Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Mumbai-North-West
State : Maharashtra
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 5 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Shri Vasant Anandrao Kamat
Mother's Name :
Date of birth : 05 Oct 1954
Profession : Advocate Agriculturist, Social Worker
Positions held :
1976-80 President, National Students` Union of India (N.S.U.I.)1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha1984-87 President, Maharashtra Pradesh Youth Congress1984-89 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers1987-88 President, Indian Youth Congress1987-89 Member, Joint Committee on Railways Bill1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1991-96 Member, Committee on IndustriesMember, Railway Convention CommitteeMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers1997 - 2003 Vice-President, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1998-99 Member, Committee on PetitionsMember, Committee on Petroleum and ChemicalsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance2003 - 2008 President, Mumbai Congress2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term)2004-2006 Member, Committee on FinanceMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural GasMember, Committee on Official Language2005-2009 Member, Ethics Committee2006-2009 Chairman, Committee on Energy2006 Chairman, Indo-UK Parliamentary Association2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term)2009 -19 July 2011 Union Minister of State, Communications and Information Technology19 Jan 2011-19 July 2011 Union Minister of State, Home Affairs
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Awarded Principal Wellingkar Trophy for the Outstanding Student Award at the R.A. Podar College, 1976; and Fellow of Government Law College, Mumbai, 1979 on passing out with a First Class and Standing Second in Bombay University
Social And Cultural Activities
Actively engaged in combating corruption, social evils and communal elements
Special Interests
Social work
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading and sports
Sports and Clubs
Badminton, table-tennis and cricket; Member (i) Maharashtra State Sports Council; (ii) Khar Gymkhana; (iii) Chembur Gymkhana; (iv) CCI; (v) India Habitat Centre, New Delhi; (vi) United Servies Club, Mumbai; and (vii) Delhi Golf Club
Countries Visited
Widely travelled; most of Europe, China, South East Asia, U.S.A.; represented India at the International Youth Convention, Moscow, 1985 and at the United Nations, New York, 1994; nominated by Hon. Prime Minister to the "International Conference on Federalism", Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13 - 16 Dec. 2010
Other Information
Member, (i) Film Advisory Board of Film Censors, Government of India, 1980-84; (ii) Central Purchases Advisory Council, Government of India, 1980-83; (iii) Bombay Telephone Advisory Committee; (iv) National Shipping Board, 1985-89; and (v) Committee of Central Board of Direct Taxes, 2004
