Patan-SC (Gujarat) MP

Shri Praveen Rashtrapal Member of Parliament (MP) from Patan-SC (Gujarat) Biodata

February 5, 2019December 28, 2018 by M Prakash

Name of Member: Shri Praveen Rashtrapal

Political Party: Indian National Congress

Constituency & State: Patan-SC (Gujarat)

Lok Sabha Experience: 13

Thirteenth Lok Sabha

Members Bioprofile

Rashtrapal, Shri Praveen

Constituency :	Patan -SC (Gujarat)
Party Name :	Indian National Congress (INC)

Father’s Name

Shri Somabhai

Mother’s Name

Smt. Valiben

Date of Birth

24 Dec 1939

Place of Birth

Muvada, Distt. Ahmedabad (Gujarat)

Spouse’s Name

Smt. Vinoda

Educational
Qualifications

B.A., LL.B, Kovid (Hindi)

Profession

Civil Servant
Trade Unionist, Social Worker, Writer

Permanent Address

B-1, Khemani Chamber, Shahpur,

Ahmedabad- 380001, Gujarat

5505473

Present Address

112, South Avenue,

New Delhi – 110011

(011) 23793055

Positions Held

1999	Elected to 13th Lok Sabha

1999-2000

Member, Committee on Finance

Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation

Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

2000-2001

Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Books Published

(i) Worshipping False God (A review); and (ii) Socialism, Secularism and Equality (both in Gujarati)

Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments

Writing articles in Gujarati on Dalit issues; conducting meetings and seminars on human rights of Dalits and minorities

Social And Cultural Activities

Associated with human rights movements of Dalits, women and minorities;Founder President, (i) Council for Social Justice; and (ii) Foundation for Dalit Literature; Life Member, (i) People`s Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL); and (ii) Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA)

Favourite Pastime and Recreation

Reading

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Shri Purushottamdas Rachhoddas Patel Member of Parliament (MP) from Patan-SC (Gujarat) Biodata

February 1, 2019December 26, 2018 by M Prakash

Name of Member: Shri Purushottamdas Rachhoddas Patel

Political Party: Congress

Constituency & State: Patan-SC (Gujarat)

Lok Sabha Experience: 2,3

Third Lok Sabha

Members Bioprofile

PATEL, SHRI PURUSHOTTAMDAS R., Cong., (Gujarat-Patan—1962): S. of Shri Ranchhoddas K. Patel; B. September 7, 1899; ed. at Gujarat College, Passed Baroda State Pleaders’ Examination, 1923; Passed Bombay High Court Vakils Examination, 1928; m. Gangaben, May 1901; 1 S. and 3 D.; Vakil; President, Mehsana Distt. Local Board, 1939-42; Member, Kadi Municipality, Kadi Taluka Local Board and Mehsana Distt. Local Board for many years; President, Mehsana District Prajamandal, Baroda State; President, Mehsana Distt. Khedut Mandal; Member, Baroda State Prajamandal Working Committee for years; Member of the three-man Committee appointed by late Sardar Patel to investigate into the revenue problems of Baroda State; Member, Baroda State Legislative Assembly, 1946—49 and Bombay State Legislative Assembly 1949—57; Took part in and directed national movement; Detained in 1942 for seven months; Member, Managing Committee, Sarva Vidyalaya Kelavani Mandal, Kadi conducting three residential High Schools; President for five years, Sarvajanik Kelavani Mandal, Mehsana, conducting a High School; Secretary, Sarva Vidyalaya Kelavani Mandal, Kadi; Worked for eradicating the customs of child marriage and death dinner etc. in North Gujarat; Editor ‘Rashtra Dharma’; Member, Second Lok Sabha, 1957—62.

Special interests: Agriculture and village uplift.

Permanent address: Mehsana.

[Voting results at the Election:

Electorate: 3,89,956

Shri P. R. Patel . . 1,25,797

Shri Kantiprasad Jayshankar Yajnik . . 57,734

Shri Motisinh Bahadursinh Thakore . . 17,486

Shri Purshotamdas Ranchhoddas . . 9,249

Shri Vasarambhai Amaram Joshi . . 7,205].

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Shri Dahyabhai Parmar Member of Parliament (MP) from Patan-SC (Gujarat) Biodata

January 31, 2019December 26, 2018 by M Prakash

Name of Member: Shri Dahyabhai Parmar

Political Party: Swatantra Party

Constituency & State: Patan-SC (Gujarat)

Lok Sabha Experience: 4

4th Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile

PARMAR, SHRI DAHYABHAI, Swa., [Gujarat- Patan—(Reserved-Sch. Castes)—1967]: s. of Shri Ramjibhai; b. at Vill. Rupal, Distt. Gandhinagar, August 1, 1914; ed at Kala Bhavan, Baroda; m. Shrimati Kantaben Dahyabhai Parmar, April 1925; 3 S. and 3 D.; Consulting Engineer; Joined Maha-Gujarat Janata Parishad in 1957 for a separate Gujarat State; Vice-President, Mehsana District School Board, 1957—62; Managing Director, Kalyan Cooperative Bank Ltd., Kalol, Mehsana District since 1949; President, Panchayat Varga Kelavni Mandal, Kadi.

Social activities: “Worked for uplift of depressed and backward classes, and established educational and cooperative institutions and bodies; also organised labour contract societies and housing societies for depressed class people.

Special interest: Social study.

Permanent address: 12, Rohitnagar Housing Society, Shahibag, Ahmedabad-4.

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Shri Hiralal R. Parmar Member of Parliament (MP) from Patan-SC (Gujarat) Biodata

January 31, 2019December 26, 2018 by M Prakash

Name of Member: Shri Hiralal R. Parmar

Political Party: Congress (I)

Constituency & State: Patan-SC (Gujarat)

Lok Sabha Experience: 7

7th Lok Sabha

Members Bioprofile

PARMAR, SHRI HIRALAL R. [Congress (I)—Gujarat, Patan (Res. Sch. Castes), 1980] s. of Shri Ranchhoddas Parmar; b. at Tareti Village, Mehsana District, May 1, 1929; ed. upto S.S.C.; m. Smt. Lakshmi Ben Parmar, 1942; 5 d.; Businessman; previously associated with Indian National Congress, 1952-61, Swatantra Party, 1962-67 and rejoined Congress in 1967; Managing Partner, (j) Parmar Bone Mills, Mehsana, (ii) Laxmi Glues & Gelatine Manufacturing Industries, and (iii) Azad Tipe House; General Secretary, Gujarat Pradesh Rohidas Sabha, 1952-67; President, Local Board, Sami Taluk and Harij Mahal, 1956-62; Vice-President and President Village Panchayat, Tareti; Member, (i) Mehsana District Panchayat, and its Standing Committee, for 10 years; Designated Honorary Magistrate in 1972-73.

Social activities : Connected with many social and multi-cooperative activities in Mehsana District for the last 20 years.

Favourite pastime and recreation : Drama.

Special interests : Social service and industry.

Permanent address : 1, Shreddhakunj, Sarvodaya Nagar, Somnath Mahadev Road, Mehsana District, Gujarat.

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Shri Mahesh Kumar Kanodia Member of Parliament (MP) from Patan-SC (Gujarat) Biodata

December 26, 2018 by M Prakash

Name of Member: Shri Mahesh Kumar Kanodia

Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party

Constituency & State: Patan-SC (Gujarat)

Lok Sabha Experience: 10,11,12,14

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Shri Mahesh Kumar Kanodia Member of Parliament (MP) from Patan-SC (Gujarat) Biodata

January 22, 2019December 25, 2018 by M Prakash

Name of Member: Shri Mahesh Kumar Kanodia

Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party

Constituency & State: Patan-SC (Gujarat)

Lok Sabha Experience: 10,11,12,14

Fourteenth Lok Sabha

Members Bioprofile

Kanodia, Shri Mahesh Kumar

Constituency :	Patan -SC (Gujarat)
Party Name :	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Father’s Name

Shri Mithabhai Rupabhai Kanodia

Mother’s Name

Smt. Daliben M. Kanodia

Date of Birth

27 Jan 1937

Place of Birth

Vill. Kanoda, Distt. Mehsana (Gujarat)

Marital Status

Married

Date of Marriage

13 May 1960

Spouse’s Name

Smt. Umaben Kanodia

No.of Daughters

Educational
Qualifications

Primary
Educated at Shahpur School, Ahmedabad (Gujarat)

Profession

Artist
Musician

Permanent Address

41, Royal Accord Building-II, Opposite Lokhandwala Complex,

Andheri (West), Mumbai-400 053 (Maharashtra)

(022)26323051,26315552

Present Address

2-4, South Avenue

New Delhi-110 011

Tels.(011) 23795024, 9868180259 (M)

Positions Held

1991	Elected to 10th Lok Sabha

1991-92

Member, Committee on Communications

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

1996	Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1996-97

Member, Committee on Communications

1998	Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1998-99

Member, Committee on Communications and its Sub-Committee `B` on Department of Posts

Member, Consutative Committee, Ministry of Tourism

2004	Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term)

Member, Committee on Railways

Member, Private Member`s Bills and Resolutions

5 Aug. 2007 onwards

Member, Committee on Railways

Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments

A very talented and eminent artist in mimic and vocal music is particular with notable contibution to Gujarati and Hindi films, Radio and Doordarshan; Sang in more than 20 voices of famous playback singers; founded `Mahesh Kumar and Party` (Musical Party) and performed more than 14,000 shows world-wide since the age of eight years; won many awards for singing; writing poems in Gujarati; and music composer in Gujarati/Hindi films

Social And Cultural Activities

Organising charity shows for building hospitals, schools and dharamshalas; and assisting in flood and drought relief works by raising funds through his art

Special Interests

Stage-shows, assistance to the poor and the needy and public relations

Favourite Pastime and Recreation

Singing, religious worship, script-writing, travelling, viewing movies and meditation

Countries Visited

Widely travelled

Other Information

Conferred (i) `Best Music Director` award by the Government of Gujarat, 1971; (ii) `The Best Playback Singer` award for the film `Akhand Chudlo` by the Government of Gujarat; awarded many shields and trophies by cultural and music organisations and eminent personalities in the field of art and music; got a Hospital `Arogya Dham` constructed for the poor in his native place Kanoda; HMV recorded his imitations of many talented artists in 1953; Music India & Co. recorded his music and songs

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Shri Khemchandbhai Chavda Member of Parliament (MP) from Patan-SC (Gujarat) Biodata

January 14, 2019December 24, 2018 by M Prakash

Name of Member: Shri Khemchandbhai Chavda

Political Party: Janata Dal

Constituency & State: Patan-SC (Gujarat)

Lok Sabha Experience: 5,6,9

9th Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile

CHAVDA, SHRI KHEMCHANDBHAI, B.Sc., [Janata Dal—Gujarat, Patan (SC), 1989]: s. of Somabhai; b. at Dhinoj, Mehsana District, Gujarat, October 4, 1919; ed. at Baroda College (Bombay University), Bombay, studied LL.B. in law College, Ahmedabad; m. Hiraben Chavda, May, 1946, 4 s. and 3 d.; Political and Social Worker, Journalist, Trade Unionist, Writer, Agriculturist; participated in freedom struggle;

Previous Association with Political Parties: Secy. CPP (O), 1971-77; Deputy Chief Whip, Janata Parliamentary Party, 1977-79; Vice-President, JP, Gujarat, 1983; Dy. Leader, National Front in Parliament, January—September 1990;

Previous Membership: Fifth Lok Sabha, August 1971-77, Sixth Lok Sabha, 1977-79; Rajya Sabha, August 1960-March 1971; Legislative Assembly, erstwhile Bombay State, 1952-57;

Committee Experience: Member, Public Accounts Committee, Bombay Legislative Assembly; Member, Committee on Public Undertakings, Estimates Committee, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Committee on Official Language; Member, General Purposes Committee, May 29, 1990 and Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Chemicals, 1990; Chairman, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament, March 12, 1990;

Favourite Pastime and Recreation: Reading, travelling;

Publications: Constitutional Privileges for Scheduled Castes and Tribes: Origin and Implementation (Gujarati); Morarji Desai: Former Prime Minister; on Disarmament, Peace & Prosperity (English); Publisher, Owner and Editor, Tankar (a fortnightly in Gujarati) and Abhyuday (a weekly in Gujarati).

Delegation to Foreign Countries: Delegate to Afro-Asian Solidarity Conference, Delhi, 1955, World Peace Conference, Helsinki, Conference of People for World Peace, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1980 and to UN General Assembly, New York, September to December 1978;

Travels Abroad: Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Lapland, Malaysia, Singapore, U.K., U.S.A., U.S.S.R.;

Sports and Clubs: Teacher, Rajpur Gymnasium;

Social Activities: Welfare of SCs; President, Mehsana Prant Antyaj Yuvak Mandal, 1947-51;

Other Information: Vikas Mandir run by Textile Labour Association and established by Mahatma Gandhi as a part of National Movement during 1938-42; as a Dasta Nayak of Seva Dal Participated in the Haripura Congress Session, 1938, under the Presidentship of Subhash Chandra Bose;

Permanent Address: Taluka Chanasma, District Meshana, Gujarat.

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