Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Pilibhit
State : Uttar Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 3 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17
Father's Name : Late Shri Sanjay Gandhi
Mother's Name : Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi
Date of birth : 13 Mar 1980
Profession : Writer Poet
Positions held :
2009 Elected to 15th Lok Sabha31 Aug. 2009 Member, Standing Committee on DefenceMay, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1 Sep. 2014 - 11 Sep. 2014 Member, Standing Committee on Information Technology11 Sep. 2014 - 31 Aug. 2018 Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs1 May 2015 - 30 April 2016 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings1 Sept. 2018 - 25 May 2019 Member, Standing Committee on IndustryMay, 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (3rd term)13 Sept. 2019 onwards Member, Standing Committee on LabourMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Electronics and Information & Technology, Ministry of Communications
More Information :
Books Published
"The Otherness of Self", a book of poems published by Rupa Publications, 2000; `Stillness`, Harper Collins,2015; A Rural Manifesto, Rupa Publications, 2018
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Among the most widely read columnists in the Nation, writing regularly for The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Economic Times, The Indian Express, the Hindu as well as over 15 regional papers including Malayalam Manorama, Lokmat, Hindustan, Rajasthan Patrika,Punjab Kesari, Sambad, Siasat, Pratidin among others
Social And Cultural Activities
Regularly co-ordinates charitable endeavours to promote physical aid for the handicapped, financial aid for widows and the under-privileged with a particular focus on employment generation amongst the youth and reenergising the co-operative sector
Special Interests
Poetry, Modern Indian Art, Philosophy, Economic Theory, World Cinema & Jazz
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading, Chess & Travel
Sports and Clubs
Tennis and Squash
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
