Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Pune
State : Maharashtra
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 3 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Shri Shamrao Kalmadi
Mother's Name : Smt. Shanta Shamrao
Date of birth : 01 May 1944
Profession : Businessperson
Positions held :
1977 President, Pune Youth Congress1977-80 President, Youth Congress, Maharashtra1981-86 President, Indian Youth Congress (S)1982 Member, Rajya Sabha1984-85 & 1990-92 Member, Committee on Petitions1986-88 Member, Committee on Subordinate LegislationMember, Committee on DefenceMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of DefenceSecretary, Congress (S) Parliamentary Party1988 Member, Rajya Sabha (2nd term)1994 Member , Rajya Sabha (3rd term)1995 - 96 Union Minister of State, Railways1996 Elected to 11th Lok SabhaMember, Committee on Defence1996-97 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence1998-99 Spokesman, Congress (S) Parliamentary Party1998 Member, Rajya Sabha (4th term)1999 Chairman, Election Campaign Committee, Maharashtra1999-2004 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings2003-2004 Treasurer, Congress Parliamentary Party2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)2004-2007 Member, Commitee on Public Undertakings2004-2009 Member, Committee on Defence2005 Secretary, Congress Parliamentary Party2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development7 Oct. 2009 Member, Committee on Ethics
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Chairman (i) Pune Festival Committee; (ii) Pune International Marathon; and (iii) Maharashtra Tourism & Development Corporation, 1988-89
Special Interests
Flying, environment, tourism, defence & sports
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Outdoor games, travelling and music
Sports and Clubs
President (i) Indian Olympic Association since 1996; (ii) Asian Athletics Association since 2000; and (iii) Athletics Federation of India, 1987-2006; Chairman (i) Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, 2010; (ii) National Games, 1994 and (iii) Afro-Asian Games, 2003; (iv) Pune Marathon and Pune Festival; (v) Pune Informaton Techonology and Biotechnology Conference of Pune Vyaspeeth for more than 8 years; Council Member International Association of Atheletics Federations since 2001; and Patron Nehru Bal Sangh
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
Other Information
Conducted International Marathon (18 times) International Permit Athletic Meet (8 times), road races, Freedom 40 & Nehru Centenary Celebrations with unprecedented participation; introduced Asian Grand Prix, Indoor Athletics and All Star Championships in Asia; successfully hosted World Half Marathon, 2004; organised, National Games, Pune, Bangalore, Manipur, Punjab, Hyderabad and now organising in Jharkhand, Kerala and Goa.
