Shri Ashok Shankarrao Chavan political profile

Chavan, Shri Ashok Shankarrao Constituency   : Nanded (Maharashtra) Party Name     : Indian National Congress(INC) Email Address : asho[DOT]shankarrao[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in ashokchavan009[AT]gmail[DOT]com

Father’s Name Shri Shankarrao Bhaurao Chavan Mother’s Name Smt. Kusumtai Shankarrao Chavan Date of Birth 28 Oct 1958 Place of Birth Mumbai (Maharashtra) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 14 May 1982 Spouse’s Name Smt. Ameeta Ashok Chavan No.of Daughters 2 Educational Qualifications B.Sc., M.B.A. Educated at Hazarimal Jomani College, Mumbai, Maharashtra and B.Y.K. College of Commerce, Nashik, Maharashtra Profession Agriculturist Businessperson Permanent Address 1-2-163, Anand Nilayam, Shivaji Nagar, Distt. Nanded- 431602, Maharashtra Tel : (02462) 234081, 09821527561 (M) Fax : (02462) 237732 Present Address 4, South Avenue Lane, New Delhi-110011 Tel : (011) 23794763, 09821527561 (M) Positions Held

1985 Chairman, Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Yojana, Nanded City

1986 – 1995 Vice-President and General Secretary, Maharashtra Pradesh Youth Congress Committee

1987 – 1989 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha

Member, Divisional Rail Users Consultative Committee, Hyderabad

Member, Advisory Committee South Central, Ministry of Railway

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Member, Standing Committee on Environment and Forests

1991 – 1992 Member, Advisory Panel, Central Film Censor Board, Mumbai

1992 – 1998 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council

1993 – 1995 Minister of State for Public Works, Urban Development and Home, Govt. of Maharashtra

1995 – 1999 General Secretary, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee

1999 – 2001 Member, Zonal Rail Users Consultative Committee of South Central Railways

1999 – May, 2014 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Three Terms)

1999 – 2003 Minister for Revenue and Protocol, Govt. of Maharashtra

2003 – 2004 Minister for Transport, Ports, Culture Affairs and Protocol, Govt. of Maharashtra

2004 – 2008 Minister for Industries, Mining, Culture Affairs and Protocol, Govt. of Maharashtra

2008 – 2010 Chief Minister, Govt. of Maharashtra (Two Times)

May, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

14 Aug. 2014 – 30 April 2017 Member, Committee on Estimates

1 Sep. 2014 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Urban Development

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation

Member, Hindi Salahkar Samiti, Ministry of Human Resource Development

2 March 2015 onwards President : Maharashtra Pradesh Congress (I)

3 July 2015 Member, Sub Committee-III, Committee on Estimates

Social And Cultural Activities Social:- Actively involved in different Social activities specially Mass Marriage Programme for the benefit of people belonging to economically weaker sections and below poverty line families. Cultural:- Actively associated with many cultural activities, specially organized by “Sharada Bhavan Education Society”, in the month of February by the Title “Sangeet Shankar Darbar” a national level cultural event in the Memory of Late Dr. Shankarrao Chavan. Special Interests Reading, Travelling Favourite Pastime and Recreation Table Tennis Countries Visited Australia, China, Egypt, France, Hong Kong (People`s Republic of China), Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, U.K., U.S.A. and U.S.S.R. Other Information President, Sai Sevabhavi Trust, Nanded, (Charitable Voluntary Organization), 1987 and Sharada Bhavan Education Society, Nanded, 2004 Chief Promoter, Bhaurao Chavan Co-operative Sugar Factory Ltd., Laximinagar, (Degaon-Yelegaon) Tal & Distt. Nanded, Maharashtra, 1990

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