Solanki, Dr. (Prof.) Kirit Premjibhai Constituency   : Ahmedabad West (SC) (Gujarat) Party Name     : Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) Email Address : kirit[DOT]solanki[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in sansadkiritsolanki[AT]gmail[DOT]com drkiritsolanki[AT]yahoo[DOT]co[DOT]in

Father’s Name Shri Premjibhai Solanki Mother’s Name Smt. Shantaben Solanki Date of Birth 17 Jun 1950 Place of Birth Vill. Kamboi, Distt. Patan (Gujarat) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 07 May 1971 Spouse’s Name Smt. Manjula Solanki No. of Sons 1 No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications M.B.B.S., M.S. and F.I.C.S. Educated at (i) Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medial College and K.M. School of Post Graduate Medicine and Research, Sheth V.S. General Hospital, Ahmedabad; (ii) B.J. Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad; and (iii) Fellow of International College of Surgeon Profession Medical Practitioner Social Worker, Professor, Consultant Surgeon, Advanced Laparoscopic Surgeon Permanent Address `Chirag Bungalow`, 11, Kirtan Society, Near 132 Ft. Ring Road, Ranip Cross Road, Ahmedabad-382480, Gujarat Tel : (079) 27520506, 09925004644 (M) Fax : (079) 25462221 Present Address 12-A, Windsor Place, New Delhi – 110 001 Tel : (011) 23782835, 09925004644, 09013180144 (M) Positions Held

2009 Elected to 15th Lok Sabha

31 Aug. 2009 Member, Standing Committee on Urban Development

Member, Indian Nursing Council

Member, Rajaghat Samadhi Committee

2009 – 2014 Member, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

2010 – 2014 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food

May, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

14 Aug. 2014 – 19 July 2016 Member, Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

1 Sep. 2014 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Finance

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

19 July 2016 onwards Chairperson, Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments Teaching medical students for more than 38 years, mainly poor and dalit students; One of the pioneer surgeons for Laparoscopic surgery in Gujarat State and city of Ahmedabad; Served as Honorary HOD for Department of Minimal Access Surgery at Sheth V.S. General Hospital and affiliated teaching institute; Organised National, International & State Level Surgical Conferences and Live operative workshops. Social And Cultural Activities Social service, particularly for weaker sections in terms of social, educational and cultural development; Implementing ideology of Babasaheb; Organised diagnostic camps, blood donation camps and healthcare services; Conducted special coaching for SC, ST and other backward classes students belonging to the deprived sections; Conducting classes for career guidance for Civil Service Examinations and other higher employment examinations for poor students. Special Interests Teaching to poor medical students; interested in research work; supporting in employment guidance to needy students; plantation activities and eco friendly awareness programme; Particular interest in Oropharyngeal cancer, in term of anti tobacco and gutaka movement. Anti tuberculosis, diabetes campaign; Special interest in Thalassemia major patients. Deliberating different issues, topics of event of current political situation and raising those issues in Lok Sabha. Main area of interest is social justice, education health care, foreign affairs, railways, infrastructure, and financial matters. Favourite Pastime and Recreation Listening to Music, particularly old Hindi Songs, Gujarati and other regional Songs sports (particularly Cricket), tourism and reading magazines, literature and novels Sports and Clubs Member, Sport Medicine Association, Gujarat; Constitution Club, New Delhi Countries Visited France and Uganda Attended International Global Tuberculosis Conference in France in year 2011; Attended 136th IPU Conference at Kampala (Uganda) in 2011 as a Member of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation led by the then Speaker, Lok Sabha Other Information Tutor in Surgery, B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad (1976-1979); Assistant Professor of Surgery, B.J. Medical College & NHL Medical College, Ahmedabad (1979-1992) ; Associate Professor of Surgery, NHL Medical College, Ahmedabad (1992-1999); Professor of Surgery (1992-1999), NHL Medical College, Ahmedabad (1999-2009) and GCS Medical College, Ahmedabad (2013-2014); President (elect) Gujarat State Surgeons Association Pioneer in starting consulting practice by setting up of own Surgical Nursing Home for Scheduled Castes (ST) in Ahemdabad in 1982. It was probably trendsetter to start post graduate surgical practice in Gujarat State, when it was considered as big challenge. Feels satisfied that many medical & surgical post graduates from SC/ST had established their own Nursing Homes and set the examples of self employment in medical practicing field.

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