Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Anand
State : Gujarat
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Shri Madhavsinh Solanki
Mother's Name : Smt. Vimlaben
Date of birth : 26 Nov 1953
Profession : Engineer Consultant, Trader
Positions held :
1992 General Secretary, Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee1995-2004 Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly (three terms)2003-2004 Deputy Leader, Opposition, Gujarat Legislative Assembly2004 Elected to 14th Lok Sabha2004-2006 Secretary, All India Congress Committee (AICC)2006-2008 President, Gujarat Pradesh Congress CommitteeMember, Committee on CommerceMember, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit1 May 2008 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)28 May 2009 - 18 Jan 2011 Union Minister of State, Power19 Jan 2011 -28 Oct. 2012 Union Minister of State, Railways28 Oct. 2012 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Drinking Water and Sanitation
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Social And Cultural Activities
Participated in dramas; folk dances in school and colleges; organised free medical camps, employment awareness camps, A-forestation drives, environmental protection and awareness drives, permission of educational institutions in rural areas
Special Interests
WTO, environment, social justice and youth empowerment, use of information and technology for modernisation, relief work, disaster management, consumer protection awareness drives, women empowerment, youth awareness and programs of uplifting poor, downtrodden and backward class.
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Sports, music, travelling and reading
Sports and Clubs
Basket ball, Tennis, Swimming, Football; President, Gujarat State Basketball Club for 8 years
Countries Visited
Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mauritius, Mexico, South Africa, Switzerland, Syria, U.A.E., U.K. and U.S.A.
Other Information
Ex-President, (i) Rastriya Kelavani Mandal, Borsad; (ii) Ahmedabad General Mazdoor Union, Gujarat; (iii) Gujarat Electricity Technical Employees Union, and (iv) Mahikantha, Sewa Mandal, Sarol, Dist. Anand, Gujarat; Ex-Vice President, All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation; Member, (i) Press Council of India; and (ii) Indo-Japan delegation, Japan,2004; Attended WTO Conference of Parliamentarians, Brusells, 2004
