Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Korba
State : Chhattisgarh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 3 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Late Shri Bisahu Das Mahant
Mother's Name : Late Smt. Janki Devi Mahant
Date of birth : 13 Dec 1954
Profession : Agriculturist Social Worker
Positions held :
1980-90 Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly (two terms)1988-89 Minister of State, Department of Agriculture, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh1993-95 Minister of State, Independent Charge, Department of Commercial Tax, Madhya Pradesh1993-98 Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly (third term)1995-98 Cabinet Minister, Home Affairs and Public Relations, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha1998-99 Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests; and its Sub-Committee on Food TechnologyMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Coal1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1 Jan.-8 Apr. 2004 Member, Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers1 May 2003-19 Aug. 2004 Member, Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled TribesJan.- Oct.2005 and May 2008 Nominated as working president, PCC, ChhattisgarhMar. 2006 Nominated President, PCC, Chhattisgarh2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests23 Sept. 2009 Chairman, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament19 Oct. 2009 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of CoalMember, Central Rural Development Council12 July 2011 - Oct. 2012 Union Minister of State, Agriculture and Food Processing Industries
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Special Interests
Reading, sports and painting
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Music, debates, gossiping with family members and travelling
Countries Visited
France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, South Korea, Srilanka, Switzerland, Thailand, U.K. and U.S.A.
