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[ INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
- DHENKANAL (ORISSA) ]
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| Father’s
Name |
Late
Raja Shankar Pratap Singh Dev Mahindra
Bahadur Vidyasagar, FRSA |
| Mother's
Name |
Smt.
Ratna Prova Devi |
| Date
of Birth |
6 August 1941 |
| Place
of Birth |
Calcutta
(West Bengal) |
| Marital
Status |
Married |
| Date
of Marriage |
6
May 1962 |
| Spouse’s
Name |
Smt.
Krishna Devi |
| No.
of Son |
Two |
| No.
ofDaughters |
Three |
| Educational
Qualifications |
B.Sc.
(Geology)Educated at La Martineire School
and JadavpurUniversity, Calcutta and
Ravenshaw College, Cuttack (Orissa) |
|
Profession |
Agriculturist,
Horticulturist, Former Ruler, Political
and Social Worker, Sportsman;Army Officer,
Environmentalist and Trade Unionist |
| Permanent
Address |
At Palace, P.O. Dhenkanal,
Distt. Dhenkanal-759 001 (Orissa)
Tel. & Fax. (06762) 3300 |
| Present
Address |
64,
Lodhi Estate,
New Delhi-110 003
Tel. (011) 4653486 |
| Positions
Held |
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| 1967 |
Elected
to 4th Lok Sabha |
| March
1967—Dec. 1970 |
Chief
Whip, Swatantra Party in Lok Sabha |
| 1968-70 |
Member,
Estimates Committee |
| Dec.
1971 |
Elected
to Rajya Sabha |
| 1973-75 |
Member,
Joint Select Committee on I.P.C. |
| 1980 |
Re-elected
to 7th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| March
1980—March 1982 |
Secretary,
Congress (I) |
| 1980-82 |
Member,
Public Accounts Committee |
| Jan.
1982-Jan. 1983 |
Union
Deputy Minister, Defence |
| Jan.
1983-Dec. 1984 |
Union
Minister of State, Defence |
| 1984 |
Re-elected
to 8th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
| March
1985– Sept. 1985 |
Union
Minister of State for Personnel,
Administrative Reforms, PublicGrievances
and Pensions, Culture (Additional Charge) |
| Sept.
1985- Jan. 1986 |
Union
Minister of State, Food and Civil Supplies
(Independent Charge) |
| 1986-89 |
Member,
Joint Select Committee on Lok Pal |
| 1988-89 |
Member,
Committee on Public Undertakings |
| 1991-1992 |
Re-elected
to 10th Lok Sabha (4th term)
Chairman, Joint Select Committee on
Constitution (74th Amendment) Bill, |
| Jan.
1993—Sept. 1995 |
Union
Minister of State, Information and
Broadcasting (Independent Charge) |
| Sept.
1995—May 1996 |
Union
Minister of State, Food Processing
Industries (Independent Charge) |
| 1996 |
Re-elected
to 11th Lok Sabha (5th term) |
| 1999 |
Re-elected
to 13th Lok Sabha (6th term) |
| 1999-2000 |
Chairman,
Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances
of Members of Parliament Member, Committee
on Industry |
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| Sports
and Clubs |
Represented
India in rowing; Orissa in hockey and
rowing; Jadavpur University in hockey,
football
and rowing; Utkal University in cricket; a
rugby player; conducts martial arts
competitions;
Member, (i) Lake Club, East Bengal,
Bhowanipore and (ii) Saturday Club; Delhi
Gymkhana Club,
Delhi; (iii) Delhi Polo Club and (iv)
India International Centre, Delhi |
| Social
and Cultural Activities |
Associated
with Sura Pratap Smruti Pratha, Dhenkanal
and presently its President since 1964;
promotes traditional folk culture and
conducts literary discourses; organises
social and
cultural activities in Calcutta, Delhi and
Orissa |
| Special
Interests |
Travelling,
tourism, wildlife, ecology, environment,
photography, national security,
agriculture,
horticulture, gardening, soldiering,
development of under-developed areas,
study of cultural
developments, reading history and
heritage, physical culture and sports |
| Favourite
Pastime and Recreation |
Sports,
physical education, national security,
ecology, wildlife, travelling and cultural
activities |
| Countries
Visited |
Widely
travelled (24 countries); Member, Indian
Parliamentary Delegations to Canada, 1989,
Nepal, 1973 and Zimbabwe, 1986 |
| Other
Information |
Former
ruler; commissioned in the Territorial
Army in the Regiment of artillery and
fought in 1971
Indo-Pak war (Operation Cactus); qualified
as 1st paratroopper of the Territorial
Army in 1986,
commanded the Territorial Army contingent
in the Republic Day Parade, 1976;
qualified instructor
in Army School of Mechanical Transport,
1976 and Infantry School, Mhow 1976;
qualified as the
1st Asian as International Umpire in
Rowing 1981; conducted 9th Asian Games as
umpire in 1982,
World Championship in 1983, 1985, 1987 and
1989; Asian Games 1982, 1986, 1990 and
1994;
Olympic Games 1984, 1988; Chef De Mission,
India Contingent to Olympics 1988;
Chairman, (i)
High Level Committee on Ex-Servicemen,
1984; (ii) Central Advisory Board of
Education (CABE)
Sub-committee on Physical Education and
Sports, 1993; (iii) Review Committee on
Territorial Army,
1995; and (iv) Organizing Committee, 1st
Commonwealth Shooting Championship, 1995
held in New
Delhi; Vice-President, Indian Olympic
Association; Founder President, Asian
Rowing Federation;
Deputy-Chairman in Asian Games,
1982; Chief Coordinator, 7th NAM, 1983, IX
CHOGM 83;
Six-Nation Meet, 1985, International Jury
in Rowing 1981-91; Continental
representative for Asia
1982-86; appointed Hony. A.D.C. to the
President of India, 1994-95; awarded
Ati-Vishisht Seva
Medal (A.V.S.M.) in 1995; Founder Member,
World Wildlife Fund, North India Chapter;
and INTACH;
Member, (i) Indian Board for Wildlife
1968-70; and (ii) Committee of Inquiry
into CSIR, 1968-70
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Dhenkanal M.P.
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SINGH
DEO, AVSM, BRIG. (RETD.) KAMAKHYA PRASAD
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