Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar
State : Uttarakhand
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 16
Father's Name : Shri Gopal Singh Koshyari
Mother's Name : Smt. Motima Devi
Date of birth : 17 Jun 1942
Profession : Journalist Social Worker
Positions held :
1997 - 2000 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council1997 - 1999 Member, Petition Committee, Uttar PradeshNov. 2000 - Nov. 2008 Member, Uttrakhand Legislative Assembly (two terms)Nov. 2000 - Oct. 2001 Minister, Parliamentary Affairs, Energy and Irrigation, UttarakhandOct. 2001 - Mar. 2002 Chief Minister, UttarakhandNov. 2008 - May 2014 Member, Rajya Sabha2009 - 2014 Chairman, Committee on Petition, Rajya Sabha2009 - 2014 Memebr, Standing Committee on EnergyMay, 2014 Elected to 16th Lok Sabha15 Sep. 2014 onwards Member, Committee on EthicsMember, Standing Committee on Energy1 Sep. 2014 onwards Chairperson, Committee on PetitionsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate ChangeMember, National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR)29 Jan. 2015 onwards Member, General Purposes Committee
More Information :
Books Published
(i) Uttranchal Pradesh Kyon, (ii) Uttaranchal Pradesh Sanghars Avam Samadhan
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Articles published in different daily Papers and Journals; Founder Managing Editor of Parwat Peeyush (Hindi Weekly) from Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand
Social And Cultural Activities
Founder, Saraswati Sishu Mandir, Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh; and Vivekanand Intermediate College, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand
Special Interests
Reading historical, philosphical and religious Books
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading and Travelling
Countries Visited
Mauritius, Nepal, U.S.A. and Vietnam
