Name of Member: Dr. Charan Das Mahant
Political Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency & State: Korba (Chhattisgarh)
Lok Sabha Experience: 12,13,15
Fifteenth Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile
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| Constituency : |
Korba (Chhattisgarh) |
| Party Name : |
Indian National Congress (INC) |
| Email Address : |
(i) cdmahant[DOT]mp[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in
(ii) mos-afpi[AT]nic[DOT]in |
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| Father’s Name |
Late Shri Bisahu Das Mahant |
| Mother’s Name |
Late Smt. Janki Devi Mahant |
| Date of Birth |
13 Dec 1954 |
| Place of Birth |
Saragaon, Distt. Janjgir Champa (Chhatisgarh) |
| Marital Status |
Married |
| Date of Marriage |
23 Nov 1980 |
| Spouse’s Name |
Smt. Jyotsna Mahant |
| No. of Sons |
1 |
| No.of Daughters |
3 |
Educational
Qualifications |
M.Sc., M.A., LL.B., Ph.D. |
| Profession |
Agriculturist
Social Worker |
| Permanent Address |
| P. O. – Saragaon, Teh. Champa, |
Distt. Janjgir
Chhattisgarh |
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| Present Address |
| 8, Teen Murti Marg |
| New Delhi – 110 001 |
Tels. (011) 23017447, 23014252 (R), 23074190, 23388165 (O)
Fax. (011) 23016689 (R), 23382756 (O) |
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| Positions Held |
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| 1980-90 |
Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly (two terms) |
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| 1988-89 |
Minister of State, Department of Agriculture, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh |
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| 1993-95 |
Minister of State, Independent Charge, Department of Commercial Tax, Madhya Pradesh |
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| 1993-98 |
Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly (third term) |
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| 1995-98 |
Cabinet Minister, Home Affairs and Public Relations, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh |
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| 1998 |
Elected to 12th Lok Sabha |
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| 1998-99 |
Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests; and its Sub-Committee on Food Technology |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Coal |
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| 1999 |
Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
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| 1 Jan.-8 Apr. 2004 |
Member, Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests |
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| 2000-2004 |
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
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| 1 May 2003-19 Aug. 2004 |
Member, Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes |
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| Jan.- Oct.2005 and May 2008 |
Nominated as working president, PCC, Chhattisgarh |
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| Mar. 2006 |
Nominated President, PCC, Chhattisgarh |
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| 2009 |
Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
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| 31 Aug. 2009 |
Member, Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests |
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| 23 Sept. 2009 |
Chairman, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament |
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| 19 Oct. 2009 |
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Coal |
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Member, Central Rural Development Council |
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| 12 July 2011 – Oct. 2012 |
Union Minister of State, Agriculture and Food Processing Industries |
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| Special Interests |
| Reading, sports and painting |
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| Favourite Pastime and Recreation |
| Music, debates, gossiping with family members and travelling |
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| Countries Visited |
| France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, South Korea, Srilanka, Switzerland, Thailand, U.K. and U.S.A. |
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