Party Name : Congress
Constituency : Musafirkhana
State : Uttar Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 2
More Information :
KESKAR, DR. B. V., D.Litt (Paris), Cong., (Uttar Pradesh— Musafirkhana—1957): S. of Shri Vishwanath Keskar; B. Poona, 1903; ed. at Kashi Vidyapith and the Sorbonne, Paris; Unmarried; Secretary, Foreign Department, A.I.C.C., 1939-40; General Secretary, Indian National Congress, 1946; Official observer to the 37th Session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union held in September, 1948; Deputy Minister, External Affairs, December, 1948—52; Member, Indian Delegation to U.N.O. General Assembly, 1950; Deputy Minister of Railways and Transport in addition to External Affairs, March 1952 to May 1952; Minister of Information and Broadcasting, 1952—57 and re-appointed on April 17, 1957. Hobbies: Music, Travel, Hiking in mountains and photography. Special interest: Youth movement. Permanent address: 8, Hastings Road, New Delhi. [Voting results at the Election: Electorate: 3,87,572 Dr. B. V. Keskar .. 79,94 Shri Abdul Wahid .. 51,145]
