Name of Member: Sardar Buta Singh
Political Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency & State: Jalore-SC (Rajasthan)
Lok Sabha Experience: 3,4,5,7,8,10,12,13
Thirteenth Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile
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Constituency : |
Jalore -SC (Rajasthan) |
Party Name : |
Indian National Congress (INC) |
Email Address : |
sbs[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in |
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Father’s Name |
Late Sardar Bir Singh |
Mother’s Name |
Sardarni Beant Kaur |
Date of Birth |
21 Mar 1934 |
Place of Birth |
Vill. Mustafapur, Distt. Jalandhar (Punjab) |
Marital Status |
Married |
Date of Marriage |
24 Feb 1964 |
Spouse’s Name |
Late Smt. Manjit Kaur |
No. of Sons |
2 |
No.of Daughters |
1 |
Educational
Qualifications |
B.A. (Hons.), M.A.
Educated at Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar (Punjab) and Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Mumbai (Maharashtra) |
Profession |
Agriculturist
Journalist |
Permanent Address |
J/12, Shivaji Nagar, |
Jalore, Rajasthan |
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Present Address |
9, Lodhi Estate |
New Delhi – 110003 |
(011) 24699797 |
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Positions Held |
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1962 |
Elected to 3rd Lok Sabha |
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1966-68 |
Member, Public Accounts Committee |
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1967 |
Re-elected to 4th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
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1971 |
Re-elected to 5th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
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Chairman, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes |
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1973-74 |
Convenor, All India Congress Committee (Indira) [A.I.C.C. (I)], Harijan Cell |
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1974-76 |
Union Deputy Minister, Railways |
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1976-77 |
Union Deputy Minister, Commerce |
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1978-80 |
General-Secretary, A.I.C.C. (I) |
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1980 |
Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
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1980-82 |
Union Minister of State, Shipping and Transport |
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1982 |
Union Minister of State, Supply and Rehabilitation (Independent Charge) |
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1982-83 |
Union Minister of State, Supply and Sports (Independent Charge) |
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1983-84 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Parliamentary Affairs, Sports and Works and Housing |
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1984 |
Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (5th term) |
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1984-85 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture and Rural Development |
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1985-86 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture |
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1986-89 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Home Affairs |
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1991 |
Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (6th term) |
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1994-95 |
Chairman, Committee on Defence |
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1995-96 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution |
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1998 |
Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (7th term) |
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March-April 1998 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Communications |
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1998-99 |
Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation |
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Member, Committee on Finance |
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1999 |
Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (8th term) |
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1999-2000 |
Member, Committee of Privileges |
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Member, Committee on Communications |
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Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes |
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2000-2001 |
Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes |
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Books Published |
Punjabi Speaking State (a critical analysis) and a collection of articles on Punjabi literature and Sikh history |
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Special Interests |
Service of the socially and economically depressed people, National Integration and Religious Studies |
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation |
Reading, writing articles on Harijan problems, and working for the upliftment of agricultural labour |
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Sports and Clubs |
Swimming, shooting, hiking; Vice-President, Asian Amateur Athletics Association, 1979; President, Amateur Athletics Federation of India, 1976-84 and its Life President since 1984; Chairman and Chief Coordinator, Special Organising Committee, IX Asian Games, 1982 |
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Countries Visited |
Widely travelled; Member, (i) Indian Delegation to the World Food Congress, the Hague, 1969; and (ii) Indian Delegation to the United Nations, 1972-73 |
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Other Information |
Associated with Shiromani Akali Dal, 1962; President, (i) All India Confederation of Farmers’ Association, Punjab 1969-70; (ii) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar All India Institute of Social Sciences, Delhi; and (iii) Bharat Ekta Andolan, 1991; Chairman, World Centre for the Unity of Man, 1991; Organising-Secretary, Rural Labour Federation, 1974; and Convenor, Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Centenary Celebrations Committee constituted under the auspices of Indian Parliamentary Group by the Hon’ble Speaker of Lok Sabha, 1991; Member, (i) National Small Savings Committee, 1973-74; (ii) Senate, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 1974-80; and (iii) Senate, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla |
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