Name of Member: Shri Sanat Mehta
Political Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency & State: Surendranagar (Gujarat)
Lok Sabha Experience: 11
Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha
MEHTA, SHRI SANAT I.N.C. - SURENDRANAGAR (GUJARAT)
Father's Name : Shri Magan Lal
Date of Birth : 19 April 1925
Place of Birth : Jesar in Distt. Bhavnagar (Gujarat)
Marital Status : Married on 6 May 1955
Spouse's Name : Smt. Aruna Mehta
Children : One son and one daughter
Educational Qualifications :
B.Sc., Training in Industrial Relations
Educated at Shamaldas College, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) and
Harvard University, Cambridge, U.S.A.
Profession :
Political and Social Worker, Trade Unionist, Management Consultant,
Journalist, Writer and Economist
Permanent Address :
34, Shakuntal Park, Shreyas Vidyalaya, Manjalpur Vadodara-390011
(Gujarat)
Tels. (0265) 433155 (R), 431383, 423282, 439627 (O)
Fax. (0265) 420838
Positions Held :
1954-1967 Councillor, Baroda Municipal Corporation, Gujarat
1958-60 Member, Bombay State Legislative Council
1967-72, 1972-74, Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly
1975-80, 1980-85
1972-74 Minister, Civil Supplies and Labour, Gujarat
1980-85 Chairman, Public Accounts Committee,
Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Minister, Finance, Planning and Labour, Gujarat
1996 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
Books Published :
Wrote 50 booklets both in English and Gujarati regarding various development problems of Gujarat and country related to oil, gas, power, Narmada project and poverty alleviation
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
Deeply involved in theatre activities; produced plays in Gujarati, Hindi and Marathi; prominent are Gujarati version of ‘Death of a salesman’ Gujarati and Marathi versions of ‘Hungry-stones’ of Rabindranath Tagore and a number of one-act plays
Social and Cultural Activities :
President (i) Jeevan Sadhna Trust, running an educational institution in Baroda imparting education from K.G. to Higher Secondary level; (ii) Anter Bharti, an all India organisation which organises activities related to National integration and organises youth camps every year; (iii) Mahila Antyodaya Kendra working for upliftment of self employed women with corpus of Rs. 25 lakhs; organised youth camp of 25,000 youths from 12 States in 1988; Chairman, Shramik Vikas Sansthan-a foundation with corpus of Rs. 50 lakhs working for welfare of rural poor and development in various backward areas of Gujarat
Special Interests : Music, theatre, literature reading and applied research Favourite Pastime and Recreation : Music and reading Sports and Clubs :
Associated with Youth Service Centre (YSC) which imparts training to youth in sports (Cricket), Kiran More and Nayan Mongia are products of YSC
Countries Visited :
Widely travelled; Member of delegation to China, USSR and Israel; twice represented the case of Narmada Project to World Bank on behalf of Gujarat Government in Washington, USA; attended the International Hydro-Power Conference at Oslo on invitation of Norwagean Development Organisation and attended International Petroleum Workers’ Conference at Caracus in Venezuela
Other Information :
Chairman, Gujarat Foundation for Development Alternative; participated in freedom movement and courted arrest and worked in underground activities in 1942; organised railway strike in Saurashtra and went to Bhavnagar prison for a month during the year 1946; Chairman (i) Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd., 1988-90 and June, 1983-March, 1995; (ii) Labour Law Committee, Ministry of Labour, Government of India; (iii) Child Labour Committee, Ministry of Labour, Government of India; (iv) Gujarat State Finance Commission, Government of Gujarat from Oct. 1992-May 1993; (v) Central Board for Workers Education, Govt. of India, Ministry of Labour from August 1994 onwards; (vi) Committee to review the Present Levy, Collection and utilisation of Cess Proceeds regarding salt, Ministry of Industry, Govt. of India and (vii) Expert Committee for Infrastructure Development and Miscellaneous Projects, Govt. of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests in 1995-96; Member, Baroda City Municipal School Board, 1954-58; Empowered Authority for National Renewal Fund, Department of Industrial Development, Govt. of India from September, 1993; completed 50 years of trade union activity; President (i) ONGC employees Mazdoor Sabha, Chemical Mazdoor SabhaÐATUC/ATIC/CIBATUL Employees Union; (ii) Gujarat Trade Union Council, having membership of 50,000; and (iii) Gujarat Cotton Growers Protection Council; Chairman (i) Onion Growers Co-operative Federation, Gujarat;(ii) Gujarat Securities Ltd., Bombay (a financial institution); Director (i) Gujarat Sidhi Cement Ltd., Bombay; and (ii) R.T. Exports, Bombay
Election Result :
Surendranagar Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate 9,35,438
Total votes polled 3,63,520
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Sanat Mehta (I.N.C.) 1,99,593
(2) Shri Koli Patel Somabhai Gandabhai (B.J.P.) 1,34,741
(3) Shri Makwana Ravjibhai Tapubhai (Ind.) 2,467
(4) Shri Jadavjibhai Devjibhai Patel (Ind.) 2,110
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