Chandra Shekhar, Shri Constituency   : Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) Party Name     : Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) (SJP(R))

Father’s Name Late Shri Sadanand Singh Mother’s Name Late Smt. Durpai Devi Date of Birth 01 Jul 1927 Place of Birth Ibrahimpatti, Distt. Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) Marital Status Widower Spouse’s Name Late Smt. Dwija Devi No. of Sons 2 Educational Qualifications M.A. Educated at Allahabad University, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) Profession Agriculturist Social Worker Permanent Address Vill. & P.O. Ibrahimpatti, Distt. Ballia – 277 001 (Uttar Pradesh) (05491)251444,251455 Present Address 3, South Avenue Lane, New Delhi – 110 011 Tels. (011) 23012587, 23016752 Positions Held

1951 Secretary, Praja Socialist Party (P.S.P.), Distt. Ballia

1952 Joint Secretary, P.S.P., Uttar Pradesh

1955 General Secretary, P.S.P., Uttar Pradesh

1959-62 Member, National Executive, P.S.P.

1962 Member, Rajya Sabha

1967 General Secretary, Congress Parliamentary Party (C.P.P.)

1977 Elected to 6th Lok Sabha

1977-78 President, Janata Party (J.P.)

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

1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1990-91 Prime Minister and incharge of Ministries/Departments of Defence; Home Affairs; Atomic Energy; Science and Technology; Ocean Development; Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Electronics; Space; Information and Broadcasting; Industry; Labour; Welfare; Planning and Programme Implementation; External Affairs; Health and Family Welfare; Water Resources and Surface Transport

1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (4th term)

1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (5th term)

1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (6th term)

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (7th term)

Leader, Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha

2000-2001 Chairman, Committee on Ethics

2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (8th term)

8 July 2007 Passed away

Books Published “Meri Jail Diary” (in Hindi); and “Dynamics of Social Change” Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments Founder-Editor and Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board of “Young Indian” Social And Cultural Activities Undertook Padyatra of 4,260 kms. from Kanyakumari to Rajghat, New Delhi (6 January 1983 to 25 June 1983) to establish rapport with the masses and understand their problems and established 15 Bharat Yatra Centres in various States to train social and political workers for mass education and grassroot work Special Interests Primary education and health services Favourite Pastime and Recreation Gardening, travelling and discussions Other Information Arrested under Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) during Emergency in 1975 even being a member of the Central Election Committee and Working Committee of All India Congress Committee (Indira) [A.I.C.C.(I)]

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