Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Patan-SC
State : Gujarat
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 4 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Shri Mithabhai Rupabhai Kanodia
Mother's Name : Smt. Daliben M. Kanodia
Date of birth : 27 Jan 1937
Profession : Artist Musician
Positions held :
1991 Elected to 10th Lok Sabha1991-92 Member, Committee on CommunicationsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1996-97 Member, Committee on Communications1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1998-99 Member, Committee on Communications and its Sub-Committee `B` on Department of PostsMember, Consutative Committee, Ministry of Tourism2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term)Member, Committee on RailwaysMember, Private Member`s Bills and Resolutions5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Railways
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
A very talented and eminent artist in mimic and vocal music is particular with notable contibution to Gujarati and Hindi films, Radio and Doordarshan; Sang in more than 20 voices of famous playback singers; founded `Mahesh Kumar and Party` (Musical Party) and performed more than 14,000 shows world-wide since the age of eight years; won many awards for singing; writing poems in Gujarati; and music composer in Gujarati/Hindi films
Social And Cultural Activities
Organising charity shows for building hospitals, schools and dharamshalas; and assisting in flood and drought relief works by raising funds through his art
Special Interests
Stage-shows, assistance to the poor and the needy and public relations
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Singing, religious worship, script-writing, travelling, viewing movies and meditation
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
Other Information
Conferred (i) `Best Music Director` award by the Government of Gujarat, 1971; (ii) `The Best Playback Singer` award for the film `Akhand Chudlo` by the Government of Gujarat; awarded many shields and trophies by cultural and music organisations and eminent personalities in the field of art and music; got a Hospital `Arogya Dham` constructed for the poor in his native place Kanoda; HMV recorded his imitations of many talented artists in 1953; Music India & Co. recorded his music and songs
