Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : New Delhi
State : Delhi
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Shri C.P. Maken
Mother's Name : Smt. Santosh Maken
Date of birth : 12 Jan 1964
Profession : Businessperson
Positions held :
1993-2004 Member, Delhi Legislative Assembly (three terms)1993-97 General Secretary, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee1997-98 General Secretary, Indian Youth Congress1998-2001 Parliamentary Secretary to the Chief Minister, Govt. of Delhi2001-2003 Cabinet Minister, Transport, Power and Tourism, Govt. of Delhi2003-2004 Speaker, Delhi Legislative Assembly2004-2009 Elected to 14th Lok Sabha2004-2006 Member, General Purposes CommitteeMember, Rules CommitteeMember, Committee on Information TechnologyMember, House CommitteeMember, Panel of Chairmen, Lok SabhaSecretary, All India Congress Committee (AICC)2006-2009 Union Minister of State, Urban Development2007-09 Permanent Invitee and Member, Congress Working Committee (CWC)Permanent Invitee and Member, All India Congress Committee (AICC)Incharge, Orissa and Jharkhand2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)2009 - 18 Jan 2011 Union Minister of State, Home Affairs19 Jan 2011 - 28 Oct. 2012 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Youth Affairs and Sports28 Oct. 2012 - 15 Jun. 2013 Union Cabinet Minister, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Upliftment of the poor and weaker sections of the society; protecting and fighting for the cause of government employees
Special Interests
Keen to protect Environment and Ecology; active participation in Parliamentary proceedings; voracious reader of nonfiction of all genre
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Surfing the net, watching science fiction movies, listening to old movie songs, ghazals and reading non-fiction books
Sports and Clubs
Cricket and golf
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
Other Information
Creation of the new Master Plan for Delhi MPD-2021 that brought an end to sealings and demolition in the city and established inclusive growth parameters; As Minister implemented transition of public transport to CNG and Power Reforms in Delhi; best MLA award for the year 1998-99 for his outstanding performance as Legislator in Delhi Assembly; Treasurer, All India NSUI, 1985-87; leader trade union movements of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking (DESU) and many other private industries; President, Delhi University Students Union, 1985-86
