Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Chhota Udaipur-ST
State : Gujarat
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 5 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Shri Jemabhai B. Rathwa
Mother's Name : Late Smt. Duliben J. Rathwa
Date of birth : 01 Jun 1953
Profession : Agriculturist Social Worker
Positions held :
1988-89 Vice-President, Janata Dal, District Baroda (now Vadodara)1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha1990-91 Member, Rules Committee Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Textiles1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1991-94 Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table Member, Committee, Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies and Public Distribution1991-96 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1996-97 Member, Committee on Labour and Welfare Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Telecom and Broadcasting1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)1998-99 Member, Committee on Railways Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs2004 President, Vadodara District Congress CommitteeRe-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (5th term)Minister of State for Railways
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Social And Cultural Activities
Organised co-operatives at Chhota Udaipur and Adivasi cultural Activities shows; actively working for people`s welfare and progress, especially of the downtrodden and weaker sections of society; associated with many Government organisations and NGOs for preservation and promotion of tribal cultural heritage; closely associated with constructive youth activities; associated with a number of educational institutions and Women`s organizations
Special Interests
Social Welfare activities for the poor masses and Adivasis
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Music, sports and games
Sports and Clubs
Good player of volleyball, kho-kho, kabaddi, and cricket, Organiser/Member, Volleyball and Cricket Club, Chhota Udaipur
Other Information
Chairman, Gujarat State Fisheries Co-operative Federation during 1989-90; Former Member , Senate, M.S. University, Vadodara; Assistant Manager, GTDC Gandhinagar; Director, (i) Vadodara District Industrial Bank; and (ii) Virendra Sinhji Education Trust, Chhota Udaipur; President, (i) Nav Srajan Kelvani Mandal, Chhota Udaipur; and (ii) Pragat Purushottam Kelvani Mandal Chhota Udaipur, Co-operative officer Taluk Panchayat, Gariyadhar for two years; Extension Officer, Taluk Panchayat, Chhota Udaipur for two years; An active member of Indian Natiional Congress and AICC; Working for the Congress ideology, such as communal harmony, eradication of untouchability, land development, prohibition, economic and social justice, etc; undertaken a number of developmental works in all the ten talukas of the Chhota Udaipur Parliamentary Constituency; in close contact with the people of the Constituency throughout the calendar year through public meetings, social and religious gatherings
