Name of Member: Shri Jagmohan
Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency & State: New Delhi (Delhi)
Lok Sabha Experience: 11,12,13
Thirteenth Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile
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Constituency : |
New Delhi (NCT of Delhi) |
Party Name : |
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
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Father’s Name |
Late Shri Amir Chand |
Mother’s Name |
Late Smt. Dropadi Devi |
Date of Birth |
25 Sep 1927 |
Place of Birth |
Hafizabad (now in Pakistan) |
Marital Status |
Married |
Date of Marriage |
16 Feb 1957 |
Spouse’s Name |
Smt. Uma Jagmohan |
No. of Sons |
1 |
No.of Daughters |
1 |
Educational
Qualifications |
M.A.
Educated at Government Schools and Colleges in Punjab and Delhi |
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Permanent Address |
61, Lodhi Estate, |
New Delhi- 110003 |
(011)24625899,24618289 |
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Positions Held |
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1980-81 |
Lt. Governor, Delhi |
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1981-82 |
Lt. Governor, Goa, Daman & Diu |
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1982-84 |
Lt. Governor, Delhi |
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1984-89 |
Governor, Jammu & Kashmir |
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1990 |
Governor, Jammu & Kashmir |
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1990-96 |
Member (nominated), Rajya Sabha |
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Member, Committee of Privileges |
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Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development |
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1996 |
Elected to 11th Lok Sabha |
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1996-97 |
Chairman, Committee on Energy |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Urban Development |
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1998 |
Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
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1998-99 |
Member, Committee on External Affairs |
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4 Dec. 1998- 7 June 1999 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Communications |
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June-Oct. 1999 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Development |
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1999 |
Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
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Oct.–Nov. 1999 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Development |
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22 Nov. 1999- 31 Aug. 2001 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation |
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1 Sept. 2001- 17 Nov. 2001 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Tourism; Programme Implementation and Statistics |
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18 Nov. 2001- onwards |
Union Cabinet Minister, Tourism and Culture |
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Books Published |
(i) Rebuilding Shahjahanabad—Walled City of Delhi; (ii) Island of Truth; (iii) The Challenge of our Cities; and (iv) My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir, which has run into several editions and translated in eleven regional languages |
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments |
Contributed to leading national dailies about 300 articles on issues of contemporary relevance |
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Special Interests |
Literary, social and cultural work |
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation |
Reading and writing books, undertaking reforms, long walk to gardens and visiting natural sanctuaries |
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Sports and Clubs |
Member, Indian Council of World Affairs and Life Member, India International Centre |
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Countries Visited |
Around the world in 1964-69 on Ford Foundation and Indian Institute of Public Administration (I.I.P.A.) Fellowship; attended U.N. Conference on Habitat, Vancouver, 1976; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation, (i) Austria; (ii) Hungary; and (iii) 100th Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference, Moscow, September, 1998 |
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Other Information |
Retired from Government service; worked for the improvement of slum clearance in Delhi under Delhi Master Plan; Conferred, (i) Padma Shri, 1971; (ii) Padma Bhushan, 1977; and (iii) Australian Cultural Award, 1975; and Member, (i) Court of Jamia Millia Islamia, 1998—9 March 1999; and (ii) General Council of School of Planning and Architecture, 1998 |
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