Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Amreli
State : Gujarat
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 4 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 13
Father's Name : Shri Nanubhai Sanghani
Mother's Name : Smt. Shantaben Sanghani
Date of birth : 12 May 1954
Profession : Agriculturist Advocate, Social Worker
Positions held :
1982-85 Member, District Panchayat, Amreli1982-92 Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Gujarat1985-91 Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly (two terms)1987-88 President, Municipal Council, Amreli1989-90 Convenor, Estimates Committee1990 Minister of State, Fisheries, Jails, Roads and Buildings (Independent Charge), Gujarat1991 Elected to 10th Lok Sabha1993-96 Deputy Chief Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha1995-96 Member, Committee on Finance1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1996-97 Vice-President, B.J.P., GujaratChairman, Committee on PetitionsMember, Committee on Government AssurancesMember, Committee on Petroleum and ChemicalsMember, General Purposes CommitteeMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1998-99 Member, Committee on Government AssurancesMember, Committee on External Affairs and its Sub-Committee-IIMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term)Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha1999-2000 Member, Rules CommitteeMember, Committee on External Affairs2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Chairman, Youth Hostels Association, Gujarat since 1995; Executive Member, Youth Hostels Association of India; President, (i) Yuvak Mandal Sangh, Gujarat; and (ii) Sardar Patel Trust, Amreli; Managing Trustee, Taluka Yuvak Sangh; Trustee, City Youth Council, Amreli; General Secretary, Amreli College, 1973-76 (three terms); Member, Senate, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat, 1982-88
Special Interests
Youth affairs, cooperative sector, upliftment of the downtrodden and the poor
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Sports, mountaineering, travelling, making friends and religious missionary work
Sports and Clubs
Cricket, football and volleyball
Countries Visited
Austria, Australia, Bangkok, France, Germany, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, U.K., and U.S.A.; Member Delegate, (i) International Young Political Leaders’ Conference, U.S.A., 1994; and (ii) International Youth Hostels Association Conference, Austria, 1994 and 1996
Other Information
Chairman, (i) District Central Cooperative Consumer Stores Ltd., Amreli; and (ii) District Co-operative Bank Ltd., Amreli
