Kanodia, Shri Mahesh Kumar Constituency   : Patan -SC (Gujarat) Party Name     : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Father’s Name Shri Mithabhai Rupabhai Kanodia Mother’s Name Smt. Daliben M. Kanodia Date of Birth 27 Jan 1937 Place of Birth Vill. Kanoda, Distt. Mehsana (Gujarat) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 13 May 1960 Spouse’s Name Smt. Umaben Kanodia No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications Primary Educated at Shahpur School, Ahmedabad (Gujarat) Profession Artist Musician Permanent Address 41, Royal Accord Building-II, Opposite Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri (West), Mumbai-400 053 (Maharashtra) (022)26323051,26315552 Present Address 2-4, South Avenue New Delhi-110 011 Tels.(011) 23795024, 9868180259 (M) Positions Held

1991 Elected to 10th Lok Sabha

1991-92 Member, Committee on Communications

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1996-97 Member, Committee on Communications

1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1998-99 Member, Committee on Communications and its Sub-Committee `B` on Department of Posts

Member, Consutative Committee, Ministry of Tourism

2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term)

Member, Committee on Railways

Member, Private Member`s Bills and Resolutions

5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Railways

Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments A very talented and eminent artist in mimic and vocal music is particular with notable contibution to Gujarati and Hindi films, Radio and Doordarshan; Sang in more than 20 voices of famous playback singers; founded `Mahesh Kumar and Party` (Musical Party) and performed more than 14,000 shows world-wide since the age of eight years; won many awards for singing; writing poems in Gujarati; and music composer in Gujarati/Hindi films Social And Cultural Activities Organising charity shows for building hospitals, schools and dharamshalas; and assisting in flood and drought relief works by raising funds through his art Special Interests Stage-shows, assistance to the poor and the needy and public relations Favourite Pastime and Recreation Singing, religious worship, script-writing, travelling, viewing movies and meditation Countries Visited Widely travelled Other Information Conferred (i) `Best Music Director` award by the Government of Gujarat, 1971; (ii) `The Best Playback Singer` award for the film `Akhand Chudlo` by the Government of Gujarat; awarded many shields and trophies by cultural and music organisations and eminent personalities in the field of art and music; got a Hospital `Arogya Dham` constructed for the poor in his native place Kanoda; HMV recorded his imitations of many talented artists in 1953; Music India & Co. recorded his music and songs

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