Patwa, Shri Sundar Lal Constituency   : Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) Party Name     : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Father’s Name Late Shri Mannalal Patwa Mother’s Name Smt. Bhuribai Patwa Date of Birth 11 Nov 1924 Place of Birth Kukdeshwar, Distt. Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 21 Feb 1943 Spouse’s Name Smt. Phool Kunwar Patwa Educational Qualifications Intermediate Profession Agriculturist Musician, Religious Missionary, Sportsperson Permanent Address B-3, Dayanand Nagar, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Present Address 1, Thyagaraj Marg, New Delhi – 110011 (011) 23017156, 23792910, 23792313 Positions Held

1957-67 Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

1957-67 Chief Whip, Opposition Party, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

1975 General Secretary, Jana Sangh, Madhya Pradesh

1977-97 Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

1977 Member, Working Committee, Janata Party

Jan – Feb. 1980 Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh

1980-85 Leader of Opposition, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

1986 President, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh

Member, General Purposes Committee, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

March 1990- Dec. 1992 Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh (2nd term)

1997 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha

1998 Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

13 Oct. 1999 – 30 Sept. 2000 Union Cabinet Minister, Rural Development

30 Sept 2000- 7 Nov. 2000 Union Cabinet Minister, Chemicals and Fertilizers

7 Nov. 2000- 1 Sept. 2001 Union Cabinet Minister, Mines

Special Interests Indian classical music, naturopathy, yoga and sports Countries Visited Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, U.K. and U.S.A.; visited U.K. to study General Elections in 1974 and U.S.A. in 1980 to study Presidential Elections Other Information Associated with Indore Rajya Praja Mandal since 1941, R.S.S. since 1942 and R.S.S. Vistarak, 1947-51; imprisoned for seven months for participating in R.S.S. movement in 1948; active worker of Jana Sangh since 1951; Chairman, District Cooperative Bank; Director, State Cooperative Bank and State Cooperative Marketing Sangh; Treasurer, Jana Sangh, 1967-74; Detained under M.I.S.A. during Emergency from June 1975 to January 1977; awarded the “Vidhan Gaurav” in the All India Conference of Presiding Officers, 1989

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