Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Chimur
State : Maharashtra
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Shri Sukaji Shiwankar
Mother's Name : Late Smt. Jankabai
Date of birth : 07 Apr 1940
Profession : Agriculturist Professor
Positions held :
1978-1989 and 1994-2004 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (six terms)1981-82 Member, Panchayat Committee, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly1982-83 Member, Employment Gurantee Scheme Committee, Maharashtra Legislative AssemblyMember, Committee on Public Undertakings, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly1984-85 Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly1982-84, 1986-89 Executive Member, Bharatiya Janata Party, MaharashtraMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry1990 Member, Committee on Agriculture1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha1994-96 Minister, Irrigation, Government of Maharashtra1996-99 Minister, Department of Finance & Planning, Government of Maharashtra1994-2000 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (two terms)2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development SchemeMember, Committee on Defence5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Defence7 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on MPLADS
More Information :
Books Published
Gaja Aad (Diary on the situtation during Emergency), Maharashtra Vidhansabheneel bhashne (speeches delivered in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly), Bhartacha Aarthick Sthiti, Kenya Safari
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
More than 100 articals have been published by him on varied subjects and on national luminaries, such as Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar, Mahatama Gandhi; some famous articles are " Shivaji ki Swarajya Vyavastha", Shivaji ka Ashta Pradhan Mandal", "Krishi ke Liye Byaj Dar 6 pratishat ho", "Kisanon ki Karz Mukti", and "Ashvamedha Yojna"
Social And Cultural Activities
Rural development, womens` welfare; Founder, Gramothan Sanstha, Jan kalyan Sansthan, Lok Kalyan Sanstha, Mahakachi Siddhpathe, Janata Sahari Bank; estabilished three Janjatiya Ashramshala, three Schools, one Ayurvedic College, and one Homeopathy College
Special Interests
Social activities; to work with tribal people and in the educational institutions and co-operative societies; photography; writing and meditation
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Watching films, cultural dances, visiting National park
Sports and Clubs
Kabaddi, swimming
Countries Visited
America, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Kenya, Switzerland and European Countries
Other Information
Organised farmers for agricultural cost prices; launched agitation for waiving off loans; exhibition of his photographs were held in Jahangir Art Gallery of Mumbai (twice), Nagpur and Pune; his personal collection comprises 5,000 books on meditation and 300 rare photographs on wild life; President, All India Kisan Morcha, B.J.P., 1989-92; 2000-2004
