Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Hardwar-SC
State : Uttarakhand
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 3 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 13
Father's Name : Shri Saktu Singh
Mother's Name : Late Smt. Lali Devi
Date of birth : 01 Aug 1942
Profession : Agriculturist Social Worker, Religious Missionary
Positions held :
1970-75 Pradhan, Gram Panchayat, Village Bhauri1992-94 President, Scheduled Castes Front, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Distt. Hardwar Vice President, B.J.P.1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha1996-97 Member, Committee on CommunicationsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)Secretary, Scheduled Castes Front, B.J.P., Uttar Pradesh1998-99 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled TribesMember, Committee on Communications and its Sub- Committee ‘C’—Ministry of Information and BroadcastingMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Labour1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1999-2000 Member, Committee on EnergyMember, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes2000-2001 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
A Religious Missionary of “Arya Samaj” in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh; launched movements, (i) to eradicate social evils such as child marriage, dowry, Mrityu Bhoj (feast hosted on the death of a person); (ii) for prohibition; and (iii) for the upliftment of untouchables; promoting and propagating education amongst Scheduled Castes and the weaker sections of the society
Special Interests
Propagating ideology of Arya Samaj
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Listening to Bhajans, jokes; enjoying richness of nature and watching serials on television
Sports and Clubs
Volleyball and Kabaddi
Other Information
Office bearer of several social organisations; attended second year of sangha education of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (R.S.S.) and eight winter camps; Leader of the first group from Hardwar district to join Shri Ram Mukti Mandir Movement in Ayodhya and Lucknow organised by B.J.P. and courted arrest several times; and actively participated in activities of several R.S.S. organisations
