Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Jhansi
State : Uttar Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 6 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 16
Father's Name : Late Shri Gulab Singh
Mother's Name :
Date of birth : 03 May 1959
Profession : Agriculturist
Positions held :
1988 onwards Vice-President, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Madhya Pradesh1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha1990 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture1990-92 Member, Consultative Committee, Constituted under the Punjab State Legislature (Delegation of Power) Act, 19871991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1991-93 Member, Public Accounts Committee1993 President, B.J.P., Youth Wing1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1996-97 Member, Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)1998-99 Union Minister of State, Human Resource Development1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (5th term) (resigned from Lok Sabha Seat on 18.12.200313 Oct. 1999– 2 Feb. 2000 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Tourism (Resigned on 2 Feb. 2000)7 Nov. 2000- 25 Aug. 2002 Union Cabinet Minister, Youth Affairs & Sports26 Aug. 2002- 29 Jan. 2003 Union Cabinet Minister, Coal and MinesDec. 2003 - Aug. 2004 Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh.March 2012 - May 2014 Member, U.P. Legislative AssmeblyMay, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (6th term)27 May 2014 - 3 Sept. 2017 Union Cabinet Minister, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation3 Sept. 2017 onwards Union Cabinet Minister, Drinking Water and Sanitation
More Information :
Books Published
(i) Swami Vivekananda (1972); (ii) Peace of Mind (published in Africa) 1978; and (iii) Manav Ek Bhakti ka Naata (1983) (in Hindi)
Social And Cultural Activities
Service to the poor and needy through Mata Betibai Charitable Trust and Manav Jagriti Sangh and donations to institutes engaged in welfare of the destitutes
Special Interests
Protecting environment and wild life; discussions and discourses on Hindu religion and culture (since the age of six) throughout the world, composing Hindi poems
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading and writing, watching movies, travelling and driving
Sports and Clubs
Badminton, Swimming.
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
Other Information
Presently National Vice-President, Bharatiya Janata Party.
