Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Sikar
State : Rajasthan
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 3 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Shri Brijmohan Maharia
Mother's Name : Smt. Shanti Devi
Date of birth : 29 Sep 1957
Profession : Agriculturist Social Worker, Industrialist
Positions held :
1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha1998-99 Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development and its Sub-Committee on Ministry of Rural Areas and EmploymentMember, Joint Committee on the Functioning of Wakf BoardsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)13 Oct. 1999 - 29 Jan. 2003 Union Minister of State, Rural Development29 Jan. 2003- May 2004 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution2004 Re-elected to 14 Lok Sabha (3rd term)Member, Committee on Rural Development.Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Chemicals & Fertilizers
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
President, Zila Sahakari Sangh; Secretary, Zila Udyog Sangh
Special Interests
Sports and public service
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading
Sports and Clubs
Table tennis; President, Zila Olympic Sangh, Sikar; Vice-President, Rajasthan Olympic Association; represented Rajasthan in National Athletics; won, (i) Silver Medal in 800 metre race; and (ii) Gold Medal in Rural National Games; Best Athlete in school games, 1975-76; First position holder in 400 and 800 metre race in University of Rajasthan, 1977, 1978 and 1979; represented Rajasthan at Inter University-Athletic Meets, 1977, 1978 and 1979
Countries Visited
Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia—as representative of Eicher Tractors Ltd., August 1986
Other Information
President, (i) Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.) Kisan Morcha, Rajasthan, since 1998; and (ii) District Sahakari Sangh, Sikar; Secretary, Industries Association, Rajasthan; Member, B.J.P. Election Committee, Rajasthan, since 1998
