Name of Member: Dr. Ram Vilas Vedanti
Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency & State: Pratapgarh (Uttar Pradesh)
Lok Sabha Experience: 11,12
VEDANTI, DR. RAM VILAS [BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - PRATAPGARH (UTTAR PRADESH)]
Father's Name Late Guru Shri Ram Sevak Das Date of Birth 7 October 1958 Place of Birth Gudh, Distt. Rewa (Madhya Pradesh) Educational Qualifications Vedantacharya, Vidya Varidhi (Ph.D.) Educated at Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwa Vidayalaya, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) Profession Religious Missionary, Political and Social Worker, Teacher and Educationist and Agriculturist
Permanent Address Vashishtha Bhawan, Hindu Dham, Naya Ghat, Distt. Faizabad, Ayodhya-224123, (Uttar Pradesh) Tels. (05278) 32202, 32404 Present Address 127, North Avenue, New Delhi-110001 Tel. (011) 3794758 Positions Held 1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha 1996-97 Member, Committee on Railways Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural and Urban Development 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1998-99 Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development and its Sub-Committee-II on Ministry of Rural Areas and Employment Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Environment and Forests Books Published Valmiki Ramayan and religious policy; Pravachanarawa Social and Cultural Activities Religious Discourses on legends of Shri Rama and Shri Krishna
Special Interests Protection of Hindu religion and culture; Banning cow slaughter; ban on forced religious conversion; Checking the pollution of river Ganga; and Spread of education Favourite Pastime and Recreation Teaching and writing Sports and Clubs Football, volleyball and badminton Other Information General-Secretary, All India Ramanand Association, 1970-75; Founder, Vashishtha Bhawan, Ayodhya; Member, (i) Kendriya Margadarshak Mandal, Vishva Hindu Parishad since 1984; and (ii) Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust since 1990; Actively participated in Ram Janam Bhumi Mukti Abhiyan and engaged in constituency development programmes
Election Result of
Pratapgarh Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 11,80,528
Total votes polled 5,89,829
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Dr. Ram Vilas Vedanti (B.J.P.) 2,32,927
(2) Rajkumari Ratna Singh (I.N.C.) 1,64,467
(3) Shri Abhay Pratap Singh (S.P.) 72,584
(4) Shri Jai Singh (B.S.P.) 62,787
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