Name of Member: Shri Harivansh Sahai
Political Party: Samajwadi Party
Constituency & State: Salempur (Uttar Pradesh)
Lok Sabha Experience: 11
SAHAI SH. HARIVANSH SAMAJVADI PARTY - SALEMPUR (UTTAR PRADESH)
Father's Name : Late Shri Jagdev Prasad Date of Birth : 11 December 1939 Place of Birth : Vishwambharpur (Kukurghanti) in Distt. Deoria (Uttar Pradesh) Marital Status : Married on 11 May 1953 Spouse's Name : Late Smt. Kalavati Devi Children : Two sons and two daughters Educational Qualifications : M. Sc. Educated at Allahabad University, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) Profession : Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker, Teacher and Educationist Permanent Address : Vill. Vishwambharpur, P.O. Kukurghanti, Distt. Deoria-224137 (Uttar Pradesh) Tel. (05568) 7253 Positions Held : 1969-74, 1980-85, Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1989-90 and 1991-92 1969-74 Member, Discipline Committee, All India Socialist Party Member, Privileges Committee, Library Committee, Jail Committee, Agriculture Committee, Home Deptt. Committee, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1980-85 Member, Estimates Committee, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1989-90 Member, Representative Legislation Committee, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1991-92 Member, Public Accounts Committee, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1993-95 Vice-President, Janata Dal, Uttar Pradesh 1996 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) Social and Cultural Activities : Interested in social and cultural activities; played a special role in serving the handicapped, downtrodden, ailing and the injured persons, and providing them treatment; setting up schools to remove illiteracy; providing support and help to victims of natural calamitiesŃlike fire and flood; and organising cultural functions
Special Interests :
Always eager to take immediate steps for solving the problems of the poor, backward and the depressed communities, particularly those living in rural areas; special interest in getting poor family girls married in good families without dowry and providing help to destitutes through social and government organisations
Favourite Pastime and Recreation : Kavi Sammelan, wrestling, folk dance; organising debate competitions and dramas Sports and Clubs :
Participated in traditional sports such as football, volleyball and kabaddi; encouraged talented sportsmen by organising competitions and awarding prizes and imbibing sportsman spirit in them
Other Information :
Lecturer in Chemistry for 31 years; detained under MISA for 19 months during Emergency; jailed for more than two dozen times for non-violent agitations for the sake of highlighting public problems; Secretary, Farmers and Workers Conference; and founded a dozen of educational institutions
Election Result :
Salempur Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate 7,01,226
Total votes polled 5,17,179
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates:
(1) Shri Harivansh Sahai (S.P.) 1,56,427
(2) Shri Harikeval Prasad (S.A.P.) 1,20,731
(3) Shri Ram Naresh Kushwah (B.S.P.) 1,02,732
(4) Shri Kameshwar Uppadhya (I.N.C.) 57,009
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