Name of Member: Col.(Retd.) Ram Singh Rao
Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency & State: Mahendragarh (Haryana)
Lok Sabha Experience: 10,11
Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha
RAO RAM SINGH, COL. (RETD.) B.J.P. - MAHENDRAGARH (HARYANA)
Father's Name : Capt. Hari Singh
Date of Birth : 9 August 1925
Place of Birth : Sadat Nagar in Distt. Rewari (Haryana)
Marital Status : Married on 12 March 1967
Spouse's Name : Smt. Sharda Yadav
Children : One son and two daughters
Educational Qualifications :
Post-Graduate (Mil. Sc.)
Educated at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington (Tamil Nadu)
Profession :
Military Service, Agriculturist, Social Worker and Sportsman
Permanent Address :
Kanina House, Rewari-123 401 (Haryana)
Tels. (01274) 25280, 25254
Positions Held :
Jan. 1977 - June 1978 Minister of Education, Haryana
May 1977 - June 1987 Member, Haryana Legislative Assembly
June 1978 - May 1982 Speaker, Haryana Legislative Assembly
June 1982- June 1987 Minister of Transport, Haryana
1991 Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
July 1992 - March 1996 Union Minister of State, Rural Development
(Department of Wastelands Development)
1996 Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
Special Interests :
Study of defence and agricultural problems, mountaineering, skiing and parachute jumping
Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Skiing, golf, mountaineering, fishing, study of military history and bridge
Sports and Clubs :
Member, Delhi Golf Club, Delhi Gymkhana Club and Defence Service Officers' Institute
Countries Visited :
Widely travelled; attended Commonwealth Parliamentary Association meetings, in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982; visited Kailash Mansarover in Tibet in 1957
Other Information :
Took part in the Second World War in Burma and Malaysia; fought against the Pakistan Army in 1947 & 1965 wars and against the Chinese army in 1962 war
Election Result :
Mahendragarh Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate 12,37,989
Total votes polled 8,19,455
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Col. Rao Ram Singh (B.J.P.) 2,65,034
(2) Shri Rao Birender Singh (I.N.C.) 2,16,999
(3) Shri Raghu Yadav (B.S.P.) 1,36,475
(4) Shri Kanwar Singh Kalwari (S.A.P.) 66,049
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