Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Alwar
State : Rajasthan
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 5 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 11
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Positions Held : 1951-56 Chairman, Municipal Board, Dausa 1961-65 Pradhan, Panchayat Samiti 1968 Elected to Lok Sabha (Fourth) 1971 Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Fifth) 1971-72 Secretary, Congress Parliamentary Party 1972-73 and Member, House Committee 1980-81 1972-73 Chairman, Committee on Public Undertakings 1972-74 Chairman,Joint Select Committee on Companies(Amendment)Bill 1974-77 Joint Secretary, A.I.C.C. 1980 Elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh) for the third time 1980-82 President, I.N.T.U.C., Rajasthan 1982-85 President, P.C.C., Rajasthan 1984 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth) for the fourth time Nov-Dec.1984 Union Minister of State, Finance Dec.1984- Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Sept.1985 Petroleum Sept.1985- Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Jan. 1986 Patroleum & Natural Gas 1986-87 and Secretary, A.I.C.C. 1992-94 1996 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the fifth time
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments : Editor of 'Socialist India' and 'Socialist Bharat'; columnist
Social and Cultural Activities : Upliftment of Adivasis and removal of untouchability
Special Interests : Reading and writing
Favourite Pastime and Recreation : Music and playing cards
Sports and Clubs : Indoor sports
Countries Visited : Widely travelled
Other Information : Member (i) All India Khadi Commission; (ii) District Board, Jaipur,1951-58;and (iii) Rajasthan State Planning Board;Chairman (i) National Agricultural Federation of India, 1980-86; and (ii) All India Khadi and Village Industries Commission, 1995-96
Election Result : Alwar Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate 11,32,574 Total votes polled 4,38,479 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates : (1) Shri Nawal Kishore Sharma (I.N.C.) 1,56,947 (2) Shri Jaswant Singh Yadav (B.J.P.) 1,54,514 (3) Shri Jagmal Singh Yadav (J.D.) 48,476 (4) Shri Virja Nand (S.P.) 28,735
