Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Bhopal
State : Madhya Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Shri Umashankar Joshi.
Mother's Name : Smt. Rambha Bai Joshi
Date of birth : 14 Jul 1929
Profession : Agriculturist Farmer
Positions held :
1962-98 Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly (eight terms)1963-67 Secretary, Jan Sangh Legislative Party, Madhya Pradesh1970-72 Deputy Leader, Jan Sangh Legislative Party, Madhya Pradesh1972-77 Leader of Opposition, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly1977-78 Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh1978-80 Minister of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh1985-90 Leader of Opposition, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly1990-92 Minister of Power, Government of Madhya Pradesh2000-2004 Member, Rajya Sabha2000-2002 Member, Committee on AgricultureApr 2001-May 2004 Member, Committee on Official LanguageNov 2001-Apr 2002 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural DevelopmentApr 2002-Feb 2004 Chairman, Committee on CommerceJan 2002-May 2004 Member, General Purposes CommitteeJan 2003-Feb 2004 Member, Joint Committee on Installation of Portraits/Statues of National Leaders and Parliamentarians in the Parliament House Complex2004 Elected to 14th Lok SabhaMember, Railway Convention CommitteeMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development2004-2006 Member, Committee on Information Technology2004-2009 Member, Committee on Urban Development2 Jan. 2006 Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Wakf2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Urban Development
More Information :
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Set up a trust in tribal area of district Dewas through which an educational institute is being run since 1995 for the development and welfare of people belonging to Scheduled Tribes.
Social And Cultural Activities
Associated with the setting up of a trust in the tribal area of the District Dewas, through which an educational institution is being run since 1995 for the development and welfare of people belonging to Scheduled Tribes; and also set up a free hospital for the tribes
Countries Visited
Bahrain, France, Germany, Greece, Panama and U.S.A.; Leader, Parliamentary Delegation to Panama on Fourth International Forum for Parliamentarian and Local Authority
Other Information
Member, (i)Joint Committee on Plant Varieties and Farmers` Rights, 2000-2002, (ii) National Oilseeds and Vegetable Oils Development Board, March 2002-May 2004.
