Smt. Santosh Chowdhary Member of Parliament (MP) from Hoshiarpur (SC)(Punjab) Biodata

Name of Member: Smt. Santosh Chowdhary

Political Party: Indian National Congress

Constituency & State: Hoshiarpur (SC)(Punjab)

Lok Sabha Experience: 10,13,15

 

Fifteenth Lok Sabha

Members Bioprofile
Chowdhary, Smt. Santosh
Constituency   : Hoshiarpur -SC (Punjab)
Party Name     : Indian National Congress (INC)
Email Address : santosh[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in
Father’s Name Shri Roshan Lal, Ex-MP (H.P)
Mother’s Name Smt. Dropati Devi
Date of Birth 05 Oct 1944
Place of Birth Sanawar, Distt. Solan (Himachal Pradesh)
Marital Status Married
Date of Marriage 23 Nov 1968
Spouse’s Name Shri R.L. Chowdhary, Ex. M.L.A
No.of Daughters 4
Educational
Qualifications
B.A., B.Ed., Certificates in Military training, Home Science, Poultry and Animal Husbandry
Educated at Government College for Girls, Government College of Education, Chandigarh, Panjab University and Himachal Pradesh University
Profession Agriculturist
Political and Social Worker
Permanent Address
(i) Piplanwala, Dagana Road, New Deshmesh Nagar
Hoshiarpur, Punjab
Tel. (01882) 250007
(ii) 1320, Sector 15-B,
Chandigarh
Tel. (0172) 2770065
Present Address
306, Punjab Bhawan, Copernicus Marg,
New Delhi – 110 001
Tel. (011) 23383804 (R), 09463602133 (M)
23061187, 23063793 (O)
Fax: (011) 23061108
Positions Held
1964 Member, Congress Party, Himachal Pradesh
1986-1992 Vice-President, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee
Vice-President, All India Mahila Congress
General Secretary, Mahila Congress, Punjab
Member, All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.)
Member, Central Election Authority, A.I.C.C.
Member, Introspection Committee, A.I.C.C.
Member, Political Advisory Committee, A.I.C.C.
Member, Ethics Committee, A.I.C.C.
Secretary, All India Congress Committee
1992 Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
1993-96 Member, Panel of Chairmen, Lok Sabha
Convenor, Committee on Official Language
Executive Member, Congress Party in Parliament (Two terms)
1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha
1999-2000 Member, Committee on Railways
Member, Committee on the Empowerment of Women
Nov. 2004-2009 Chairperson, National Commission for Safai Karamcharis, Govternment of India (MOS)
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Labour
2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
Member, Central Coordination Committee Constituted under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Member, Hindi Salahkar Samiti, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Member, India-Cyprus Parliamentary Friendship Group
Member, Regional Direct Taxes Advisory Committee, Chandigarh
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Member (Special Invitee), Commonwealth Games Committee
17 Jun. 2013 Union Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare
Social And Cultural Activities
Upliftment of the poor; deep sense of commitment to the constituents; meeting people of the constituency; helping the poor and the downtrodden
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading newspapers and religious books
Sports and Clubs
Passed physical proficiency Star I and Star II tests; won rifle shooting award during N.C.C. training camp; recipient of best NCC Cadet and won medals and certificates in hockey, baseball and kho-kho during college days
Countries Visited
Widelly travelled
Other Information
Chairperson, Punjab Public Service Commission, 1975-86; Administrative Member, Punjab Public Service Commission; Syndicate Member, Panjab University; Senate Member, Panjab University; and Non-official Director, Punjab & Sind Bank; Father-in-law, Ch. Sunder SIngh, ex. MP, Punjab Assembly

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