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June, 1980 to Jan. 1982
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Jan. 1985 to Jan. 1986
1986-88
1991
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Late Shri Ram Dayal Chandrakar1st January, 1920
Nipani in Distt. Durg (Madhya Pradesh)
Unmarried
Educated at Robertson College, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh)
Writer, Journalist and Agriculturist
Vill. Nipani, Teh. Balod, Distt. Durg, (Madhya Pradesh)
26, Tughlak Crescent, New Delhi-110011. Tel. 3792266, 3010793
Elected to Lok Sabha (Fourth) in a by-election
Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Fifth)
Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Steel & Mines
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
Elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh) for the third time
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Steel & Mines
Union Minister of State, Tourism and Civil Aviation
General Secretary, A.I.C.C.(I)
Elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth) for the fourth time
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance
Member, Business Advisory Committee
Union Minister of State, Agriculture and Rural Development
President, Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee
Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the fifth time
Editor, ‘Hindustan’ (Hindi Daily); in Journalism from 1945 to 1980; wrote articles on economic conditions of practically all countries of the world and many articles on foreign travels, national and international events
Interested in development of villages; encouraged and helped in opening libraries and building youth organisations in villages
Agriculture, labour, journalism, sports, defence, foreign affairs, irrigation, development of roads, electricity, drinking water supply in villages and maintenance of personal library
Reported 9 Olympic Games and 6 Asian Games for newspapers, 1948 onwards
Photography (both still and movie), gardening with special interest in roses, seasonal flowers, fruits and vegetables
Widely travelled (138 countries spread over all the six continents); Member, Indian Delegation to Commonwealth Conference, Indian Delegation to EEC; represented India at UNESCO, Paris and Congress Party at the 100th Death Anniversary of Karl Marx at Berlin, 1983
President, Press Association of India 1964-70; President, Federation of Government of India Printing Press Workers Union, 1975-78; President, Steel Workers Union, Bhilai Steel Plant, 1975 till to date; Vice-President, 1NTUC, Madhya Pradesh, 1975. |