[Cong, (I) – Erandol (Maharashtra)]

Place of Birth

Marital Status

Spouse’s Name

Children

Educational Qualifications

Profession

Permanent Address

Present Address

Positions held

1977

1980

8 June, 1980 to 17 Oct., 19S0

19 Oct., 1980 to 31 Oct., 1984 and 4 Nov., 1984 to 31 Dec, 1984

1984

1985-89

1991

Other Positions held

Social and Cultural Activities

Special Interests

Favourite Pastime
and Recreation

Sports and Clubs

Countries visited

Other Information

Navri in Distt. Dhule (Maharashtra)

Married on 16th May, 1966

Smt. Shila Patil

One son and five daughters

M.Sc., (Agriculture), LL.B.

Educated at Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi and Pune University

Advocate, Agriculturist, Social Worker and Journalist

At & P.O. Navalnagar, Distt. Dhule (Maharashtra)

17, Balwant Raj Mehta Lane, New Delhi-110001. Tel. 3782476

Elected to Lok Sabha (Sixth)

Member, Committee on Private Members’ Bills and Resolutions

Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh)

Union Deputy Minister, Science & Technology and Space.

Union Deputy Minister, Communications

Elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth) for the third time

Member, Public Accounts Committee

Member, Consultative Committees, Ministries of Information and Broadcasting, Railways, Industry

Member, Official Languages Committee

Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the fourth time

Chairman, Joint Committee on Salaries & Allowances of Members of Parliament

General Secretary, P.C.C.(I) Maharashtra, Joint Secretary, A.I.C.C.(I)

Opening libraries in rural areas and working for the upliftment of the rural people

Administrative reforms, national integrity and rural upliftment

Gardening, reading, games, writing articles on current problems and farming

Kabaddi, wrestling and cricket; Chairman, Ajanta Flying Club, Aurangabad

Cyprus, France, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Tanzania and U.K.; Member, Delegation to Indonesia

Chairman, Dhule Distt. Cooperative Imported Seed Growers Sangh 1973-80; Director, Dhule Distt. Cooperative Milk Union 1968-78; Dhule Distt. Cooperative Consumer Stores 1976-77; and Sanjaya Cooperative Sugar Factory, 1981-86; Chairman, Sanjaya Education Society; Navalnagar, Dhule.