Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Shajapur-SC
State : Madhya Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 4 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Shri Ramlalji Gehlot
Mother's Name : Smt. Suman Bai
Date of birth : 18 May 1948
Profession : Agriculturist Trader, Trade Unionist, Religious Missionary
Positions held :
1962-77 Member, Bharatiya Jana Sangh1977-80 General-Secretary and Vice-President, Janata Party (J.P.), Distt. Ujjain (Rural), Madhya Pradesh1980-84, 1990-92 & 1993-96 Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly (three terms)1980-84 & 1990-92 Member, Committee on EstimatesMember, Labour Advisory Committee1984-86 Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (B.J.Y.M.), Madhya Pradesh1985-86 Vice-President, B.J.Y.M., Madhya Pradesh1986-87 President, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Distt. Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh1990-92 Minister of State, Water Resources, Narmada Valley Development, Panchayat and Rural Development, Antyodaya Programme and Implementation of 20-Point Programme,Government of Madhya Pradesh1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha1996-97 Member, Committee on AgricultureMember, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled TribesMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Labour1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1998-99 Member, Committee on Labour and WelfareMember, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled TribesMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha1999-2000 Member, Committee on Agriculture1999-2000 & 2000-2001 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes2000-2001 Member, Committee on the Empowerment of Women2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External AffairsMember, Business Advisory Committee2002-May 2004 National Secretary, BJP2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term)Member, Committee on Official LanguageMember, Committee on LabourJune 2004 onwards Vice President, BJP & Incharge of North East (Excluding Assam)5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Labour
More Information :
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Contributed articles in Vidhayani—a quarterly published by Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Social And Cultural Activities
Serving the poor, the exploited, the oppressed, particularly the downtrodden sections of the society through Balai Samaj; Making efforts to eradicate the social evils and conservatism from the society; active in the above tasks through social and political organisations since 1960
Special Interests
Social and political activities
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Cultural plays, songs and sports
Sports and Clubs
Swimming, kabaddi, volleyball and gymnastics; Office bearer, (i) Kabaddi Association; and (ii) Shivaji Kreeda Mandal, Nagda, District Ujjain
Countries Visited
U.S.A.; visited as a member of Indian Delegation to United Nations, 1998; and Durban, South Africa, 2001
Other Information
Conferred Best Legislator Award by the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly on 19 March 1996; Treasurer, Grasim Engineering Shramik Sangh affiliated to Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, 1967-75; Secretary, Chemical Shramik Sangh affiliated to Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, 1967-75; detained several times in connection with workers’ movement during 1968-71 and also remained in judicial custody for about 10 months in Bhairavgarh, Distt. Ujjain; Detained under Maintenance of Internal Security Act (M.I.S.A. ) in Bhairavgarh, District jail, Ujjain during Emergency, 1975-76; also detained in connection with political agitations in Ujjain, Bhopal and Delhi; represented Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Bureau of Parliamentary Studies and Training (B.P.S.T.), 1982; Chief Organiser, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (R.S.S.) Shakha, Nagda Junction, Distt. Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, 1962-77; Secretary, R.S.S. Shakha, Nagda Junction, Distt. Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh; Nagar Karyavahak, R.S.S. Shakha, Nadga Junction, Distt. Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh; Member, (i) R.S.S. Shakha, Nagda Junction, Distt. Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, 1962-77; (ii) Madhya Pradesh Sansadiya Sangh, 1983-96; and (iii) Board of Patrons, Nagda Balai Samaj Sangathan Samiti; also held various posts in several organisations of Madhya Pradesh Balai Samaj
