Name of Member: Shri Gumanmal Lodha
Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency & State: Pali (Rajasthan)
Lok Sabha Experience: 9,10,11
Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha
LODHA, SHRI GUMANMAL B.J.P - PALI (RAJASTHAN)
Father's Name : Shri Himmat Mal Lodha
Date of Birth : 15 March 1926
Place of Birth : Deedwana in Distt. Nagaur (Rajasthan)
Marital Status : Married in 1947
Spouse's Name : Smt. Prem Kunwar Lodha
Children : Two sons and one daughter
Educational Qualifications :
B.Com., LL.B. and Visharad
Educated at Jaswant College, Jodhpur (Rajasthan) and Hindi Sahitya
Sammelan, Prayag, Allahabad
(Uttar Pradesh)
Profession :
Senior Advocate and Journalist
Permanent Address :
15, Subhash Nagar, Near Girdhar Nagar, Sahibagh, Ahmedabad-380004
Tel. (079) 7868464
Positions Held :
1969-71 President, Jan Sangh, Rajasthan
1972-77 Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Chairman, Committee on Petitions and Committee on Delegated
Legislation, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Member, Business Advisory Committee and Panel of Chairman,
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Leader, Jan Sangh Legislature Party, Rajasthan
1978-88 Judge, Rajasthan High Court
1988 Chief Justice, Guwahati High Court, Guwahati
1989 Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth)
1989 onwards Member, National Executive, B.J.P.
1989-91 Chairman, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Law and Justice
1990-91 Member, General Purposes Committee
1991 Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
1992-94 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
1992-96 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance
1996 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the third time
Books Published :
'Law, Morality and Politics' 'Judiciary, Fumes, Flames and Fire',
(in English); 'Nyayapalika ki Agni Pariksha'; 'Nyayapalika:
Aavshyakta Sampurn Kayakalap Ki', 'Hey Parth! Pran Palan Karo',
(in Hindi)
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
Introduced 'Post Card' writs in Judiciary and Lok articles
Social and Cultural Activities :
President, All India Lodha Samaj; Recipient of 'Jain Ratna',
'Samaj Ratna' and 'Lodha Ratna' titles
Special Interests :
Service to nation, social service and legal aid work
Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Reading and writing
Sports and Clubs :
Badminton and kabaddi
Countries Visited :
France, Germany, Holland, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Switzerland,
Thailand, U.K. and U.S.A.
Other Information :
Participated and arrested in Freedom Struggle, 1942; also
imprisoned for participation in RSS movement in 1948,
Bangladesh agitation, Anti-price rise agitation, Gadra and
other such agitations; detention during Emergency, 1975;
represented Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in Commonwealth
Parliamentary Conference, 1975-76 held in Delhi; suffered
imprisonment at Saharanpur jail for participation in Ramjanam
Bhumi Ayodhya agitation; was arrested in Gohatya Virodhi
Andolans; Legal Practitioner, 1951-78; President, Rajasthan
High Court Advocates' Association; Member, Bar Council of
Rajasthan; participated in the tricolour flag hosting at Lal
Chowk, Srinagar on 26 January, 1992 at the conclusion of Ekta
Yatra from Kanya kumari to Srinagar
Election Result :
Pali Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate 10,70,655
Total votes polled 3,73,853
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates:
(1) Shri Gumanmal Lodha (B.J.P.) 1,42,356
(2) Shri Mitha Lal Jain (Ind.) 1,27,885
(3) Ch. Dharmi Chand (I.N.C.) 41,344
(4) Shri Sukh Lal Saincha [A.I.I.C.(T)] 7,878
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