Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Mumbai-South
State : Maharashtra
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 3 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 13
Father's Name : Shri Dwarkadas Venidas Kapadia
Mother's Name : Smt. Vijaya Dwarkadas Kapadia
Date of birth : 20 Dec 1938
Profession : Social Worker
Positions held :
1968-78 Municipal Councillor, Bombay1978-85 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (two terms)1980 onwards Member, National Executive, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.)1980-85 Member, Government Assurance Committee, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly1988-92 All India Secretary, B.J.P.1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha1989-91 Member, Rules CommitteeMember, Standing Committee on Food and Civil Supplies1990-95 President, Mahila Morcha, B.J.P.1993-95 Vice-President, B.J.P.1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1996-97 Member, Standing Committee on IndustryMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home AffairsMember, Joint Committee on the Constitution (Eighty First Amendment) Bill 1996, regarding 33 per cent reservation for womenMember, Committee on Official Language1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)13 Oct. 1999- onwards Union Minister of State, Power
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Taking active part in upliftment of backward classes, social movements against atrocities on women, anti-price rise agitation, health and educational services, Civil amenities to maintain law and order
Special Interests
Reading, cooking and touring
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Marathi drama, light music and cinema, reading Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati Literature
Countries Visited
Widely travelled (18 countries); as a member of Parliamentary Delegation, visited Africa, Australia, Austria, Czechoslovakia, France, Hungary, Poland, U.A.E. and U.K.
Other Information
Trustee, Adarsh Ram Leela Samiti, Mumbai; Chairperson, (i) Central North Jewellers Association; (ii) Consumer Protection Committee; and (iii) Food and Civil Supplies Committee of Bureau of Indian Standards; and Member, Managing Committee, “Janata Ki Pukar”—a social organisation; Imprisoned during Emergency under M.I.S.A. for 19 months, 1975-77; Member, (i) Passenger Amenities Committee, Railway Board, 1998-99, (ii) Film Censor Apellate Tribunal, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 1998-99; (iii) Member, Craft and Museum Committee, Ministry of Textiles, 1998
