Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Kolhapur
State : Maharashtra
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 5 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 11
More Information :
Books Published : 'Trophies' (A book on 'Shikar') and 'Memoirs in Legislature' (Under Publishing)
Social and Cultural Activities : Welfare of Harijans and the hill area people; cooperative movement; development of small scale industries
Special Interests : Keeping pet animals like crocodiles, leopard, and dogs
Favourite Pastime and Recreation : Music, travelling and games
Sports and Clubs : Cricket, table tennis; wrestling and shooting; Member, B.C.A., Mumbai Parliament Club. Has Diploma in Shooting
Countries Visited : Widely travelled; Led Maharashtra State Electricity Board delegation as Chairman to Germany, Poland and Switzerland; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegations to Cuba, Dubai, Egypt, Kuwait, Nicaragua, Spain and U.K.; represented India at the U.N.; Member, Delegation to Global Conference on Environment and Forests held in Brazil; Member, Delegation at the Meeting regarding 'Introduction of first direct Air India flight from Bombay to Singapore'
Election Result : Kolhapur Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate 10,38,333 Total votes polled 5,48,946 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates : (1) Shri Udaysingrao Gaikwad (I.N.C.) 2,36,739 (2) Shri Ramesh Deo (S.S.) 1,68,414 (3) Shri N.D. Patil (P.W.P.I.) 1,17,163 (4) Shri Balasaheb Jadhav (Ind.) 3,291
