Shri Satyajit Sinh D. Gaekwad political profile

Name of Member: Shri Satyajit Sinh D. Gaekwad

Political Party: Indian National Congress

Constituency & State: Baroda (Gujarat)

Lok Sabha Experience: 11

Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI LOK SABHA

GAEKWAD, SHRI SATYAJIT SINH D.
CONGRESS (I)- BARODA (GUJARAT)


Father's Name	:	Late Major Duleepsinh C. Gaekwad

Date of Birth	:   	3 March 1962

Place of Birth	:   	Vadodara (Gujarat)

Marital Status	:   	Married on 2 May 1991

Spouse's Name	:	Smt. Ojaswitharaje S. Gaekwad 

Children	:   	Two daughters

Educational Qualifications :
	M. Com.
	Educated at M.S. University, Baroda (Gujarat)

Profession :

Political and Social Worker, Sportsman, Trader and Industrialist, Trade-Unionist, Farmer and Diplomat

Permanent Address :
   	'Chitrakoot Bungalow', Kaptan Marg, 
	Opp. Polo Ground, Vadodara-390001.
	Tels. (0265) 433129, 429060 (R) 431548 (O)
	Fax. (0265) 431674
 

Positions Held :
   
1992-96	Organisational Secretary, Youth Congress, Gujarat
1995-96	Councillor, Vadodara Municipal Corporation
	Chief Whip, Congress Party, Vadodara Municipal Corporation
1996	Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
	President, Indian Youth Congress

Social and Cultural Activities :

President, Setu Seva Bharti Trust (Educational Trust); actively participated/organised social and cultural programmes of local Clubs; making efforts for sports stadium at Vadodara.

Special Interests :
   	Welfare of youth and promotion of sports/sportspersons

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
	Reading, singing, socialising and  games

Sports and Clubs :

Cricket, Kho-Kho; Member, Lions Club, Vadodara; played cricket and kho-kho for six time at national level representing Gujarat State; organised several sports events on various occasions; President, Gujarat Kabaddi Association; successfully organised a National Marathon at Vadodara on 23 February 1997 in which over 50,000 youth workers and sportsmen participated

Other Information :

Vice-President, Rickshaw Chalak (I.N.T.U.C.) Congress Union, 1992-96; successfully organised ‘Aao Bharat Banayen’ padyatra all over the country during December 1996-April 1997 to create awareness among the youth of their role in nation building and to promote national integration

Election Result :
   
Baroda Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate	 13,96,257
Total votes polled	 4,37,236
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Satyajit Sinh D. Gaekwad 		(I.N.C.)	1,31,248
(2) Shri Jitendra Ratilal Sukhadia 		(B.J.P.)	1,31,231
(3) Smt. Subhangini Raje Ranjitsinh Gaekwad 	(Ind.)		1,00,678
(4) Shri Madhubhai Shrivastav 			(Ind.)		  50,941

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