Party Name : Janata Party
Constituency : Hamirpur
State : Uttar Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 6
More Information :
SINGH, SHRI TEJ PRATAP, B.A., Jamita, (Uttar Pradesh—Hamirpur—1977): s. of Shri Diwan Shatrughan Singh; b. at Gazipur, Fatehpur District; May 8, 1922; ed. at Aggerwal Vidyalaya High School, Prayag, Ewing Christian College Prayag and Allahabad University; m. Smt. Shanta Devi, February 10, 1942; 5 s. and 1 d.; Agriculturist; Previously associated with (i) the Congress till 1950, (ii) Praja Socialist Party, upto 1960 and (iii) Bhartiya Lok Dal 1960-77, President, District Committee, Bhartiya Lok Dal; Managing Director, District Co-operative Bank, 1951—67; Chairman, U. P. Cooperative Union for 4 years, Vice-Chairman, National Cooperative Union of India; Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, 1952-57; Led the Indian Cooperative Delegation to the Fifth Czechoslovakia Cooperative Congress, 1967; represented India at the Annual Conference of Federation of International Agricultural Producers at Ottawa in 1972; attended the International Cooperative Alliance meeting in Budapest in 1973, represented India's Cooperative Movement at the World Peace Congress held in USSR in 1973. Social activities: Actively associated with Bhoodan movement, Cooperative movement, and working for the removal of untouchability. Favourite pastime and recreation: Photography and Travelling. Special interests: Study of people's culture and institutions; Cooperative movement. Sports and clubs: was Vice-Captain, Volleyball Team, Allahabad University, held the rank of Corporal in U.T. C. and stood first in shooting. Travels abroad: Czechoslovakia, Germany (East and West), England, Austria, U.S.S. R., Canada, U.S.A., Hungary and Rumania. Permanent address: Mangroth Village and P.O., Hamirpur District, Uttar Pradesh.
