Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Almora
State : Uttarakhand
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 4 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Late Shri Narayan Singh Rawat
Mother's Name : Smt. Parvati Devi
Date of birth : 01 Aug 1949
Profession : Advocate Social Worker, Economist, Agriculturist
Positions held :
1991-92 and 1993-95 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (two terms)1991-92 Member, Library Committee, Uttar Pradesh Legislative AssemblyAug.–Dec. 1992 Deputy Minister, Revenue, Government of Uttar Pradesh1994-95 Member, Education Committee, Uttar Pradesh Legislative AssemblyMember, Planning Committee, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha1996-97 Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public DistributionMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications1997-98 Member, House Committee1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1998-99 Member, Committee on Defence and its Sub-Committee-IIMember, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the HouseMember, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of ParliamentMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)Oct.-Nov. 1999 Union Minister of State, Defence22 Nov. 1999 - May 2004 Union Minister of State, Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 4th term)Member, Committee on Science & Technology and Environment & ForestsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public EnterprisesMember Joint Parliamentary Committee on Salaray and Allowances of Members of ParliamentMember, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, Ministry of Human Resource Development5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests
More Information :
Books Published
(i) Sankalp - 1 (2001Containsin details of Uttaranchal movement and constitution of Uttaranchal) and (ii) Sankalp - 2 (2004Contains Political experiences,activities and achievements)
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Writing articles for journals and recitation of own poetry
Social And Cultural Activities
Associated with various social and cultural organisations, e.g., Kumaon Cultural Council; participated in summer and winter festivals, associated with Vidya Bharti and made notable contributions in the establishment of Shishu Mandir and Vidya Mandir; Manager, Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Ranikhet
Special Interests
Working for the upliftment of the poor and the backward; participation in legislative and parliamentary business; and gardening
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading articles, listening to radio programmes, folk song, folk music, playing with children and gardening.
Sports and Clubs
Badminton, volleyball and carrom, President, Rotary Club, Ranikhet, 1988
Countries Visited
Belarus, Bulgaria,England, Egypt, France, Malaysia, Nepal, Russia, Syria, Taiwan,and U.K.
Other Information
Associated with, (i) Bharatiya Jana Sangh (B.J.S.), 1970-80; (ii) Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.) since 1980; Member, (i) Council of Kumaon University, 1991-92; and (ii) Council of Garhwal University, 1994; Secretary, U.P. Adhiwakta Parishad, 1992; worked with various labour organisations and resolved not to charge any fees from poor widows in connection with court cases
