Shri Udaysingrao Gaikwad political profile

Name of Member: Shri Udaysingrao Gaikwad

Political Party: Indian National Congress

Constituency & State: Kolhapur (Maharashtra)

Lok Sabha Experience: 7,8,9,10,11

Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament XI LOK SABHA


GAIKWAD, SHRI UDAYSINGRAO
CONGRESS (I) - KOLHAPUR (MAHARASHTRA)

Father's Name	:   	Shri Nanasaheb Gaikwad

Date of Birth	:   	28 August 1930

Place of Birth	:   	Kolhapur (Maharashtra)

Marital Status	:   	Married on 7 May 1956

Spouse's Name	:   	Smt. Shrimantani Devi

Educational Qualifications :
	Dip. in Agriculture 
	Educated at IFYE (U.S.A.)

Profession :
   	Agriculturist

Permanent Address :
   	32/16, Shabdhgandha, Tarabai Park, Kolhapur-416003 (Maharashtra)
	Tel. (0231) 657872

Positions Held :
   
1959-61	President, D.C.C., Kolhapur
1962-67 and 1972-80	Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
1962 onwards	Member, P.C.C. [later P.C.C. (I)], Maharashtra
1968 onwards	Member, A.I.C.C. [later A.I.C.C. (I)]
1980	Elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh)
1980-82	Member, Committee on Petitions
1984	Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth)
1985-90	Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Law and Justice
1986-89	Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
1989	Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth) for the third time
1990-91	Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Energy
1991	Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the fourth time
1991 onwards	Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation & Tourism
1996	Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the fifth time

Books Published	:   'Trophies' (A book on 'Shikar') and 'Memoirs in Legislature' (Under Publishing)

Social and Cultural Activities :
   	Welfare of Harijans and the hill area people; cooperative movement; development of small scale industries

Special Interests :

Keeping pet animals like crocodiles, leopard, and dogs

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :

Music, travelling and games

Sports and Clubs :

Cricket, table tennis; wrestling and shooting; Member, B.C.A., Mumbai Parliament Club. Has Diploma in Shooting

Countries Visited :

Widely travelled; Led Maharashtra State Electricity Board delegation as Chairman to Germany, Poland and Switzerland; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegations to Cuba, Dubai, Egypt, Kuwait, Nicaragua, Spain and U.K.; represented India at the U.N.; Member, Delegation to Global Conference on Environment and Forests held in Brazil; Member, Delegation at the Meeting regarding ‘Introduction of first direct Air India flight from Bombay to Singapore’

Election Result :
    
Kolhapur Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate	 10,38,333
Total votes polled	 5,48,946
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Udaysingrao Gaikwad (I.N.C.)	 2,36,739
(2) Shri Ramesh Deo (S.S.)	 1,68,414
(3) Shri N.D. Patil (P.W.P.I.)	 1,17,163
(4) Shri Balasaheb Jadhav (Ind.)	 3,291

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