Name of Member: Shri Motilal Vora
Political Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency & State: Rajnandgaon (Madhya Pradesh)
Lok Sabha Experience: 12
VORA, SHRI MOTILAL [INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - RAJNANDGAON (MADHYA PRADESH)]
Father's Name Late Shri Mohan Lal Vora
Date of Birth 20 December 1928
Place of Birth Nagaur (Rajasthan)
Marital Status Married
Spouse's Name Smt. Shanti Devi Vora
Children Two sons and four daughters
Educational Qualifications
Matriculate, Technical and Maintenance Course
Educated at Raipur (Madhya Pradesh)
Profession
Journalist, Political and Social Worker
Permanent Address
33, Mohan Nagar, Durg-491001
(Madhya Pradesh)
Tel. (0788) 322555
Present Address
7, Lodhi Estate,
New Delhi-110003
Tel. (011) 4652323
Positions Held
1972-90 Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
(six terms)
Chairman, Public Accounts Committee
1981 Minister, Madhya Pradesh
1985-88 Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh
1988-89 Member, Rajya Sabha
Union Cabinet Minister, Health and Family
Welfare; also held temporary charge of the
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Jan.-Dec. Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh (2nd term)
1989
1993-96 Governor, Uttar Pradesh
1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha
1998-99 Member, Committee on Home Affairs and
Convenor of its Sub-Committee on Swatantra Sainik
Samman Pension Scheme
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare
Social and Cultural Activities
Secretary, Gandhi Smarak Samiti, Rajnandgaon; installed
(i) Mahatma Gandhi's Statue (Bronze) at Rajnandgaon;
(ii) the statue of Dr. Rajendra Prasad;
(iii) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Durg, 1963-64; and
constructed building for Gandhi Vachnalaya, 1957
Special Interests
Journalism
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Listening to classical music
Sports and Clubs
Basketball, football and volleyball
Countries Visited
Hungary, Switzerland and U.S.S.R.; as a member of Indo-
Soviet Cultural Society, visited Moscow and Budapest; and
as a Union Health Minister, visited Geneva to participate
in the World Health Conference, 1988
Election Result of
Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 9,68,222
Total votes polled 6,19,439
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Shri Motilal Vora (I.N.C.) 3,04,709
(2) Shri Ashok Sharma (B.J.P.) 2,52,468
(3) Shri Lakhan Lal Sahu (B.S.P.) 25,600
(4) Shri Shivendra Bahadur Singh (J.D.) 13,625
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