubs
Indian wrestling and kabbadi
Other Information
Propagated the thoughts of Bharatratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule and Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj, the great social reformist; Founder Chairman, (i) Abhay Shikshan Kendra, 1970; (ii) Rayat Mahasangh, 1993
