Name of Member: Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi
Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency & State: Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh)
Lok Sabha Experience: 9,11,12,13,14,15,16
Sixteenth Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile
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| Constituency : |
Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Party Name : |
Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) |
| Email Address : |
gandhim[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in |
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| Father’s Name |
Late Lt. Col. T.S. Anand |
| Mother’s Name |
Late Smt. Amteshwar Anand |
| Date of Birth |
26 Aug 1956 |
| Place of Birth |
New Delhi |
| Marital Status |
Widow |
| Date of Marriage |
29 Sep 1974 |
| Spouse’s Name |
Late Shri Sanjay Gandhi |
| No. of Sons |
1 |
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Educational
Qualifications |
I.S.C. |
| Profession |
Writer |
| Permanent Address |
| 14, Ashoka Road, |
| New Delhi -110 001 |
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| Present Address |
| 14, Ashoka Road, |
| New Delhi – 110 001 |
Tels : (011) 23359241, 23357088
9868180604, 9013180192 (M) |
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| Positions Held |
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| 1988-89 |
General-Secretary, Janata Dal (J.D.) |
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| 1989 |
Elected to 9th Lok Sabha |
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| 1989-91 |
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Environment and Forests |
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| Jan.-April 1990 |
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Programme Implementation |
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| 1996 |
Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
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| 1996-97 |
Member, Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests |
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| 1998-99 |
Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
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| 1998-99 |
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Social Justice and Empowerment |
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| 1999 |
Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
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| 13 Oct. 1999- 1 Sept. 2001 |
Union Minister of State,(Independent Charge) Social Justice and Empowerment |
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| 1 Sept. 2001- 18 Nov. 2001 |
Union Minister of State, Culture with additional charge of Animal Care (Independent Charge) |
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| 18 Nov.2001- 30 June 2002 |
Union Minister of State, (Independent Charge) Programme Implementation and Statistics with additional charge of Animal Care |
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| 2002-2004 |
Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs |
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| 2004 |
Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha ( 5th term) |
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Member, Standing Committee on Health & Family Welfare |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Environment and Forests |
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| 5 Aug. 2007 |
Member, Standing Committee on Health & Family Welfare |
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| 2009 |
Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (6th term) |
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| 31 Aug. 2009 |
Member, Standing Committee on Railways |
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| 23 Sep. 2009 |
Chairperson, Committee on Government Assurances |
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| 19 Oct. 2009 |
Member, General Purposes Committee |
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| May, 2014 |
Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (7th term) |
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| 27 May 2014 onwards |
Union Cabinet Minister, Women and Child Development |
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| Books Published |
| (i) Sanjay Gandhi, (ii) The Rainbow and Other Stories; (iii) 1001 Animal Quiz, (iv) Penguin Book of Hindu Names; (v) Complete Book of Parsi and Muslim Names; (vi) Brahma`s Hair, (vii) Heads and Tails; (viii) Animal Laws of India; (ix) First Aid for Animals; (x) Natural Health for Your Dog; (xi) Wise and Wonderful Animal Alphabet Quiz (xii) Fish Quiz (xiii) Bird Quiz and (xiv) Insect Quiz |
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| Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments |
| Publisher/author of Etymological Directories; Plant Mythology; Animal Activism and Laws; Editor, Surya, 1976-80; widely read columnist: writer on animal welfare and environment; creator and presenter of weekly T.V. shows on animals and environment in English and Hindi |
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| Social And Cultural Activities |
| Chairperson, (i) People for Animals; (ii) RUGMARK; Managing-Trustee, Ruth Cowell Foundation (Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Shelter and Hospital) |
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| Special Interests |
| Writing, animal welfare and protection |
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| Favourite Pastime and Recreation |
| Reading and gardening |
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| Countries Visited |
| Widely travelled |
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| Other Information |
| Recipient of the prestigious (i) Lord Erskine Award from the RSPCA, 1992; (ii) Environmentalist and Vegetarian of the year 1994; (iii) Prani Mitra Award, 1996; (iv) Maharana Mewar Foundation Award, 1996 for Environmental work; (v) Marchig Animal Welfare Trust Prize, Switzerland, 1997; (vi) Venu Menon Animal Allies Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award, 1999, (vii) Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation Award for Excellence in the sphere of Truth, Non-violence and Vegetarianism, 1999; (viii) Ahimsa and Sadbhawna Award, 1999; (ix) Dewaliben Charitable Trust Award, 1999; (x) International Women`s Association Woman of the Year Award, Chennai, 2001 and (xi) Dinanath Mangeshkar Aadishakti Puraskar in the field of Environment and animal welfare, 2001; Delivered the Schumacher Address in U.K., 1995; Key-note Speaker at the National Alliance for Animals in Washington, 1996; Member of 5 person (UNEP) SASAKAWA Environment Prize Selection Committee; Special Invitee to Peace in Peacetime, International Conference on Peace and Development, Puerto Rico, 2002; Chairperson, International Jury of Energy Globe Foundation, 2012; FOSAAC Award in Los Angeles for Humanitarian Services; Supreme Master Ching Hai The Shining World Compassion Award, 2010 |
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