Mehta, Smt. Jayawanti Ben Navinchandra Constituency   : Mumbai-South (Maharashtra) Party Name     : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Father’s Name Shri Dwarkadas Venidas Kapadia Mother’s Name Smt. Vijaya Dwarkadas Kapadia Date of Birth 20 Dec 1938 Place of Birth Aurangabad (Maharashtra) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 30 Dec 1958 Spouse’s Name Shri Navinchandra Tulsidas Mehta No. of Sons 1 No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications H.S.C., Hindi Sahitya-Visharad, Prayag Educated at Sharda Mandir, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) Profession Social Worker Permanent Address 903, Purana Worli Sagar Co. Op. Housing Society, Sir, Pochkhanwala Road, Mumbai- 400025 Res. 4940404, 4928800; FAX: 2844353 Present Address 21, Balwant Rai Mehta Lane, New Delhi – 110001 (011) 23073300, 23073144 Positions Held

1968-78 Municipal Councillor, Bombay

1978-85 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (two terms)

1980 onwards Member, National Executive, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.)

1980-85 Member, Government Assurance Committee, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

1988-92 All India Secretary, B.J.P.

1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha

1989-91 Member, Rules Committee

Member, Standing Committee on Food and Civil Supplies

1990-95 President, Mahila Morcha, B.J.P.

1993-95 Vice-President, B.J.P.

1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1996-97 Member, Standing Committee on Industry

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs

Member, Joint Committee on the Constitution (Eighty First Amendment) Bill 1996, regarding 33 per cent reservation for women

Member, Committee on Official Language

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

13 Oct. 1999- onwards Union Minister of State, Power

Social And Cultural Activities Taking active part in upliftment of backward classes, social movements against atrocities on women, anti-price rise agitation, health and educational services, Civil amenities to maintain law and order Special Interests Reading, cooking and touring Favourite Pastime and Recreation Marathi drama, light music and cinema, reading Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati Literature Countries Visited Widely travelled (18 countries); as a member of Parliamentary Delegation, visited Africa, Australia, Austria, Czechoslovakia, France, Hungary, Poland, U.A.E. and U.K. Other Information Trustee, Adarsh Ram Leela Samiti, Mumbai; Chairperson, (i) Central North Jewellers Association; (ii) Consumer Protection Committee; and (iii) Food and Civil Supplies Committee of Bureau of Indian Standards; and Member, Managing Committee, “Janata Ki Pukar”—a social organisation; Imprisoned during Emergency under M.I.S.A. for 19 months, 1975-77; Member, (i) Passenger Amenities Committee, Railway Board, 1998-99, (ii) Film Censor Apellate Tribunal, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 1998-99; (iii) Member, Craft and Museum Committee, Ministry of Textiles, 1998

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