Name of Member: Shri P. Shiv Shanker
Political Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency & State: Tenali (Andhra Pradesh)
Lok Sabha Experience: 6,7,12
Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 12th Lok Sabha
SHIV SHANKER, SHRI P.
[INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - TENALI (ANDHRA PRADESH)]
Father's Name Late Shri P. Bashiah
Date of Birth 10 August 1929
Place of Birth Mamidipalli, Distt. Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)
Marital Status Married on 2 June 1955
Spouse's Name Dr.(Smt.) P. Lakshmibai
Children Two sons and one daughter
Educational Qualifications
B.A.(Hons.), LL.B.
Educated at Hindu College, Amritsar and Law College,
Osmania University, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)
Profession
Political and Social Worker
Permanent Address
3-6-105, Sree Sadan,
Himayat Nagar,
Hyderabad-500029
Tels. (040) 3226100, 3222101
Present Address
6, Teen Murti Lane,
New Delhi-110011
Tel. (011) 3017752
Positions Held
1974-75 Judge, Andhra Pradesh High Court
1979 Elected to 6th Lok Sabha
1980 Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
Union Cabinet Minister, Law, Justice and Company
Affairs
1982 Union Cabinet Minister, Petroleum, Chemicals and
Fertilizers
1982-84 Union Cabinet Minister, Energy, in-Charge of
Petroleum, Coal, Power and Non-Conventional Sources
of Energy
1985-87 and Member, Rajya Sabha (two terms)
1987-93
1986 Union Cabinet Minister, Commerce; and
Food and Civil Supplies (Additional Charge)
Union Cabinet Minister, External Affairs; and
Commerce (Additional Charge)
1987-88 Union Cabinet Minister, Planning, Programme
Implementation; and Law and Justice (Additional
Charge)
Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
1988-89 Union Cabinet Minister, Human Resource
Development
Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha
1989-91 Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha
1991 Leader, Congress Parliamentary Party (C.P.P.), Rajya Sabha
1994-95 Governor, Sikkim
1995-96 Governor, Kerala
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
Deputy Leader, C.P.P., Lok Sabha
1998-99 Chairman, Committee of Privileges
Member, Committee on External Affairs and
its Sub-Committee-II
Member, Business Advisory Committee
Member, General Purposes Committee
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Finance
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments
Contributed a large number of articles and research papers
to different magazines and books
Social and Cultural Activities
Associated with a large number of social and educational
organisations
Special Interests
Social and educational activities
Countries Visited
Widely travelled; Leader, Indian Delegation to (i) the
Annual Session of the Asian African Legal Consultative
Committee,Jakarta, 1980; (ii) the Commonwealth Law Ministers'
Conference, Barbados, 1980; (iii) the UN Conference on the
Law of the Sea, Geneva, 1980; (iv) the Inter-Parliamentary
Union meetings, Manila, 1981; and Leader, (i) Delegation
of Lawyers and Members of Parliament to former U.S.S.R.,
1981; Delegation of Lawyers to Vietnam, 1981; and (ii) as
Prime Minister's Special Emissary, visited Bangladesh and
Nepal in 1985; Member, 44th CPC, Wellington, Newzealand,
October, 1998
Other Information
Participated in Freedom Struggle; Vice-Chairman, Bar
Council, Andhra Pradesh, 1965; Government Pleader, Andhra
Pradesh High Court, 1969; Chairman, Disciplinary Committee,
Bar Council, Andhra Pradesh, 1970; Principal Government
Pleader, Andhra Pradesh, 1972; Counsel for Smt. Indira Gandhi,
1977; as Union Law Minister, introduced Legal Aid Scheme
and Policy of transfer of judges
Election Result of
Tenali Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 9,60,445
Total votes polled 6,32,545
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Shri P. Shiv Shanker (I.N.C.) 2,90,014
(2) Shri Sarada Tadiparthi (T.D.P.) 2,75,478
(3) Shri Raghunadha Babu Yadlapati (B.J.P.) 59,547
(4) Shri Kamineni Koteswararao (Ind.) 752
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