Name of Member: Shri Laxman Sonopant alias Anna Joshi Joshi

Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party

Constituency & State: Pune (Maharashtra)

Lok Sabha Experience: 10

Tenth Lok Sabha

Members BioprofileJOSHI, SHRI LAXMAN SONOPANT

alias ANNA JOSHI

[B.J.P.-Pune (Maharashtra)]

Father’s NameDate of Birth

Place of Birth

Marital Status

Spouse’s Name

Children

Educational Qualifications

Profession

Permanent Address

Present Address

Positions held

1968-79

1978-79

1980-82 & 1986-90

1980-91

1982-85

1986-90

1990-91

Dec, 1990 to June, 1991

1991

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments

Social and Cultural Activities

Special Interests

Favourite Pastime
and Recreation

Countries visited

Other information

Shri Sonopant3rd April, 1935

Varangoan in Distt. Jalgaon (Maharashtra)

Married on 13th May, 1965

Smt. Urmila Laxman Joshi

Two sons and one daughter.

M.Sc.,

Educated at Pune University, Pune

Small-scale Industrialist

704, Sadashiv Peth, Jondhale Chowk, Near Training College, Pune-411030 (Maharashtra). Tel. 443073 (Res.) 448148 (Off.)

50, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110001. Tel. 3718248

Corporator, Municipal Corporation, Pune

Deputy Mayor, Municipal Corporation, Pune

President, B.J.P., Pune

Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

Member, Estimates Committee, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

Member, Public Undertakings Committee, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

Member, Petitions Committee, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

Member, Business Advisory Committee, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

Deputy Speaker, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)

Published articles occasionally on important subjects in newspapers

Organiser, Ganesh Festival, Pune

Reading

Reading, travelling and swimming

Bali Islands, France, Indonesia, Singapore, U.K., U.S.A.; Member, Indian Parliamentary delegation, U.S.A., 1980 for studying electoral systems of Presidential and other forms of Government

Arrested several times for participation in Satyagrahas, Morchas and Rasta Roko movements for solving various political and social problems of the people; detained under MISA during Emergency (1975-77) for 18 months.

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