Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Dhandhuka-SC
State : Gujarat
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 6 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Shri Kalidas Ranchhoddas Varma
Mother's Name : Late Smt. Shiviben Jashabha Varma
Date of birth : 30 Jun 1948
Profession : Social Worker Educationist
Positions held :
1975 Secretary,Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Gujarat1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha1990-91 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1996-97 Member, Committee on Petroleum and ChemicalsMember, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled TribesMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)1998-99 Member, Committee on Petroleum and ChemicalsMember, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled TribesMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (5th term)1999-2000 Member, Committee on Petroleum and ChemicalsMember, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament1999-2001 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation2002-2004 Chairman, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled TribesMember, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas2004 Re-elected to 14 Lok Sabha( 6th term)Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled TribesMember, Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Chairman, Youth Committee, Lions Club, Shola, Gujarat; Vice-President, All India Scheduled Castes Cell, B.J.P.
Special Interests
Gathering information on socio-religious and economic aspects of India through tours and travels
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading, music, poetry and travelling
Countries Visited
Canada, France, Germany, Holland, Russia, U.A.E., U.K. and U.S.A.; addressed, (i) Indian Muslim Community Federation, London, 1998; and (ii) Indian American Culture Association, U.S.A., 1998; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation, (i) Russia, 1998; and (ii) Ongadougou, Burkina Faso, West Africa, 2001
Other Information
President, (i) Navjagruti Seva Samaj, Behrampura, Ahmedabad; and (ii) Dalit Jagran Manch,Gujarat; Chairman, Bharatiya Kalyan Sangh, Gujarat; Principal, Pandit Nehru Vidhya Vihar; Former Member, (i) Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service; and (ii) Shree Shayak Credit and Supply Cooperative Society, Behrampura, Ahmedabad; Member, (i) School Board Municipal Corporation, Ahmedabad; (ii) Advisory Committee, Kalyan Cooperative Bank, Kalol, Gujarat; and (iii) Rajghat Samadhi Committee since May 1990; addressed Indians who organised a protest meeting before UNO; and participated in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Centenary Celebrations in London
