Name of Member: Shri K. Natwar Singh
Political Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency & State: Bharatpur (Rajasthan)
Lok Sabha Experience: 8,12
Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 12th Lok Sabha
SINGH, SHRI K. NATWAR
[INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - BHARATPUR (RAJASTHAN)]
Father's Name Shri Govind Singhji
Date of Birth 16 May 1931
Place of Birth Bharatpur (Rajasthan)
Marital Status Married on 21 August 1967
Spouse's Name Smt. Heminder Kaur
Children One son and one daughter
Educational Qualifications
B.A.(Hons.) History
Educated at St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi,
Delhi; Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, U.K. and Peking
University, Peking, China
Profession
Diplomat, Writer and Political Worker
Permanent Address
"Govind Niwas",
Bharatpur - 321001
(Rajasthan)
Tel. (05644) 28351
Present Address
D-1/37, Vasant Vihar,
New Delhi-110057
Tels. (011) 6145525, 6147151
Fax (011) 6141322
Positions Held
1971-73 India's Ambassador to Poland
1973-77 India's Deputy High Commissioner to U.K.
1977 India's High Commissioner to Zambia
1980-82 India's Ambassador to Pakistan
1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha
1985-86 Union Minister of State, Steel, Mines and Coal
(Department of Steel)
Union Minister of State, Agriculture (Department
of Fertilizers)
1986-89 Minister of State in the Ministry of External
Affairs
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1998-99 and Member, Committee on Public Accounts
1999-2000
1998-99 Member, Committee on External Affairs and
its Sub-Committee-I
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
External Affairs
Books Published
(i) E.M. Forster: A Tribute - New York, 1964; (ii) The
Legacy of Nehru - New York, 1965; (iii) Maharaja Suraj Mal-
1707-63 - London, 1981; (iv) Curtain Raisers-New Delhi,
1984; and (v) Profiles & Letters - New Delhi, 1997
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments
Reviews books for national and international newspapers and
magazines; conferred, (i) E.M. Forster Literary Award, 1989;
and (ii) Padma Bhushan, 1984
Special Interests
Good conversation followed by prolonged periods of
reflective silence
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading, writing, book collection, conversation, tennis
and watching cricket
Sports and Clubs
Hockey, cricket, football and atheletics in college days;
Champion, (i) Delhi State Junior Tennis, 1949; and
(ii) Delhi University Tennis, 1950-51
Countries Visited
Widely travelled (100 countries); Member, Indian Delegation,
Heads of Commonwealth Meeting, Kingston, Jamaica, 1975;
Indian Delegate to (i) 30th Session of the United Nations,
General Assembly, New York; (ii) Heads of Commonwealth
Meeting, Lusaka, Zambia, 1979; and (iii) 35th Session of the
United Nations General Assembly, New York; and State visit
of the Prime Minister (Smt. Indira Gandhi) to U.S.A., 1982
Other Information
Former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Government
of India; Rapporteur, (i) United Nations Committee of 24,
1963-66; and (ii) Fourth Committee of the U.N. General
Assembly, 1965; India's representative to Executive Board
of UNICEF, 1962-66; Member, Prime Minister's (Smt. Indira
Gandhi) Secretariat, 1966-71; Executive Trustee,
U.N.I.T.A.R. appointed by the Secretary General, United
Nations, for six years, 1981; served on Expert Group
appointed by the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth,
London, 1982; Secretary-General, Seventh Non-aligned
Summit, New Delhi, 1983; Chief Coordinator, Commonwealth
Heads of Government Meeting, (CHOGM) New Delhi, 1983
Election Result of
Bharatpur Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 10,34,598
Total votes polled 6,62,892
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Shri K. Natwar Singh (I.N.C.) 2,52,617
(2) Dr. Digamber Singh (B.J.P.) 1,84,164
(3) Shri Ved Prakash (B.S.P.) 1,09,817
(4) Shri Krishendra Kaur (S.P.) 54,503
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