Party Name : Rashtriya Lok Dal
Constituency : Baghpat
State : Uttar Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 6 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Late Ch. Charan Singh
Mother's Name : Smt. Gayatri Devi
Date of birth : 12 Feb 1939
Profession : Computer Scientist
Positions held :
1986 Elected to Rajya Sabha1987 President, Lok Dal (A)1988 President, Janata Party1989 Secretary General, Janata DalElected to 9th Lok SabhaDec. 1989 to Nov. 1990 Union Cabinet Minister, Industry1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)Feb. 1995 to May 1996 Union Cabinet Minister, Food1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term) (Resigned from Congress Party and Lok Sabha on 9.9.1996)1997 Elected again to 11th Lok Sabha (Re-elected in a bye-election held on 8 February, 1997)1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term)President, Rashtriya Lok Dal22 Jul. 2001- 24 May 2003 Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 5th term)Member, Committee on FinanceMember, Committee on Government Assurances2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (6th term)Leader, Rashtriya Lok Dal Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers7 Oct. 2009 Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme18 Dec. 2011 Union Cabinet Minister, Civil Aviation
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Special Interests
Anything connected with agriculture and technology
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading and music
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
Other Information
Worked for 15 years in the Computer Industry in U.S.A.
