Name of Member: Shri Kalpnath Rai
Political Party: Samata Party
Constituency & State: Ghosi (Uttar Pradesh)
Lok Sabha Experience: 9,10,11,12
Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 12th Lok Sabha
RAI, SHRI KALPNATH
[SAMATA PARTY - GHOSI (UTTAR PRADESH)]
Father's Name Late Shri Abhai Narayan Rai
Date of Birth 4 January 1941
Place of Birth Semari Jamalpur, Distt. Mau (Uttar Pradesh)
Marital Status Married on 8 February 1985
(for the second time)
Spouse's Name Smt. Sudha Rai
Children One son and five daughters
Educational Qualifications
M.A.(English), M.A. (Sociology), LL.B.
Educated at Gorakhpur University (Uttar Pradesh)
Profession
Lawyer, Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker
Permanent Address
Vill. & P.O. Semari Jamalpur,
Distt. Mau-275101
(Uttar Pradesh)
Tel. (0547) 220220, 466555
Present Address
36, Aurangzeb Road,
New Delhi - 110011
Tel. (011) 3012007
Positions Held
1963-66 General-Secretary, Samajvadi Yuvjan Sabha,
Uttar Pradesh
1967-69 Executive Member, Samyukta Socialist Party (S.S.P.)
1969-70 Chairman, National Central Commission, S.S.P.
1974-76 Member, Executive Committee, Congress
Parliamentary Party (Indira) [C.P.P.(I)]
1974-78 Member, Rajya Sabha
1978-79 General-Secretary, C.P.P. (I)
Member, All India Congress Committee (Indira) [A.I.C.C.(I)]
June 1980- Joint-Secretary, A.I.C.C. (I)
Oct. 1980
1980-81 General-Secretary, A.I.C.C. (I)
1980 Member, Rajya Sabha (2nd term)
1982-83 Union Deputy Minister, Parliamentary Affairs;
and Industry
1982-84 Union Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs
1986 Member, Rajya Sabha (3rd term)
1988-89 Union Minister of State, Power
1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha
Jan. 1990- Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
Aug. 1990
1990-91 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Energy
1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1991-92 Union Minister of State, Power and Non-
Conventional Energy Sources (Independent Charge)
1992-93 Union Minister of State, Power (Independent Charge)
1993-94 Union Minister of State, Food (Independent Charge)
1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
1996-97 Member, Committee on Science and Technology,
Environment and Forests
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)
1998-99 Member, Committee on Commerce and its
Sub-Committee on Textiles
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance
Special Interests
Rural reconstruction, reading, writing and social service
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
Other Information
Advocate, Allahabad High Court; Secretary, Babu Inter College,
Kopaganj, Azamgarh; attained first position in Distt. Debate
Rally, 1954-56; President, (i) Shibli Degree College, Azamgarh,
1959-60; and (ii) Students' Union, Gorakhpur University,
1962-63; nominated as Chairman, All India Sangharsh Samiti
by Smt. Indira Gandhi, 1979-80
Election Result of
Ghosi Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 12,07,069
Total votes polled 6,81,893
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Shri Kalpnath Rai (S.A.P.) 2,22,126
(2) Shri Bal Krishna (B.S.P.) 2,03,752
(3) Shri Azamal Nurani (S.P.) 1,98,278
(4) Shri Atul Kumar Anjan (C.P.I.) 14,345
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