Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Bhavnagar
State : Gujarat
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 5 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Shri Ghanshyamsinh Rana
Mother's Name : Smt. Chandraba Rana
Date of birth : 22 May 1956
Profession : Teacher Consultant, Political and Social Worker
Positions held :
1996 Elected to 11th Lok SabhaMember, Committee on Human Resource DevelopmentMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha1998-99 Member, Committee on Defence and its Sub-Committee-IIMember, Joint Committee on Offices of ProfitMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence1998 - 2006 President, B.J.P., Gujarat1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1999-2000 Member, Committee on DefenceMember, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of DefenceMember, Committee on RailwaysMember, Committee on Privileges2004 Re-elected to 14 Lok Sabha( 4th term)Member, Committee on PrivilegesMember, Committee on Railways25 Aug. 2006 Member, Committee on PrivilegesNational Secretary: BJP, Organisation In-Charge (Prabhari) ChhattisgarhMember, National Executive: BJPMember, State Parliamentary Board and Executive Committee5 Aug. 2007 Member, Committee on Defence2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term)31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on External AffairsMember, Committee on Member of Parliament Local Area Development SchemeMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Road Transport and HighwaysMember, Joint Committee on Office of ProfitMember, Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation and Management
More Information :
Books Published
Translated “Stairways to Excellence” by Shri G. Narayana as "Shreshthata Na Sopan" (in Gujarati)
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Member, Editorial Board of Sahayog, House Journal of Excel Industries Ltd.
Social And Cultural Activities
Member, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS); participated in the activities of Ramakrishna Mission and Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari; designer and co-ordinator of youth camps and personality development camps
Special Interests
Reading and writing, meeting people, making friendship with young people, classical music, HRD activities, Sports and Outdoor games
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Meeting people, playing flute and listening to classical music
Other Information
Director, National Shipping Corporation; designed and conducted unique training programmes based on “Indian Ethos and Value System” for youth, workers, supervisors, executives and managers at Excel Industries Ltd.; Visiting Fellow for Post-Graduate course at Commerce Faculty, Bhavnagar University; Member, MPEDA, Kochi
