Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Rewa
State : Madhya Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Late Shri Ram Nihore Tripathi
Mother's Name : Smt. Saudamini Devi
Date of birth : 01 Jul 1946
Profession : Social Worker Advocate
Positions held :
1998-99 Member, Committee on Energy and its Sub-Committee - I on Power Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Coal1977-80 Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha1997-2001 Member, Exective Committee, Bhartiya Janata Party, Madhya Pradesh2002 onwards State Secretary, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)Member, Committee on IndustryMember, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Rural Development7 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on MPLADS
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Social And Cultural Activities
Actively participation in Jati-Toro Sammelan, 1969-85, Angrezi Hatao Andolan launched by Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, Himalaya Bachao Sammelan, Bharat-Pak-Bangladesh Mahasang Banao Sammelan; launched compaign against untouchability for bringing about social harmony; actively participated in organising Ramayana Mela in Chitrakut Dham, 1977-85
Special Interests
Debate competition, travelling and visiting old centres of pilgrimage
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Films, music attending religious and spiritual meetings, reading literature related thereto and cooking
Sports and Clubs
Swimming, chess, kabaddi and volleyball; organised Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Memorial, All India Gold Cup kabaddi contests for men and women; and President, Shivaji Club for a number of years; in recent year organised Pt. Deen Dayal Upaddhyay Gold Cup all India Men & Women Tournament
Countries Visited
Cuba; as General-Secretary, Yuva Janata participated in the World Youth Conference, Havana
Other Information
Actively participated in student politics since 1968; jailed during emergeny, 1975-77; President, Smajwadi Yuvajan Sabha, 1975-78; General-Secretary, `Yuva Janata` 1980-83; organised major students, Youth, Farmers` and labourers` movements and imprisoned several times during these movements; influenced by Dr. Lohia`s thoughts, accompanied Late Shri Rajnarayan and after his death, joined B.J.P. under influence of Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay and Kushubhauji Thakre; accompanied Kushubhau in Begungunj jail (Madhya Pradesh) during emergency; a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Second year trained Swayamsevak
