Name of Member: Shri Som Pal
Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency & State: Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh)
Lok Sabha Experience: 12
SOM PAL, SHRI [BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - BAGHPAT (UTTAR PRADESH)]
Father's Name Late Shri Raghuvir Singh Shastri
Date of Birth 20 January 1942
Place of Birth Vill. Kakor Kalan, Distt. Meerut (Uttar Pradesh)
Marital Status Married on 14 May 1964
Spouse's Name Smt. Radha
Children One son and two daughters
Educational Qualifications
M.A.(Economics), LL.B.
Educated at University of Delhi (Delhi) and Law Faculty,
University of Delhi (Delhi)
Profession
Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker
Permanent Address
Vill.& P.O. Kakor Kalan,
Block Chhaprauli, Distt. Baghpat-250609
(Uttar Pradesh)
Present Address
28, Lodhi Estate
New Delhi - 110003
Tels. (011) 4624886, 4629147
Positions Held
1990-92 Member, Rajya Sabha
1990-91 Member, Parliamentary Committee on Punjab
Member Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Defence
1990-92 Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on
Agriculture
1991-93 Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Offices
of Profit
1991-94 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Water Resources
1992-97 Member, Rajya Sabha (2nd term)
1992 Member, Committee on Agriculture, Food Processing
and Water Resources
Member, Drafting Committee on Draft Agriculture
Policy Resolution
1993 Member, Committee on State of Uttar Pradesh
1993-96 Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on
Fertilizer Pricing Policy
1993 Member, Select Committee on Employees' Provident
Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment)
Bill
1994 Member, Committee on Agriculture
1995-96 Member, Consultative Committee on the Uttar
Pradesh Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Act
1996 Member, Committee of Privileges
Member, General Purposes Committee
Member, Experts Committee, Ministry of
Agriculture for Development of Agriculture in
Low Productivity Areas of the Country
Member, Hindi Advisory Committee, Ministry of
Industry
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Environment and Forests
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Agriculture
Member, Select Committee on Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment)
Bill
1997 Member, Committee on Home Affairs
Member, Social Audit Committee, Ministry of
Agriculture
Member, Select Committee on Trade Marks Bill
1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha
19 March 1998- Union Minister of State, Agriculture
onwards
Books Published
Pathik (in Hindi)
Special Interests
Reading books on Religion and Philosophy
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Photography and travelling
Countries Visited
Widely travelled; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation
to (i) 87th Inter-Parliamentary Conference, Yaounde,
Cameroon, 1992; (ii) Australia led by the then Vice-
President of India, 1994; and (iii) 152nd Session of U.N.
General Assembly, USA; attended (i) SAARC Conference of MPs,
Maldives, 1992; and represented Janata Dal at Nepal
Communist Party Conference, Kathmandu, 1993; and (ii)
Conference of SAARC Opposition Leaders, Pakistan, 1992
Other Information
Awarded Silver Medal, N.R.A. XXXIV Shooting Championship,
1990 in item 40, Open Sight, .22 Rifle Shooting in prone
position; Chairman, Committee on Home Affairs; President,
(i) New Delhi Tae Kwon Do Training Institute, New Delhi;
(ii) Shradhanand Seva Trust; and (iii) Pichhda Warg Sewa
Sangh, 1977; Secretary, Farm Cell, All India Janata Dal;
Life Member, (i) Maharaja Soorajmal Education Society and
Institute, New Delhi; (ii) Arya Mahavidyalaya, Kirthal,
Distt. Meerut; (iii) Swami Keshavanand Samriti Charitable,
Trust, Sangaria, Rajasthan; (iv) Arya Samaj and Sanatan
Dharma Sabhas, Janak Puri, New Delhi (v) Inter-Parliamentary
Group; (vi) Swaralaya Music and Fine Arts Society; and
(vii) Delhi Rifle Association; Member, (i) Political Affairs
Commitee, Janata Dal, Uttar Pradesh; (ii) Central Council,
Indian Insitute of Technology; (iii) Hans Raj College
Students' Parliament, Delhi 1959-60 (and also Finance
Minister);(iv) Executive Committee, United Nations Students'
Association, Delhi University, 1960-61; (v) Senate and
Academic Council, Gurukul Kangri University, Hardwar; (vi)
Central Avaion Research Institute, Bareilly, 1986-89; (vii)
Indo-German Parliamentary Group; (viii) Advisory Committee
for Centrally sponsored Command Area Development programme
of the Ministry of Water Resources; (ix) All India Indo-Arab
Friendship Association; (x) Indian Council of Agricultural
Research Society, 1993-96; (xi) General Council of National
Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad; (xii)
Executive Committee, SEARCH- a voluntary organisation of
intellectuals; (xiii) All India Prohibition Council; (xiv)
Unity International Foundation Parliamentary Group; (xv)
Government Body of the Indian Council of Medical Research;
and(xvi) Committee on Problems of Cotton Growers, 1996;
Founder Member, Executive Committee, Federation of Legislatures
of India
Election Result of
Baghpat Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 12,98,010
Total votes polled 7,42,261
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Shri Som Pal (B.J.P.) 2,64,736
(2) Shri Ajit Singh (B.K.K.G.P.) 2,20,030
(3) Shri Mairajuddin (S.P.) 1,34,696
(4) Shri Ajay (B.S.P.) 79,153
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