Shri P. Namgyal Member of Parliament (MP) from Ladakh (Jammu and Kashmir) Biodata

Name of Member: Shri P. Namgyal

Political Party: Indian National Congress

Constituency & State: Ladakh (Jammu and Kashmir)

Lok Sabha Experience: 7,8,11

Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha


NAMGYAL, SHRI P
I.N.C. - LADAKH (JAMMU AND KASHMIR)


Father's Name	:   Late Shri Kunzang

Date of Birth	:   17 December 1937

Place of Birth	:   Vill. Sumur in Distt. Ladakh (Jammu and Kashmir)


Marital Status	:   Married on 8 August 1963

Spouse's Name	:   Smt. Tsewang Dolma

Children	:   Three daughters

Educational Qualifications :
M.Sc. (Agri.)
Educated at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana and 
Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University, Hyderabad

Profession :
   Agriculturist and Farmer, Political and Social Worker, 
   Sportsman and Musician

Permanent Address :
   Vill. Sumur (Nubra), Leh-194101 (Ladakh)
   Tel. (01982) 52030
 

Positions Held :
   
1969 onwards Member, I.N.C. Secretary General Secretary and Vice-President, 
	J & K Pradesh Congress Committee
1969-73 & 1974-80 Member, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council
1970-73 Member, Committee on Estimates, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council 
1974-80 Member, Rules Committee, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council 
Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council
1980 Elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh)
1980-82 Member, Estimates Committee
1984 Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth)
1987-88 Member, Committee on Government Assurances
Feb. 1988-July 1989 Union Deputy Minister, Surface Transport and 
	Parliamentary Affairs (w.e.f. June 1988)
July 1989-Dec. 1989 Union Minister of State, Chemical and Petrochemical and 
	Parliamentary Affairs
1996 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the third time

Social and Cultural Activities :

Member, Lions International Club, Leh; actively engaged in imparting education to poor, bright students hailing from remote and farflung areas of Ladakh; organising medical camps in distant villages, arranging financial assistance to poor undergoing medical treatment such as heart operations and arranging financial assistance to the poor needy and aged persons; preservation of wildlife, environment; actively associated with various sports associations; actively involved in bringing social reforms and promotion of cultural activities in Ladakh which had received severe setbacks under Dogra regime and popular democratic rules of Kashmir leaders

Special Interests :

Listening to music, playing musical instruments – flute mandolin, harmonium and shehnai; watching wildlife; photography and floriculture

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :  Music, table tennis, playing cards, and gardening

Sports and Clubs :

Watching football, cricket, playing table tennis, archery; Founder-Member, Lions Club, Leh, President and Vice President, Lions Club, Leh

Countries Visited :

Cambodia, China, England, France, Germany, Mongolia, North Korea, Switzerland, U.S.A., U.S.S.R.; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegatian to I.P.U. Conference held in Geneva, 1984

Other Information :

Served as a Research Assistant, Agriculture Assistant and Assistant Horticulturist in the Agriculture Department, Jammu and Kashmir, 1960-70; Member, Central Advisory Board for Education, 1986-88; deeply involved in getting Scheduled Tribe status for Ladakhis and Ladakh Autonomous Hill Council

Election Result :
   
Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate 	1,31,402
Total votes polled 	1,06,347
Votes polled in favour of the candidates:
(1) Shri P.  Namgyal 		(I.N.C.) 54,592
(2) Shri Qamar Ali Akhoon 	(Ind.)   44,457
(3) Shri Spalzes Angmo 		(B.J.P.)  5,728

 


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