Party Name : Congress
Constituency : Jamnagar
State : Gujarat
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 3
More Information :
SHAH, SHRI MANUBHAI, B.Sc., (Hons), B.Sc., (Tech), Congress (Gujrat—Jamnagar —1962): S. of Shri Mansukhlal Shah; B. Surendranagar, November 1, 1915; ed. at Baroda College and Bombay University Institute of Chemical Technology, Maharashtra; m. Shrimati Vidyaben Shah, October 10, 1945; 3 S. and 1 D.; Member, Saurashtra Legislative Assembly, 1948—56; Member, Rajya Sabha, 1956-57; Member, Second Lok Sabha, 1957—62; Minister of Industries, Finance and Planning, Saurashtra, 1948—56; Minister of Heavy Industries, Government of India 1956-57; Union Minister of Industry from May, 1957 to 1962; Minister of International Trade since 1962. Hobbies and special interests: Industrial and Economic development with special reference to heavy, small scale and village industries; Study of important topics of the day; Extensive touring in India and abroad; Interested in study of science, technology and statistics. Favourite pastime and recreation: Reading and writing on subjects relating to industrial and economic and social development. Travels abroad: U.K., Europe, Burma, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, London, New York, Montreal Paris, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Bonn, Geneva, Moscow, Prague, Amsterdam, Anchorage and Tokyo. Permanent address: 12, Tughlak Road, New Delhi. [Voting results at the Election: Electorate: 4,26,809 Shri Manubhai Shah . . 1,22,628 Shri Maganlal Bhagwanji Joshi . . 48,476].
