Name of Member: Prof. Ajit Kumar Mehta

Political Party: Rashtriya Janata Dal

Constituency & State: Samastipur (Bihar)

Lok Sabha Experience: 6,7,11,12

MEHTA, PROF. AJIT KUMAR
[RASHTRIYA JANATA DAL - SAMASTIPUR (BIHAR)]

Father's Name	    	Late Shri Ram Khelawan Mehta

Date of Birth	    	3 February 1932

Place of Birth	    	Vill. Fatehpur Bala, Distt. Samastipur
			(Bihar)

Marital Status	    	Married on 19 May 1948

Spouse's Name	    	Smt. Susheela Rani Mehta

Children	    	One son and two daughters

Educational Qualifications  	

		B.Sc.(with distinction), M.Sc. (Engg.)

		Educated at Upper Primary School,Fatehpur Bala,
		Laxmi Narayan Middle School, Pitonjia; 
		Tirhut Academy, Samastipur, G.B.B. College, 
		Muzaffarpur, Science College, Patna, Bihar College
		of Engineering, Patna and B.I.T., Ranchi (Bihar)

Profession     	

		Teacher/Educationist, Engineer/Technologist,
		Political and Social Worker, Farmer

Permanent Address     	

		Vill. and P.O. Fatehpur Bala via Tajpur,
		Distt. Samastipur-848101
		(Bihar)

		Tels. (06274) 86218, 82220

Present Address     	
 
		13, Lodhi Estate,
		New Delhi- 110003

		Tel. (011) 4603752

Positions Held     

1978		Elected to 6th Lok Sabha 

1979-82		Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table

1980		Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1982		Whip, Janata Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha

1982-83		Member, Committee on Public Undertakings

1983-84		Member, Committee on Estimates 

1996		Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1996-97		Member, Committee on Public Accounts 

		Member, Committee on Science and Technology,
		Environment and Forests  

		Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Coal

1998		Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)

1998-99 and	Member, Committee on Public Accounts 
1999-2000	

1998-99		Member, Committee on Human Resource Development*
		and its Sub-Committee-I on Value-based Education

		Member, Committee on Petitions

		Member, Committee on Provision of computers to Members
		of Parliament

		Member, Committee on Science and Technoloy, Environment
		and Forests

		Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Coal

Social and Cultural Activities     

Secretary, Planning  Forum  of  Birla Institute of Technology (B.I.T.), 
Ranchi; involved in rural development, industrialization in  rural areas, 
upliftment of the downtrodden; President, Akhil Bharatiya Kushwaha Mahasabha,
1980-86

Special Interests     	

Social awakening

Favourite Pastime and Recreation     

Reading and gardening

Other Information     	

Inspired  by  his father Late Shri Ram Khelawan Mehta, a freedom 
fighter and mother Smt. Damyanti Devi and  his teacher Late Shri 
Palakdhari Singh, participated in Freedom Struggle from early 
childhood; arrest  warrants  were  issued  against him  and his elder 
brother  Shri Chandra Bhanu Mehta during the Quit India movement, 1942;
came in contact with Late Shri Karpoori Thakur and assisted the 'Azad 
Dasta' along with  his  elder brother and  helped  Shri Vashishta 
Narayan Singh, a  revolutionary, in  seeking  shelter  after his 
escape from  Darbhanga Jail; Member, (i)Indian National Congress
till 1949; (ii) Socialist Party, Praja Socialist Party and Samyukta
Socialist Party, since 1949; (iii) Janata Party, 1977-79 and
1982; and (iv) Lok Dal, 1980; Technical Assistant, Gandak Project, 
1958-61; Assistant Professor, B.I.T., Ranchi, 1961-74; Registrar, 
B.I.T., 1974-75; retired as Professor from the B.I.T. in 1992

Election Result of
Samastipur Lok Sabha Constituency  

Total electorate 	12,18,968
Total votes polled 	 7,97,464

Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates

(1) Prof. Ajit Kumar Mehta 	(R.J.D.) 3,01,099
(2) Shri Ashok Singh 		(S.A.P.) 2,63,445
(3) Shri Chandradeo Roy 	(J.D.)     93,831
(4) Shri Ram Deo Verma 		[C.P.I(M)] 71,371

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