Name of Member: Shri Suresh Kalmadi
Political Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency & State: Pune (Maharashtra)
Lok Sabha Experience: 11,14,15
Fifteenth Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile
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Constituency : |
Pune (Maharashtra) |
Party Name : |
Indian National Congress (INC) |
Email Address : |
skalmadi[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in |
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Father’s Name |
Shri Shamrao Kalmadi |
Mother’s Name |
Smt. Shanta Shamrao |
Date of Birth |
01 May 1944 |
Place of Birth |
Madras (Tamil Nadu) |
Marital Status |
Married |
Date of Marriage |
23 Apr 1971 |
Spouse’s Name |
Smt. Meera Kalmadi |
No. of Sons |
1 |
No.of Daughters |
2 |
Educational
Qualifications |
Graduate
Educated at Fergusson College, Pune, Graduated from National Defence Academy, Kharakvasla under Air Force Flying College,Jodhpur and Allahabad |
Profession |
Businessperson |
Permanent Address |
Kalmadi House, 42/8 , Dr. Ketkar Road, |
Erandvane, Pune – 411 004, Maharashtra |
Tels. (020) 25433033
09811200122 (M)
Fax. (020) 25433072 |
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Present Address |
2, K. Kamraj Lane, |
New Delhi – 110 011 |
Tels. (011) 23793699, 23792539, 23792619,
Fax: (011) 23793709 |
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Positions Held |
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1977 |
President, Pune Youth Congress |
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1977-80 |
President, Youth Congress, Maharashtra |
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1981-86 |
President, Indian Youth Congress (S) |
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1984-85 & 1990-92 |
Member, Committee on Petitions |
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1986-88 |
Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation |
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Member, Committee on Defence |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence |
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Secretary, Congress (S) Parliamentary Party |
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1988 |
Member, Rajya Sabha (2nd term) |
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1994 |
Member , Rajya Sabha (3rd term) |
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1995 – 96 |
Union Minister of State, Railways |
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1996 |
Elected to 11th Lok Sabha |
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Member, Committee on Defence |
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1996-97 |
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence |
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1998-99 |
Spokesman, Congress (S) Parliamentary Party |
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1998 |
Member, Rajya Sabha (4th term) |
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1999 |
Chairman, Election Campaign Committee, Maharashtra |
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1999-2004 |
Member, Committee on Public Undertakings |
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2003-2004 |
Treasurer, Congress Parliamentary Party |
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2004 |
Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
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2004-2007 |
Member, Commitee on Public Undertakings |
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2004-2009 |
Member, Committee on Defence |
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2005 |
Secretary, Congress Parliamentary Party |
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2009 |
Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
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31 Aug. 2009 |
Member, Committee on Human Resource Development |
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7 Oct. 2009 |
Member, Committee on Ethics |
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Social And Cultural Activities |
Chairman (i) Pune Festival Committee; (ii) Pune International Marathon; and (iii) Maharashtra Tourism & Development Corporation, 1988-89 |
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Special Interests |
Flying, environment, tourism, defence & sports |
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation |
Outdoor games, travelling and music |
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Sports and Clubs |
President (i) Indian Olympic Association since 1996; (ii) Asian Athletics Association since 2000; and (iii) Athletics Federation of India, 1987-2006; Chairman (i) Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, 2010; (ii) National Games, 1994 and (iii) Afro-Asian Games, 2003; (iv) Pune Marathon and Pune Festival; (v) Pune Informaton Techonology and Biotechnology Conference of Pune Vyaspeeth for more than 8 years; Council Member International Association of Atheletics Federations since 2001; and Patron Nehru Bal Sangh |
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Countries Visited |
Widely travelled |
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Other Information |
Conducted International Marathon (18 times) International Permit Athletic Meet (8 times), road races, Freedom 40 & Nehru Centenary Celebrations with unprecedented participation; introduced Asian Grand Prix, Indoor Athletics and All Star Championships in Asia; successfully hosted World Half Marathon, 2004; organised, National Games, Pune, Bangalore, Manipur, Punjab, Hyderabad and now organising in Jharkhand, Kerala and Goa. |
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