Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Rae Bareli
State : Uttar Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 3 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 13
Father's Name : Late Shri Balwant Rai Sharma
Mother's Name : Smt. Kamla Devi Sharma
Date of birth : 11 Oct 1947
Profession : Pilot
Positions held :
1986-91 Member, Rajya SabhaMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism1991-96 Elected to 10th Lok Sabha1993-96 Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1999-2000 Member, Committee on Transport & Tourism2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Aviation sports, gardening and reading
Sports and Clubs
Pioneering work in promoting aero sports and lawn tennis; President, (i) Delhi Lawn Tennis Association; (ii) Delhi Flying Club since 1981; and (iii) Aero Club of India since 1984; Vice-President, Federation of Aeronautics International, Paris
Countries Visited
Widely travelled