1972-75 |
Vice-President, State Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh |
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Organising Secretary, Yuva Jana Sangh, Madhya Pradesh |
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Organising Secretary, Bharatiya Jana Sangh, District Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh |
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1977-80 |
Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
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1977-78 |
Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
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1977-80 |
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Electronics, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
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1980 |
Elected to 7th Lok Sabha |
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1980 onwards |
Member, National Executive, B.J.P. |
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1980-84 |
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Labour |
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1985-87 |
President, B.J.P., Distt. Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh |
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1986-89 |
Member, Committee on Dowry Prohibition (Amendment) Bill |
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1987-89 |
President, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh |
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1989 |
Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
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1990-91 |
Member, Committee on Official Language |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Department of Atomic Energy, Space, Electronics, Ocean Development and Ministry of Science and Technology |
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1991 |
Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
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1991-96 |
Member, Committee on Official Language |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas |
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1992-94 |
Secretary, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh |
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1993-96 |
Member, Committee on Industry |
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1996 |
Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
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1996 onwards |
Vice-President, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh |
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General Secretary, All India Scheduled Castes Forum, B.J.P. |
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President, All India Scheduled Castes Forum, B.J.P. |
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1996-97 |
Secretary, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Forum in Parliament |
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Vice-President, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Forum in Parliament |
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Chairman, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha |
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Member, Committee on Communications |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas |
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Member, Committee on Official Language |
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1998 |
Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (5th term) |
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1998-99 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Labour |
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1999 |
Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (6th term) |
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Oct.-Nov. 1999 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation |
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22 Nov. 1999 – 1Sept. 2001 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Labour |
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1 Sept. 2001 – 22 May 2004 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Social Justice and Empowerment |
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2004 |
Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (7th term)
Chairman, Committee on Welfare of the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes |
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Member, Committee on Labour |
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Member, General Purposes Committee |
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5 Aug. 2007 onwards |
Chairman, Standing Committee on Coal and Steel |
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