Party Name : Nationalist Congress Party
Constituency : Beed
State : Maharashtra
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 3 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Shri Narayanrao
Mother's Name :
Date of birth : 01 Nov 1952
Profession : Agriculturist Social Worker, Diplomat
Positions held :
1973-78 Organising-Secretary, Jana Sangh, Distt. Aurangabad and Jalna, MaharashtraGeneral-Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Distt. Beed, Maharashtra1990-98 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council from Graduate Constituency (two terms)1995-98 Minister of State, Co-operation, Government of Maharashtra1996 President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha1998-99 Member, Committee on Transport and TourismMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Textiles1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)13 Oct. 1999– 27 May 2000 Union Minister of State, Human Resource Development27 May 2000- 1 Sept. 2001 Union Minister of State, Mines2002 Member, Committee on Home Affairs2002-2004 Member Committee on AgricultureMember, Committee of Privileges2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 3rd term)2004 Member, Committee on CommerceMember Committee on Papers Laid on the Table5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests
More Information :
Special Interests
Reading, cultural and religious programmes
Sports and Clubs
All Indian Farmer’s Games
Other Information
Works for empowering the poor and building a prosperous India; Secretary, Agricultural Labour’s Union; Joint Secretary, A.B.V.P. during student days; Member, (i) Senate, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, 1981-83; and (ii) Executive Council, Marathwada University, 1983-86; believer in Arya Samaj and Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh Schools of thought; pioneered youth empowerment through Satyagraha for voting right to youth at 18 years; associated with Bharatiya Jana Sangh since 1971 and actively participated in its various agitations; led agitations highlighting drought in Maharashtra and other social empowerment issues; jailed during Emergency for more than 15 months; lent leadership to students’ movement in 1974 for the development of Marathwada region of Maharashtra; led several movements of Bharatiya Janata Party pertaining to indebtedness of farmers, remunerative prices for cotton, Dunkel Draft Treaty, etc. while educating farmer community of Marathwada region; led the (i) Ekatmata Yatra, and (ii) Kisan Yatra; organised Janadesh Yatra in Marathwada and also Sangharsh Yatra against Congress rule; participated in Kar Seva for Ram Mandir and courted arrest ; as a Minister, adopted several measures to strengthen cooperative movement in Maharashtra
