Name of Member: Shri Shanta Kumar
Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency & State: Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)
Lok Sabha Experience: 9,12,13,16
Sixteenth Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile
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Constituency : |
Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) |
Party Name : |
Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) |
Email Address : |
shanta[DOT]kumar[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in
skyamini[AT]gmail[DOT]com |
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Father’s Name |
Shri Jagan Nath Sharma |
Mother’s Name |
Smt. Kaushalya Devi |
Date of Birth |
12 Sep 1934 |
Place of Birth |
Garh Jamula, Distt. Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) |
Marital Status |
Married |
Date of Marriage |
03 Aug 1964 |
Spouse’s Name |
Smt. Santosh Kumari |
No. of Sons |
1 |
No.of Daughters |
3 |
Educational
Qualifications |
B.A., LL.B.
Educated at Panjab University and Delhi Law College, Delhi |
Profession |
Political and Social Worker |
Permanent Address |
Yamini Parisar, Palampur, |
Distt. Kangra, Himachal Pradesh |
Tel : (01894) 230630, 09418030630 (M)
Fax : (01894) 232588 |
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Present Address |
23, Ashoka Road, |
New Delhi – 110 001 |
Tels. : (011) 23745003, 23745005, 09418030630 (M)
Fax : (011) 23745008 |
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Positions Held |
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1965-68 |
President, Zila Parishad, Kangra |
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1972-85 |
Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
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1977-80 |
Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh |
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1980-85 |
Leader of the Opposition, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
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1989 |
Elected to 9th Lok Sabha |
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1990-92 |
Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
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Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh (2nd term) |
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1998 |
Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
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1998-99 |
Member, Rules Committee |
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Member, Standing Committee on Defence and its Sub-Committee-I |
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Member, Library Committee |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Power |
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1999 |
Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
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13 Oct. 1999 – 30 June 2002 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution |
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1 July 2002- 6 April 2003 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Rural Development |
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2008 – 2014 |
Nominated to Rajya Sabha from H.P. |
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May 2008 – Aug. 2009 |
Chairperson, Standing Committee on Commerce |
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Nov. 2012 – 25 July 2013 |
Nominated to the Panel of Vice-Chairmen, Rajya Sabha |
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May, 2014 |
Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
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14 Aug. 2014 onwards |
Chairperson, Committee on Public Undertakings |
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Chairperson, High Level Committee for the re-structuring of Food Corporation of India |
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1 Sep. 2014 onwards |
Member, Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism and Culture |
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29 Jan. 2015 onwards |
Member, General Purposes Committee |
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Books Published |
(i) Dharti Balidan Ki, 1962; (ii) Himalaya Par Lal Chhaya, 1964; (iii) Vishwa Vijeta Vivekanand, 1968; (iv) Lajo, 1976; (v) Man Ke Meet, 1976; (vi) Kaidi, 1976; (vii) Jyotirmayi, 1977; (viii) O Pravasi Meet Mere, 1977; (ix) Mrigtrishna, 1980; (x) Kranti Abhi Adhoori Hai, 1985; (xi) Deewar Ke Us Paar, 1995; (xii) Rajneeti Ki Shatranj, 1997; (xiii) Tumhare Pyar Ki Pati, 1999; (xiv) Vrinda, 2007; (xv) Bharshtachar Ka Karwa Satya; (xvi) A Patriotic Monk Swami Vivekananda, 2008 and (xvii) Andhere Ke Deep, 2015 |
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Social And Cultural Activities |
Actively engaged in various literary activities; creating writing and constructive activities |
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Special Interests |
Listening to music and reading books |
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Sports and Clubs |
Meditation and Yoga |
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Countries Visited |
Canada, Egypt, Singapore, Thailand and U.S.A. |
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Other Information |
President, Vivekanand Medical Research Trust, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh |
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