Name of Member: Shri Chandra Shekhar
Political Party: Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
Constituency & State: Ballia (Uttar Pradesh)
Lok Sabha Experience: 6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14
Fourteenth Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile
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| Constituency : |
Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Party Name : |
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) (SJP(R)) |
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| Father’s Name |
Late Shri Sadanand Singh |
| Mother’s Name |
Late Smt. Durpai Devi |
| Date of Birth |
01 Jul 1927 |
| Place of Birth |
Ibrahimpatti, Distt. Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Marital Status |
Widower |
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| Spouse’s Name |
Late Smt. Dwija Devi |
| No. of Sons |
2 |
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Educational
Qualifications |
M.A.
Educated at Allahabad University, Allahabad
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| Profession |
Agriculturist
Social Worker |
| Permanent Address |
| Vill. & P.O. Ibrahimpatti, |
| Distt. Ballia – 277 001 (Uttar Pradesh) |
| (05491)251444,251455 |
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| Present Address |
| 3, South Avenue Lane, |
| New Delhi – 110 011 |
| Tels. (011) 23012587, 23016752 |
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| Positions Held |
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| 1951 |
Secretary, Praja Socialist Party (P.S.P.), Distt. Ballia |
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| 1952 |
Joint Secretary, P.S.P., Uttar Pradesh |
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| 1955 |
General Secretary, P.S.P., Uttar Pradesh |
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| 1959-62 |
Member, National Executive, P.S.P. |
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| 1967 |
General Secretary, Congress Parliamentary Party (C.P.P.) |
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| 1977 |
Elected to 6th Lok Sabha |
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| 1977-78 |
President, Janata Party (J.P.) |
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| 1980 |
Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
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| 1989 |
Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
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| 1990-91 |
Prime Minister and incharge of Ministries/Departments of Defence; Home Affairs; Atomic Energy; Science and Technology; Ocean Development; Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Electronics; Space; Information and Broadcasting; Industry; Labour; Welfare; Planning and Programme Implementation; External Affairs; Health and Family Welfare; Water Resources and Surface Transport |
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| 1991 |
Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
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| 1996 |
Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (5th term) |
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| 1998 |
Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (6th term) |
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| 1999 |
Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (7th term) |
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Leader, Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha |
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| 2000-2001 |
Chairman, Committee on Ethics |
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| 2004 |
Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (8th term) |
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| Books Published |
| “Meri Jail Diary” (in Hindi); and “Dynamics of Social Change” |
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| Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments |
| Founder-Editor and Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board of “Young Indian” |
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| Social And Cultural Activities |
| Undertook Padyatra of 4,260 kms. from Kanyakumari to Rajghat, New Delhi (6 January 1983 to 25 June 1983) to establish rapport with the masses and understand their problems and established 15 Bharat Yatra Centres in various States to train social and political workers for mass education and grassroot work |
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| Special Interests |
| Primary education and health services |
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| Favourite Pastime and Recreation |
| Gardening, travelling and discussions |
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| Other Information |
| Arrested under Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) during Emergency in 1975 even being a member of the Central Election Committee and Working Committee of All India Congress Committee (Indira) [A.I.C.C.(I)] |
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