Deo, Shri V. Kishore Chandra Constituency   : Araku -ST (Andhra Pradesh) Party Name     : Indian National Congress (INC) Email Address : vk[DOT]deo[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Late Raja V.D. P.V. Deo Mother’s Name Rajmata V. Sobhalata Debi Date of Birth 15 Feb 1947 Place of Birth Kurupam, Distt. Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 30 Jan 1971 Spouse’s Name Smt. V. Preeti Deo No. of Sons 1 No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications B.A. (Economics), M.A. (Political Science) Educated at Chennai Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu Profession Agriculturist Permanent Address The `Fort` Kurupam, . Distt. Vizianagaram – 535 724, Andhra Pradesh Tel. (08963) 225135, 9868180212 (M) Fax. (08963)225135 Present Address 4, Janpath, New Delhi – 110 001 Tels. (011) 23388482, 23381499 (O) 23016697 (R) 9868180212 (M) Fax. (011) 23070577 (O), Telefax. (011) 23016330 (R) Parliament Address: Room No. 112-A, Parliament House, New Delhi – 110001 Tel. (011) 23013677 Positions Held

1977 Elected to 6th Lok Sabha

1977-78 Deputy Chief Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party

Member, Joint Select Committee on Railways (Amendment) Bill

Executive Member, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee

President, Srikakulam District Congress Committee

Member, National Council of Youth Congress

General-Secretary, Congress Parliamentary Party

Member, Joint Select Committee on Vishwa Bharati (Amendment) Bill

1979 General Secretary, All India Congress Committee

1979-80 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Steel, Mines and Coal

Member, All India Congress Committee

Executive Member, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee

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

Member, Joint Select Committee on Railways (Amendment) Bill

Member, Joint Select Committee on Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill

Member, Committee on Government Assurances

1980-89 Chief Whip, Congress (S) Parliamentary Party

1981-82 Member, Committee of Privileges

1982-84 Member, Estimates Committee

1983-93 General-Secretary, A.I.C.C. (S)

1984 Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1986 Member, Joint Committee on the Railways Bill, 1986

1994-96 Member, Committee on Communications, Information and Broadcasting

1994-2000 Member, Rajya Sabha

1995 Chairman, Select Committee, Rajya Sabha

1995 Chairman, Select Committee on Trade Marks Bill, Rajya Sabha

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Railways, Surface Transport, Planning and Civil Aviation

1995-2000 Member, Rules Committee, Rajya Sabha

1996-98 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development and Committee on Health and Family Welfare

1996-2000 Member, Hindi Salahkar Samiti, Department of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises, Ministry of Industry

1997-2000 Member, Central Advisory Committee on Territorial Army, Ministry of Defence

Member, Joint Committee of Parliament on the Salary, Allowances and Pensions of Members

1997-98 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings

Member, Committee on Defence

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

Member, Committee on Estimates

Member, Business Advisory Committee

Secretary, Congress Parliamentary Party

Member, Committee on Rural Development

Member, Committee on Science & Technology, Forests & Environment

2005-2006 Chairman, Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill

Feb. 2006 to Mar. 2006 Chairman, Committee to Inquire into Allegations of Improper Conduct on the part of some Members of Parliament on the matter of Implementation of MPLAD Scheme

25 Aug. 2006-2009 Chairman, Committee of Privileges

2007-2008 Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee to examine the Constitutional and Legal Position relating to Office of Profit

General-Secretary, A.I.C.C. In-Charge of Bihar State Congress

May 2007 -May 2009 Chairman, Committee to Inquire into Misconduct of Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha)

2007 onwards Member, Congress Working Committee (CWC)

5 Aug. 2007 Member, Committee on Rural Development

Jul. 2008-Dec. 2008 Chairman, Committee to Inquire into the complaint made by some members regarding alleged offer of money to them in connection with voting on the Motion of Confidence

President, India and Bulgaria Parliamentary Friendship Group

Vice-President, India and Peru Parliamentary Friendship Group

2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term)

6 Aug. 2009 Chairman, Committee on Public Undertakings

Member, Governing Council, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture

1 May 2010 Chairman, Committee on Public Undertakings

Member, General Purpose Committee

Member, Business Advisory Committee

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence

July 2011 Union Cabinet Minister, Tribal Affairs and Panchayati Raj

Books Published Changing India`s Political Mould Special Interests Electoral and federal reforms, environment, development of agro-industries and non-conventional sources of energy Favourite Pastime and Recreation Walking, cooking, astrology and music Sports and Clubs Swimming, rifle-shooting, billiards, chess, tennis and cricket; Member, (i) Delhi Gymkhana Club, Delhi, (ii) Constitution Club, New Delhi, (iii) Talcher Rifle Association, Talcher, Orissa (Life Member), (iv) India International Centre, Delhi (v) India Habitat Centre, Delhi Countries Visited Widely travelled, represented India at U.N.O., Member, Commonwealth observer delegation for General Election in Kenya, December 1992-January 1993 Other Information Chairman, Parliamentary Network on the World Bank-India Group; Member (i) D.R.U.C.C., Waltair Zone, South-Eastern Railway, 1997(ii) All India Council of Sports, 1980-1982; (iii) Commonwealth Observer Delegation for General Election in Kenya, December 1992- January 1993; (iv) Congress Election Manifesto Committee, 2007; (v) Represented India at the United Nations General Assembly, 1990; Participated in the General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union at Geneva (Switzerland), 2004; Represented India at the 6th Workshop of Parliamentary Scholars and Parliamentarians at Wroxton College, Oxfordshire, U.K. conducted by the Inter-Parliamentary Union, 2004; Attended 111th Assembly of IPU to Geneva, September 2004-October 2004; Attended 115th Assembly in Geneva, October,2006; Represented India at the UNESCO Conference in Paris, 2007; In-charge of the Congress Working Committee (Programme Coordination), since 2007; Congress Party Observer in Assam for Lok Sabha Election, 1998; Convenor, High Powered Expert Committee on Electoral Reforms, 1990; Member, (i) Indian Board of Wild Life 1995-2000, (ii) Dinesh Goswami Committee on Electoral Reforms 1989-90, (iii) Court of Jawaharlal Nehru University, 1986-88, (iv) Court of University of Hyderbad and 1998-99, (v) All India All Party Chief Whips Conference 1985-89, (vi) All India Committee on National Literacy Mission, 1991-93, (vii) Coconut Development Board since 1998-2000, (viii) National River Conservation Authority since 1996, (ix) State Telecom Advisory Committee, (x) Zonal Railway Advisory Committee for S.E. and S.C. Railways, (xi) Congress Party Pradesh Returning Officer for Kerala State, 1996-97, (xii) Congress Party Pradesh Returning Officer for election to the office of A.I.C.C. President, Haryana, 1997;

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