Patel, Shri Praful Manoharbhai Constituency   : Bhandara-Gondiya (Maharashtra) Party Name     : Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)

Father’s Name Late Shri Manoharbhai Patel Date of Birth 17 Feb 1957 Place of Birth Calcutta (West Bengal) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 10 Feb 1977 Spouse’s Name Smt. Varsha Patel No. of Sons 1 No.of Daughters 3 Educational Qualifications B.Com. Educated at University of Bombay, Mumbai,Maharashtra Profession Industrialist Political and Social Worker Permanent Address Ceejay House, 12th Floor, Dr. Anne Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai – 400 018 Maharashtra Tel. (022) 67122727 Fax. (022) 66104483 Present Address 26, G.R.G. Road, New Delhi – 110 001 Tels. (011) 23061782, 23061339 (O), 23712317, 23717980 (R) Fax. (011) 23062552 (O), 23713344 (R) Parliament Address: Room No. 112, Parliament House, New Delhi – 110001 Tel. (011) 23011136 Positions Held

1985 President, Municipal Council, Gondia (Maharashtra)

1991 Elected to 10th Lok Sabha

1991-96 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Environment and Forests

1994-95 Member, Committee on Science and Technology

1995-96 Member, Committee on Home Affairs

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

1996-97 Member, Committee on Finance

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation

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

2000 Elected to Rajya Sabha

2004 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Civil Aviation

2006 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term)

2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)

till 18 Jan 2011 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Civil Aviation

19 Jan 2011 Union Cabinet Minister, Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

Social And Cultural Activities President, Gondia Education Society, Gondia, Maharashtra (the Society manages colleges and high schools, where nearly 80,000 students are studying); Chairman, Manoharbhai Patel Charitable Trust Sports and Clubs Associated with (i) Football, as President, All India Football Federation (AIFF); (ii) Cricket Club Mumbai; (iii) Mumbai Cricket Association, Mumbai; (iv) Lions Club International, Gondia; and (v) Gondwana Club, Nagpur Countries Visited Widely travelled

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