Name of Member: Dr. Ram Vilas Vedanti
Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency & State: Pratapgarh (Uttar Pradesh)
Lok Sabha Experience: 11,12
Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 12th Lok Sabha
VEDANTI, DR. RAM VILAS
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - PRATAPGARH (UTTAR PRADESH)]
Father's Name Late Guru Shri Ram Sevak Das
Date of Birth 7 October 1958
Place of Birth Gudh, Distt. Rewa (Madhya Pradesh)
Educational Qualifications
Vedantacharya, Vidya Varidhi (Ph.D.)
Educated at Sampurnanand Sanskrit
Vishwa Vidayalaya, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
Profession
Religious Missionary, Political and Social Worker,
Teacher and Educationist and Agriculturist
Permanent Address
Vashishtha Bhawan, Hindu Dham, Naya Ghat,
Distt. Faizabad, Ayodhya-224123,
(Uttar Pradesh)
Tels. (05278) 32202, 32404
Present Address
127, North Avenue,
New Delhi-110001
Tel. (011) 3794758
Positions Held
1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
1996-97 Member, Committee on Railways
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural
and Urban Development
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1998-99 Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development
and its Sub-Committee-II on Ministry of Rural Areas and
Employment
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Environment
and Forests
Books Published
Valmiki Ramayan and religious policy; Pravachanarawa
Social and Cultural Activities
Religious Discourses on legends of Shri Rama and Shri Krishna
Special Interests
Protection of Hindu religion and culture; Banning
cow slaughter; ban on forced religious conversion;
Checking the pollution of river Ganga; and Spread
of education
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Teaching and writing
Sports and Clubs
Football, volleyball and badminton
Other Information
General-Secretary, All India Ramanand Association, 1970-75;
Founder, Vashishtha Bhawan, Ayodhya; Member, (i) Kendriya
Margadarshak Mandal, Vishva Hindu Parishad since 1984; and
(ii) Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust since 1990; Actively participated
in Ram Janam Bhumi Mukti Abhiyan and engaged in constituency
development programmes
Election Result of
Pratapgarh Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 11,80,528
Total votes polled 5,89,829
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Dr. Ram Vilas Vedanti (B.J.P.) 2,32,927
(2) Rajkumari Ratna Singh (I.N.C.) 1,64,467
(3) Shri Abhay Pratap Singh (S.P.) 72,584
(4) Shri Jai Singh (B.S.P.) 62,787
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