biographical sketches of presiding officers...

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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

OF

PRESIDING OFFICERS

AND

SECRETARY-GENERAL/ SECRETARIES

OF

LEGISLATIVE BODIES IN INDIA

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IMPORTANT ABBREVIATIONS

A.A.P. Aam Aadmi Party

A.I.A.W.U. All India Agricultural Workers‟ Union

A.I.C.C. All India Congress Committee

A.S.E.B. Assam State Electricity Board

A.S.G.P. Association of Secretaries General of Parliaments

B.A. Bachelor of Arts

B.B.A. Bachelor of Business Administration

B.Com. Bachelor of Commerce

B.J.P. Bharatiya Janata Party

B.L. Bachelor of Law

B. Lib. Sc. Bachelor of Library Science

B.Sc. Bachelor of Science

C.P.A. Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

C.S.P.O.C. Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the

Commonwealth

C.W.C. Congress Working Committee

F.C.A. Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants

G.A.T.T. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

I.A.S. Indian Administrative Service

I.F.L.A. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions

I.N.T.U.C. Indian National Trade Union Congress

I.P.U. Inter-Parliamentary Union

LL.B. Bachelor of Law

M.A. Master of Arts

M.B.A. Master of Business Administration

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M.L./LL.M. Master of Law

M.L.A. Member of Legislative Assembly

M.L.C. Member of Legislative Council

N.E.J.O.T.I. North-Eastern Judicial Officers Training Institute

N.E.R.C.P.A. North-East Region Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

N.J.A. National Judicial Academy

O.B.C. Other Backward Classes

O.N.G.C. Oil and Natural Gas Commission

Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy

S.O.C.A.T.T Society of Clerks-at-the-Table

U.A.E. United Arab Emirates

U.K. United Kingdom

U.N.O. United Nations Organisation

U.S.A. United States of America

V.A.T. Value Added Tax

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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION OF PRESIDING OFFICERS AND

SECRETARIES

The 79th

Presiding Officers‟ Conference of Legislative Bodies in India and

the 57th

Conference of Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India are being held in

Dehradun from 17 to 21 December 2019.

The Bio-Profiles have been prepared by the Lok Sabha Secretariat for the

occasion, containing brief biographical information of the Speaker, Lok Sabha,

Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha and the Secretary Generals of Lok Sabha and Rajya

Sabha, the Presiding Officers and Secretaries of the State Legislative Councils ,

Legislative Assemblies including Union Territories. The Profiles have been given

State-wise in alphabetical order. It also contains list of abbreviations. The Profiles

have been prepared on the basis of information received from the respective

Legislature Secretariats and also on the basis of information contained in a similar

Handbook brought out during the earlier 78th Conference of Presiding Officers and

the 56th Conference of Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India held in

Gandhinagar during January 2016. It is hoped that Bio-Profiles uploaded on the

website will be found useful by all the Delegates.

Conference Branch

Lok Sabha Secretariat

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Lok Sabha

Shri Om Birla

M.P.

Office held and date of

assumption of office

- Speaker; 19 June 2019

Political Party - Bharatiya Janata Party

Date of Birth - 23 November 1962

Marital Status - Married

Children - Two

Educational

Qualifications

- M.Com.

Profession - Agriculturist and Social worker

Positions Held

1987 to 1991

- District President, Kota, the Bharatiya Janata

Yuva Morcha

1993-1997 - State President, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva

Morcha, Rajasthan State

1997-2003 - National Vice President, the Bharatiya Janata

Yuva Morcha

2003, 2008 , 2013 - Member, Vidhan Sabha, 12th , 13

th and 14

th

Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha (3 terms)

2004 - Member, Estimates Committee 'A' of the 12th

Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha

2004-2008 - Parliamentary Secretary(MOS), Government of

Rajasthan

2009-2010 - Member, Committee on Public Sector

Undertakings and General Purposes Committee,

Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

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May, 2014 - Elected to 16th

Lok Sabha

14 Aug. 2014-30 April

2016

- Member, Committee on Estimates

1 Sept.2014- 25 May

2019

- Member, Committee on Petitions

Member, Standing Committee on Energy

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of

Social Justice and Empowerment

3 July 2015- 30 April

2016

- Member, Subcommittee-III, Committee on

Estimates

May, 2019 - Re-elected to 17th

Lok Sabha(2nd

term)

19 June, 2019 - Unanimously elected as Speaker, 17th Lok Sabha;

Chairperson, (i) Business Advisory Committee;

(ii) Rules Committee; (iii) Standing Committee of

All India Presiding Officers‟ Conference; and (iv)

Executive Committee of CPA India Region

Position held as speaker - President, (i) Indian Parliamentary Group; and (ii)

India Branch of the Commonwealth

Parliamentary Association(CPA)

Conferences/Seminars

attended and visits made

2018, Turkey

2019, Maldives

2019, Uganda

2019, Serbia

2019, Japan

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Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) Standing

Committee on Social and Cultural Affairs and

First Executive Council of APA

Fourth South Asian Speakers` Summit on

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

(SDGs)

64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference

141st Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly

6th

G-20 Parliamentary Speakers` Summit

Interests - Social Service/ Service of Nation/ poor/ old/

handicapped/ helpless women through various

mediums

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Social and Cultural

activities

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Social Service: Set up the Nishulk Paridhan

Uphaar Kendra for distribution of clothes to the

poor and needy;

Launched the Prasadam project to provide free

food to the underprivileged;

Launched a Medicine Bank project to provide

free treatment and medicines to the poor,

helpless and needy patients. This project is for

providing free medicines for treatment of those

who are unable to get treatment due to lack of

money.

Set up a portable school, Meri Paathshala in

slums to provide education to children of

nomadic and poor families living temporarily in

Kuchchi colonies of Urban areas;

Got set up various Matru Gyaan Kendra in

rural areas under Corporate Social Responsibility

(C.S.R.) policy and social cooperation to educate

both working women and house-wives in rural

areas;

To help labourers who are compelled to sleep on

roads during chilling winters, set up modern

Rain Baseras (shelter homes), wherein facilities

like free heater, bed, mattress, quilts, nutritious

food and morning tea are provided free of cost.

Set up the Kambal Nidhi Prakalp to help

attendants of patients coming for treatment in

M.B.S. Hospital, the biggest in Kota region and

the New Medical College Hospital, Kota wherein

free blankets and beds are provided;

Started organising from 2006 onwards, the

historic and patriotic programme Azadi ke Swar

on the eve of Independence Day every year to

instill patriotism in the common man, especially

the youth; To remember sacrifices made by the

martyrs and for inculcating the spirit of

nationalism and character-building in the new

generation. It is being organised as a festival in

Kota every year;

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Organized felicitation programmes for the senior

citizens of Kota and Bundi. Through the

Programmes, the experience of senior citizens

was sought for development of Kota city;

In March 2015, Ek Mutthi Ann Rahat

Abhiyaan, a campaign to give relief to farmers

affected by hailstorms, was launched. Food

grains were collected by going home to home

and made available to hailstorm affected farmers

in rural areas;

As Parliamentary Secretary to the Government of

Rajasthan during 2004-2008, provided help to

the poor, needy and medically serious patients by

giving them financial assistance upto Rs. 50 lakh

through the State Government;

Led the relief team during rescue operations to

help the flood victims during the devastating

flood in Kota city on 15-16 August 2004 by

providing shelter and medical facilities to them

in Kota city;

Helped Cancer and Thalassemia patients through

various voluntary and social organizations;

Launched a special campaign to provide aid

including free motorized cycles (battery-

operated), tri-cycles, wheel chairs and hearing

aids to empower the differently-abled;

Launched Green Kota Campaign with the

collaboration of social, religious and trade

organizations to plant one lakh trees in Kota to

protect the environment. Saplings, including

Tulsi, were distributed to all households

Other Information

1978-1979 - President, Student's Union, Government Higher

Secondary School, Gumanpura, Kota during

1978-79

1987-1995 - President, Kota Cooperative Consumer Wholesale

Bhandar Ltd., Kota

1992-1995 - President, Rajasthan State Cooperative Consumer

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Federation Ltd.

1992-2004

- Director, National Cooperative Consumer

Federation Ltd., New Delhi

2002-2004 -

Vice President, National Cooperative Consumer

Federation Ltd., New Delhi

Political and Social

Movements

- Launched a mass movement for setting up of an

I.I.T. in Kota.

- Started a movement to make available water of

Chambal river to Bundi District

- Launched a massive mass movement to provide

employment to the local people in Rajasthan

Atomic Power Plant in Rawatbhata and

development of the area.

Achievements

- Raised more than 500 Questions during the

Thirteenth Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha and was

included in the list Sadan ke Sitare (Star of the

House) more than 6 times.

- Led the movement to eradicate malnutrition from

the Sahariya tribal area of Baran District of

Rajasthan.

- After the Bhuj earthquake in Gujarat on 26

January 2001, led the team of 100 volunteers with

Doctors for 10 days and worked day and night to

provide assistance and to distribute food items

and medicines.

- Inspired youth to work for the nation and society

by connecting them with the organisational

ideology as National Vice President of Bhartiya

Janata Yuva Morcha.

- Promoted the Super Bazar Yojana across the

country as Vice President of National Cooperative

Consumers Federation Limited, New Delhi.

- Took the initiative to distribute free medicines to

the pensioners of the State.

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- Launched new welfare schemes by reviving the

distressed Kota District Cooperative Consumer

Wholesale Bhandar Limited.

- Launched the Uphaar Kendra Yojana to provide

quality products on reasonable rates at a single

place so as to further empower the cooperative

movement in the State.

Permanent Address - 80-B, Dussehra Scheme, Shakti Nagar,

Kota, Rajasthan-324009

Telefax: (0744) 2505555, 2502525

Present Address - 20, Akbar Road,

New Delhi-110001,

Tel. (011) 23014011, (011) 23014022, (011)

23016212 (Fax)

Office address - 16, Parliament House,

New Delhi-110001

Tels: (011) 23017795, 23017914

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Lok Sabha

Smt. Snehlata Shrivastava



- Secretary General; 1 December 2017

Date of Birth - 18 September 1957


Children - One

Educational

Qualifications

- M.A.(Geography), M. Phil.

Career - Civil Service

Positions Held

1982

Aug. 1985 - mid July

1988

July 1988 - Feb. 1989

Feb. 1989 - Mar. 1994

Mar.1994 - Nov. 1994

Nov. 1994 - July 1995

July 1995 - Nov. 1998

Dec. 1998 - Feb. 2000

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Joined Indian Administrative Service (Madhya

Pradesh Cadre)

Under Secretary and Additional Collector, Bhopal

Gas Relief and Rehabilitation, Government of

Madhya Pradesh

Collector and District Magistrate, Mandsaur

District , Madhya Pradesh

Deputy Secretary, Home Department,

Government of Madhya Pradesh

Deputy Secretary, Energy, Government of

Madhya Pradesh

Deputy Secretary, Commerce & Industry,


Deputy Secretary / Additional Secretary/Director,

Finance (Budget), Dept. of Finance, Govt. of

Madhya Pradesh

Executive Director, Mining Corporation,

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Mar. 2000 - Mar. 2001

Apr. 2001 - July 2001

July 2001 - Feb 2003

3 Mar. 2003 - 28 Feb.

2005

1 Mar. 2005-28 Feb. 2007

7 Mar. 2007 - 21 May

2008

21 May 2008 - 22 Dec.

2008

22 Dec. 2008 - 24 Apr.

2010

24 Apr. 2010 - 19 Jan.

2011

20 Jan. 2011 - 31 Dec.

2012

1 Jan. 2013 - 30 Apr.

2016

30 Apr. 2016 - 30 Sept.

2017

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Director (America, Canada and Exchange

Control)

Director, Fund Bank Division

Director [ADB & Infrastructure, Department of

Economic Affairs (DEA)]

Joint Secretary (Administration), Central Board of

Direct Taxes- Department of Revenue in the

Ministry of Finance, Government of India

Chief Vigilance Officer, Rail India Technical and

Economic Service (RITES)

Principal Secretary, Higher Education

Department & Technical Education & Training

Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh

Relief Commissioner, Revenue Department,


Principal Secretary, School Education

Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh

Principal Secretary, Culture & Parliamentary

Affairs Department, Government of Madhya

Pradesh

Joint Secretary (Department of Justice), Govt. of

India

Special/Additional Secretary, Department of

Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of

India

Secretary, Department of Justice, Ministry of Law

& Justice, Government of India



2000, Canada

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Indo-Canada Bilateral Consultation in Ottawa

(Canada);

Various Loan negotiations meetings with Asian

Development Bank (ADB) in Manila and World

Bank (WB) in Washington

Countries visited - Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Bhutan,

Canada, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kenya,

Latvia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mozambique,

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Nepal, Philippines, Qatar, Serbia, Seychelles,

Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka,

Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, U.A.E.,

U.K., U.S.A., Zambia and Zimbabwe

Other Information - During the 35 years of Government Service, held

various positions in the State Government of

Madhya Pradesh and also served in various

capacities in different Ministries of Govt. of India

Ministry of Home Affairs, Finance & Law &

Justice. Retired as Secretary, Department of

Justice on 30 September 2017. In the very initial

years of appointment, as Assistant Collector,

Indore- and SDM, Mhow, worked on

developmental agenda of the Govt. and handled

various law & order situations in the District

Indore and Sub-Division Mhow in the State of

Madhya Pradesh. During the last posting as

Secretary, (Department of Justice) an ambitious

project of Computerization of 16,000 Courts was

under implementation; pendency reduction

through Judicial Reforms was also undertaken.

Also, while serving the State Government,

actively associated with the finalization of the

Non Conventional Energy Policy; dealt with

matters related to State Industrial Policy;

processed & prepared State Budget for 3 years;

took special interest in the environment

management & labour welfare issues in the

Mining Sector; School & Higher Education; Land

Management, farmers issues & Disaster

Management; etc. As Principal Secretary, Culture

and as a Trustee of Bharat Bhawan organized

many functions.

While serving in the Govt. of India as Director

(Infrastructure), processed and analyzed the

various policy issues pertaining to Telecom,

Roads, Ports, Shipping, Railways & Airports. As

part of the National Highway Development

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Project, negotiated Grand Trunk Improvement

Project of US $ 590 Million with IBRD; also

worked on preparing and notifying all the rules

and regulations under the newly enacted Foreign

Exchange Management Act, 1999. As Joint

Secretary (Admn.) CBDT, dealt with personnel

management of Indian Revenue Service; As Chief

Vigilance Officer, RITES investigated complaints

and took preventive measures and made efforts to

promote transparency; As Special / Additional

Secretary, Department of Financial Services,

Ministry of Finance, dealt with Banking,

Insurance & Pension Funds and was Government

appointed Director on the Boards of Industrial

Development Bank of India (IDBI), General

Insurance Corporation (GIC) & National Bank for

Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD)

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Rajya Sabha

Shri Harivansh

M.P.



- Deputy Chairman; 9 August 2018

Political Party - Janata Dal (United)

Date of Birth - 30 June 1956


Children - Two

Educational

Qualifications

- M.A. (Economics) and Diploma in Journalism

Career - Journalist/Writer

Positions Held

April 2014

Sept. 2014 - June 2018

Sept. 2014 - Aug. 2018

July - Aug. 2016

Aug. 2016 - Sept. 2018

June 2017

Aug. - Dec. 2017

Aug. 2018

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Member, Rajya Sabha

Member, House Committee

Member, Standing Committee on Defence Member,

Consultative Committee for the Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the

Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013

Member, Joint Committee on the Bill to amend the

Citizenship Act, 1955

Member, National Platform for Disaster Risk

Reduction

Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the

Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017

Elected, Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha Chairman,

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Aug. 2018

10 Oct. 2018

27 Oct. 2018

May 2019

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Committee on Member of Parliament Local Area

Development Scheme, Rajya Sabha Chairman,

Committee of Privileges Member, Business

Advisory Committee Member, Committee on Rules

Member, Committee on Maintenance of Heritage

Character and Development of Parliament House

Complex

Member, General Purposes Committee, Rajya Sabha

Chairman, Content Advisory Committee, Rajya

Sabha Television



1999, UK

2003, Surinam

2007, USA

2012, South Africa

Moscow, Guttenberg,

Cape Town (South

Africa)

U.K.

U.S.A.

2018, Geneva

(Switzerland), Doha

(Qatar)

2019, Maldives

2019, Kazakhastan

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World Hindi Conferences

World Association of Newspapers Meetings

The International Growth Week Conference

UN General Assembly

139th and 140

th Assembly of the Inter- Parliamentary

Union, respectively

South Asian Speakers‟ Meet

Speakers‟ Conference of Eurasian countries

Countries visited - Brazil, Britain, China, Ethiopia, Italy, Japan,

Kazakhastan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius,

Mexico, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Surinam,

Switzerland, Tanzania, U.K., U.S.A. and Vietnam

Books written/Edited

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An avid reader and writer, he has written around two

dozen books on different topics ranging from

parliamentary, social and economic issues, regional

issues, tribal problems, etc. Following books on the

life and works of Chandrasekhar ji, i.e,

„Chandrasekhar- the last Icon of Ideological Politics‟

was released by the Prime Minister in the august

presence of Hon‟ble Vice-President of India in 2019.

He has written and edited several Books: (i)

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May - Aug. 2018

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Jharkhand: Samay aur Sawal,(ii) Jharkhand: Sapne

aur Yatharth, (iii) Jharkhand: Asmita ke Aayam, (iv)

Jharkhand: Sushashan ab bhi Sambhawana hai, (v)

Johar Jharkhand, (vi) Santal Hool-Adivasi Pratirodh

Sanskriti, (vii) Jharkhand: Disum Mukti Gatha aur

Srijan ke Sapne, (viii) Biharnama, (ix) Bihar: Raste

ki Talash, (x) Bihar: Asmita ke Aayam, (xi)

Jansarokar ki Patrakarita, (xii) Shabd Sansar, (xiii)

Dil se Maine Duniya Dekhee and (xiv) Parayi Peer

ke Gandhi Books on Shri Chandra Shekharji,(Former

Prime Minister of India) : (i) Chandrashekhar ke

Vichar, (ii) Chandrashekhar Samvad (ek): Uthal-

Puthal aur Dhruvikaran, (iii) Chandrashekhar

Samvad (do): Rachnatmak Bechainee me, (iv)

Chandrashekhar Samvad (teen) - Ek Dusre Shikhar

se, (v) Chandrashekhar ke bare me and (vi) Meri Jail

Diary : (Volume 1&2)

Sub-Editor, Dharamyug, TOI Group, Mumbai, 1977-

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Assistant Editor, Ravivar, Hindi weekly, ABP

Group, Kolkata, 1985-89

Additional Information Advisor (in the rank of Joint-

Secretary, Government of India) to the Prime

Minister Shri Chandrasekharji, 1990-91

Chief Editor, Prabhat Khabar, Hindi daily, Ranchi,

1989 - June 1990 and June 1991- 30 June 2016

Served on several Boards, Commissions and

committees of Government of India

Consulting Editor, Vidura, (Hindi) a prestigious

magazine of Press Institute of India

Member, Samsad (Court) of Visva Bharati,

Santiniketan

Awards

- Received, Madhav Rao Sapre Award in August 2008

at Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) for his dedicated

contribution in the field of journalism; was honoured

for his outstanding contribution to Hindi during the

9th World Hindi Conference held at Johannesburg

(South Africa) in September, 2012; Received,

Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi Award

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Rajya Sabha

Shri Desh Deepak Verma



- Secretary General; 1 September 2017



Children - Two

Educational

Qualifications

- M.Sc. (Physics)

M.B.A. in International Business

Career - Civil Service

Positions Held

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Joined Indian Administrative Service in 1978

Principal Secretary, Department of Commercial

Taxes, Registration, Transport, Cooperatives and

Tourism (Govt. of U.P.)

District Magistrate of – Almora, Aligarh, Bareily

& Agra

Divisional Commissioner of Allahabad &

Lucknow Division

District Magistrate – Commissioner in five top

ten most sensitive districts of Uttar Pradesh

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- Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment &

Forest; Additional Secretary and Financial

Adviser in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs,

Food and Public Distribution; Director General,

Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Secretary to

Govt. of India, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs



2017, Russia

2017, Bangladesh

2018, Canada

2018, Switzerland

2019, Japan

2019, Kazakhstan

2019, Serbia

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137th Assembly of the Inter Parliamentary Union

63rd

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

Conference

Meeting of the Society of Clerks-at-the-Table

139th Assembly of IPU

Goodwell RS Delegation

4th

South Asian Speakers‟ Summit on achieving

the SDGs

4th

Meeting of the Speakers of Eurasian countries‟

Parliament

141st Assembly of the IPU

Interests/Recreations - Music, Poetry writing, Badminton & Golf, Keen

interest in oratory, dramatics and social service

Travels Abroad - Widely travelled

Other Information -

Author of several publications on environment

related topics. Some of several publications are

(a) "Whither CBD" : January 2007, published in

'LEAD' Journal - an international journal

published from U.K. (b) Perspective on

Biodiversity – A Vision for Mega Diverse

Countries: 2006: published by Ministry of

Environment & Forests, Government of India (c)

Structure of GEAC and its system of evaluating:

December 2003 carried by

www.genecampaign.org.

http://www.genecampaign.org/

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Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council

Shri. Mohammed Ahmad Shariff

M.L.C.



- Chairman; since 7 February 2019

Political Party - Telegu Desam Party

Date of Birth - 1 January 1955


Children - Four

Educational

Qualifications

- Post Graduation

Career - Political and Social Worker

Positions held

- Chairman, Andhra Pradesh State Minority

Finance Corporation for more than five years.

- Chairman, Andhra Pradesh State Housing

Corporation for more than two years.

- Government Whip, Andhra Pradesh Legislative

Council for one year



2019, New Delhi - Attended Seminar as Presiding Officer, Andhra

Pradesh Legislative Council

2019, Uganda - Attended 64th

CPC in Kampala City, Uganda as

Observer

Interests/Recreations - Social Service, Promoting Education, Book

reading.

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Travels abroad - China, Hongkong, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and

Singapore

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Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council

Sri. Reddy Subrahmanyam

M.L.C



- Deputy Chairman; since 31 March 2017

Political Party - Telegu Desam Party

Date of Birth - 18 October 1958


Children - One

Educational

Qualifications

- B. Com.


Positions held

- General Secretary and Vice President, Telugu

Desam Party , East Godavari District

- Executive Secretary, Telugu Desam Party,

Andhra Pradesh

- Chairman, State Backward Communities Cell,

Telugu Desam Party

- General Secretary, Telugu Desam Party and In-

Charge for West Godavar, Sri Kakulam and

Vizianagaram Districts

1981-1987 - Sarpanch, Kothapeta, East Godavari

2000-2005 - Sarpanch, Kothapeta, East Godavari

2000-2005 - General Secretary, State Sarpanches Association,

Andhra Pradesh

- Director, Andhra Pradesh State Panchayat Raj

Chamber

18 June 2015 - Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council

31 March 2017 - Chairman, Committee on Petitions, Andhra

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Pradesh Legislative Council

- Worked as Incharge Chairman, Andhra Pradesh

Legislative Council



2017, Bangladesh - Attended CPC- 2017 of Commonwealth

Parliamentary Association

Interests/Recreations - Reading literary books, Sports

Travels abroad - Bahrain, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore and

Thailand

Additional Information - Director, (i) B.C. Cooperative Finance

Corporation Limited, Andhra Pradesh ;

(ii) Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development

Corporation; (iii) Andhra Pradesh State Industrial

and Infrastructure Development Corporation;

Member, (i) Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha, East

Godavari (1983 - 1988); (ii) District Consumer

Forum, East Godavari(1985 - 1990); (iii) District

Telecom Advisory Board, East Godavari

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Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Shri Tammineni Seetharam

M.L.A.




Political Party - YSR Congress Party

Date of Birth - 10 June1955


Children - Two

Educational

Qualifications

- B.A.

Career Political and Social Worker

Positions held

1983, 1985, 1991, 1994

and 2019

- Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

(5 terms)

1994 - Minister, Law, Services and Printing and

Stationary, Government of Andhra Pradesh

September 1995-1997 - Minister, Municipal Administration and Urban

Development, Government of Andhra Pradesh

1997-1999 - Minister, I & PR, Tourism and Youth Services,

Government of Andhra Pradesh

1999-2001 - Sports Minister, Government of Andhra Pradesh

2001-2004 - Minister, Excise, Government of Andhra Pradesh

Travels abroad - Australia

Additional Information - Student Union Leader and Mr. Andhra in Weight

Lifting(1979); Director, Sugar Factory(1981)

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Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Shri Kona Raghupathi

M.L.A.



- Deputy Speaker; 18 June 2019

Political Party - Y S R Congress Party

Date of Birth - 3 August 1959


Children - Two

Educational

Qualifications

- B. Com


Positions held

2014 and 2019 - Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

(2 terms)

Interests/Recreations - Industrial Development, Education, Health and

Literature.

Travels abroad - China, Europe, South East Asia and USA

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Andhra Pradesh Legislature

Shri P. Balakrishnamacharyulu



- Secretary; 8 June 2019

Date of Birth - 30 April 1960


Children - Two

Educational

Qualifications

- M.A., LL.B

Career Government Service

Positions held

1993 - Joined in AP Legislature Secretariat and worked

in various capacities



2015, Vishakhapatnam - Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

(CPA)Conference on Parliament and Media Law

Interests/Recreations - Reading books

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Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Shri Pasang Dorjee Sona

M.L.A.


assumption of Office



Date Of Birth - 6 November 1972


Children - One

Educational

Qualifications

- B.A. (Hon.), LL.B.


Positions Held

- Chairman, Legal Cell, APCC, Government of

Arunachal Pradesh

2009 - Member, Legislative Assembly

- Chairman, Arunachal Pradesh Agriculture

Marketing Board, Government of Andhra Pradesh

- Chairman, Hydro-Power Development Corporation,

Arunachal Pradesh

- Parliamentary Secretary (Tourism), Government of

Arunachal Pradesh

Interests /Recreations - Photography, Badminton, Table Tennis and Football

Travels abroad - Belgium, Bhutan, England, Cambodia, France,

Germany, Hongkong, Indonesia, Macau, Maldives,

Myanmar, Nepal Netherland, Scotland, Singapore,

South Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand,

U.A.E. and U.S.A.

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Shri Tesam Pongte

M.L.A.





Date Of Birth - 30 March 1975


Children - Two

Educational

Qualifications

- B.A.


Conferences /Seminars

attended and Visits

made

- Leadership Training at Mumbai

Interests /Recreations - Badminton, News

Travels abroad - Europe and Thailand

29


Shri Kago Habung



- Additional Secretary; 27 August 2009

Date of Birth - 30 July 1964


Children - Five

Educational

Qualifications

- B.A.

Career - Legislature Service



2018, Bangladesh - Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

Conference

Interests/Recreations - Travelling, Cleaning and Gardening

Travels Abroad - Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and U.K.

30

Assam Legislative Assembly

Shri Hitendra Nath Goswami

M.L.A.

Office held and

date of assumption

of office

- Speaker; 30 January 2017




Children - One Daughter

Educational

Qualifications

- M.Sc. (Chemistry ), LL.B.


Positions Held

1991, 1996, 2001,

2016 onwards

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Member, Assam Legislative Assembly (4 terms)

Ex-Minister, Assam

Speaker, Assam Legislative Assembly

Chairman, CPA India Region Zone-III

President, North East Regional Institute of

Parliamentary Studies , Training &

Research(NERIPSTR)

Member, CPA India Region Executive Committee

Member, CPA Executive Committee, London UK

Chairperson, Committee of Presiding Officers to

evaluate the use of C&IT in the functioning of

Legislature and suggest way forward

- Advocate, Guwahati High Court

Conferences

/Seminars attended

and Visits made

New Delhi - Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference

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2017, Bangladesh

2018, Mauritius

2019, Canada

2019, Uganda

Mizoram,

Arunachal Pradesh,

Manipur

-

-

-

-

-

63rd

Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference

Mid Year Commonwealth Parliamentary

Association (CPA) Executive Committee Meeting

Mid Year CPA Executive Committee, Meeting


North East Region Commonwealth Parliamentary

Association (NERCPA) Conference

Interests

/Recreations

- Works on Child Development ,Travelling, Reading

Books and watching Games

Other Information - Founder Convener of North East Region Students

Union (NERSU)

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Shri Aminul Haque Laskar

M.L.A.

Office held and date

of assumption of

office

- Deputy Speaker; 31 July 2019


Date of Birth - 27 February 1966


Children - Two

Educational

Qualifications

- B.A.


Interests

/Recreations

- Social Work

Additional

Information

-

-

Working President of Eid Samilony Uddayapan

Committee, Silchar, Assam

President, Berenga Pollimongal Club

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Shri Mrigendra Kumar Deka



- Principal Secretary



Children - Two

Educational

Qualifications

- B.Sc., LL.B.

Career - Government Service

Conferences

/Seminars attended

and Visits made

2016, U.K.

2019, Uganda

2015, Lucknow

-

-

-

62nd



as Observer

55th Secretaries Conference of Legislative

Bodies in India

Interests /Recreations - Sports

34

Bihar, Legislative Council

Shri Md. Haroon Rashid

M.L.C.



- Acting Chairman; 9 May 2017




Children - Three

Educational

Qualifications

- Post Graduation


Positions Held

2008 - Member, Bihar Legislative Council

5 August 2015 - Deputy Chairman, Bihar Legislative Council

9 May 2017 onwards

- Acting Chairman, Bihar Legislative Council

- Member, Central Consumer Protection

Committee, Government of India

Additional Information - General Secretary, Bihar Janata Dal (United)

- Member, Senate & Syndicate of State Sunni Waqf

Board,

- Member, Bihar State Haj Committee

- Member, Bihar State Madrasa Board

35

Bihar Legislative Council

Shri Binod Kumar

Office held - Secretary



Children - Two

Educational

Qualifications

- Graduate


Positions Held

- Served in different capacities in Bihar Legislative

Council Secretariat

Conference/Seminars


2018, Bihar - 6th


Regional Conference

Interests/Recreations - Reading Books, Carrom and Badminton

36

Bihar, Legislative Assembly

Shri Vijay Kumar Choudhary

M.L.A.



- Speaker; 2 December 2015




Children - Two

Educational

Qualifications

- Master of Arts (History)


Positions Held -

1982 – 1990 and

2010 onwards

- Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly

(5 terms)

1982 -1985

- Whip and Deputy Chief Whip, Congress Party in

Bihar Vidhan Sabha

1985- 1990

- Vice President, Bihar State Industries

Development Corporation

2000-2005

- General Secretary, Bihar Pradesh Congress

Committee

2008- Feb. 2010

- General Secretary and Chief Spokesperson, Janata

Dal and State President of Janata Dal (United)

Party

2010-2015

- Cabinet Minister, Water Resources Department,

Government of Bihar and additional Charge of

Agriculture and Information and Public Relations

Department, Government of Bihar

2015 - Speaker of 16th Bihar Legislative Assembly



-

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2012, New Delhi

- 1st Meeting of Indo-Nepal Joint Ministerial

Commission on Water Resources(JMCWR)

27th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of National

Water Development Authority (NWDA)

6th

Meeting of National Water Resources Council

2013, New Delhi

28th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of National

Water Development Authority (NWDA), New

Delhi

2013, Kolkata - 20th Meeting of Eastern Zonal Council

2014, New Delhi - 29th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of National

Water Development Authority (NWDA)

- 1st Meeting of Special Committee of Interlinking

of River

2015, New Delhi

- 4th

Meeting of Special Committee of Interlinking

of River

2016, Gujarat

- Conference of Presiding Officers and Secretaries

of Legislative Bodies

2016, UK

- 62nd


2017, Bangladesh

- 63rd


2018, Uttarakhand - Meeting of the Speakers of CPA India Region

Zone 01

2018, Mauritius -

Visit as a Member of Executive Committee of


Interests/Recreations - Reading and visiting places

Travels abroad - Australia, France, Germany, Hongkong, Japan,

London, Mauritius New Zealand, Singapore,

Switzerland and USA

38

Bihar, Legislative Assembly

Shri Bateshwar Nath Pandey



- Secretary; 31 July 2018



Children - Three

Educational

Qualifications

- B.A. and LL.B.


Positions Held

2003 - Additional District & Session Judge, Madhubani

2007 - Additional District & Session Judge, Roshra

2009 - Principal Judge, Family Court, Munger

2011-2014 - District & Session Judge, Katihar

2014-2018 - Registrar (Vigilance), Patna High Court

2018 - Secretary, Bihar Legislative Assembly

Conference/Seminars


-

2010, Bhopal - National Judicial Workshop on Adjudication

Management

2013, Bhopal - National Conference of Judges of the District

Judiciary on Access to Justice

2015, Bhopal - Conference of Functions of Registrar

(Vigilance/Intelligence

2018, Mauritius - Visit as a Member of Executive Committee of

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Bihar

Branch

Interests/Recreations - Reading, Teaching Law

Travels abroad - Mauritius

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Chhattisgarh, Legislative Assembly

Dr. Charan Das Mahant

M.L.A.




Political Party - Indian National Congress

Date of Birth - 13 December 1954


Children - Four

Educational

Qualifications

- M.Sc., M.A., LL.B and Ph. D.


Positions Held

1980, 1985, 1993, 1998 - Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

(4 terms)

1988-1989 - Minister of State, Department of Agriculture,


1993-1998 - Minister of State, (Independent Charge)

Department of Commercial Tax , Government of

Madhya Pradesh

1995-1998 - Cabinet Minister, Home Affairs and Public

Relations, Government of Madhya Pradesh

1998, 1999, 2009 - Member of 12th

, 13th and 15

th Lok Sabha

1998-1999 - Member, Environment and Forest Committee and

its Sub-Committee on Food Technology and

Committee on Science and Technology

1999 - Member, Consultative Committee in the Ministry

of Coal

2000 to 2004 - Member, Committee on Science and Technology,

Committee on Environment and Forest ,

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Consultative Committee under the Ministry of

Chemicals and Fertilizers

2004-2005 and May 2008 - Working President, Pradesh Congress Committee

of Chhattisgarh

2005-2006 - Acting President, Pradesh Congress Committee

of Chhattisgarh

2006- 2008 - President, Pradesh Congress Committee of

Chhattisgarh

2011 - Union Minister of State, Agriculture and Food

Processing Department

2018 - Member, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly



2019, Uganda - 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

Conference, Kampala, Uganda

Interests/Recreations - Writing, Reading, Classical Music, Social and

Cultural Work, Sports, Travel, Agriculture etc.

Travels abroad - France, Germany, Hongkong, Italy, Japan,

Malaysia, Nepal, South Korea, South Africa,

Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, UK. USA,

Uganda

Additional Information - Published three books in Hindi:-

1. Kabir Chintan 2. Hindu Kahe Mohi Ram Piyara Muslman

Rehmana

3. Chhattisgarh Ke Samajik-Dharmik Aandolan

1998 to 1999 - Member of the Court of University of Delhi.

Hold fellowship of Zoological Society of India

-

Instrumental in organizing different programs

like:

- Kabir Satsang - Exhibitions and discussions on painting and

art

- Prepared action plan and organized State-level programmes for the uplifting of tribal

like: encouraged and created platform for

folk art such as drama, dance and songs

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Shri Manoj Singh Mandavi

M.L.A.



- Deputy Speaker; 2 December 2019




Children - Two

Educational

Qualifications

- M.A., LL.B.


Positions Held

1998, 2013, 2018 - Member, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly

(three terms)

- Senior Vice President of Madhya Pradesh Youth

Congress

- Secretary General of Madhya Pradesh Youth

Congress

1998-2000 - Member, ST, SC, Transport, and Tribal Advisory

Committee, Government of Madhya Pradesh

2000 - Minister, Department of Home, Jail, Transport,

PWD, Aviation, and Law

- President of Chhattisgarh Tribal Development

Council

2013 - Member of various Committees of Chhattisgarh

Legislative Assembly

2019 - Deputy Speaker, Chhattisgarh Legislative

Assembly

Interests/Recreations - Social Service, Sports, Music

Travels Abroad - Brussels, France, Germany and Netherlands

42


Shri Chandra Shekar Gangrade



- Secretary; 5 October 2018



Children - Two

Educational

Qualifications

- B. Com. , LL. B.


Positions Held

1980 - Joined as Reporter in Chhattisgarh Legislative

Assembly Secretariat and served in various posts

2017 - Secretary, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly


attended and visit made

2008, Chandigarh - Presiding Officer‟s Conference


Conference

Interests/Recreations - Writing, Reading, Music, Sports, Travel

Travels abroad - South Africa, Uganda, USA

43

Delhi Legislative Assembly

Shri Ram Niwas Goel

M.L.A.



- Speaker ; 23 February 2015

Political Party - Aam Aadmi Party



Children - Three

Educational

Qualifications

- Graduate


Positions Held

1993-1998, 2015

- Member, 1st and 6

th Legislative Assembly of

NCT of Delhi

2015 - Speaker, Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi



2015, Vishakhapatnam - „Parliament and the Media Law Conference‟

organized jointly by CPA (Hq.) London (UK) and

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly India

2016, Gandhi Nagar - All India Presiding Officers Conference

2016, UK - 62nd


2017, Bangladesh -

63rd

Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in

Dhaka

Interests/Recreations - Social Service, Reading, Writing, Cooking

Gardening and Visiting Religious

Places/Pilgrimages

Travels abroad - China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka

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and UK


Smt. Rakhi Birla

M.L.A.



- Dy. Speaker; 10 June 2016

Political Party - Aam Aadmi Party


Marital Status - Un- Married

Educational

Qualifications

- M.A. in Mass Communication


Positions Held

2013, 2015 - Member, 5th

and 6th

Legislative Assembly of

NCT of Delhi

- Minister, Women & Child Development ,

Government of NCT of Delhi

2016 - Dy. Speaker of Legislative Assembly



2018, Patna - 6th

India Region CPA Conference

Interests/Recreations - Reading, Travelling and Watching Movies

45


Shri C. Velmurugan



- Secretary; 15 March 2018

Date of Birth - 17 May 1967


Children - Two

Educational

Qualifications

- B.A. , LL. B.


Positions Held

1992 - Joined the Delhi Government in 1992 and worked

in various Departments in various capacities

1993-1996, 2000-2006

and 2015 onwards

-

Worked in the Legislative Assembly



2018, Toronto(Canada)

-

54th General Meeting Society of Clerks at the

Table (SOCATT)

Interests/Recreations - Reading books & Sports

Travels abroad - Canada

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Goa Legislative Assembly

Shri Rajesh Tulshidas Patnekar

M.L.A.




Political Party - Bhartiya Janata Party



Children - Two


Positions Held

- Member of 4th

, 6th

and 7th Goa Legislative

Assembly (3 terms)

4 June 2019 - Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly




Conference

Interests/Recreations - Social Service, Reading, Sports and Singing

Additional Information - Former Chairman, (i) Goa Khadi and Village

Industries Board; (ii) Goa Handicraft Rural and

Small Scale Industries Development Corporation

Ltd.; (iii) Goa State Cooperative Marketing and

Supply Federation Ltd.

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Shri Isidore Aleixinho Fernandes

M.L.A.








Positions Held

- Former Minister for Industries

- Member, 3rd

, 4th & 7

th Goa Legislative Assembly

- Former Vice-Chairman of Panaji Municipal

Council

- Former Chairman of Goa State Industrial

Development Corporation

- Former Chairman Goa Forest Development

Corporation

- Former Vice-Chairman of Info Tech Corporation

of Goa Ltd.

- Former Chairman of the Goa Construction

Housing and Finance Corporation

- Former Member, Town and Country Planning

Board

- Former Zilla Panchayat, South Goa District

Interests/Recreations - Social Work

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Ms. Namrata Ulman

`



- Secretary; 29 May 2019

Date of Birth - 25 March 1974


Educational

Qualifications

- Masters in Law

Interests/Recreations - Reading, Sports, Music

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Gujarat Legislative Assembly

Shri Rajendra Suryaprasad Trivedi

M.L.A.



- Speaker; 19 February 2018




Children - Three

Educational

Qualifications

- B. Sc. (Honours), LL. B.


Positions Held

1995-2000 & 2006-2010 - Municipal Councilor, Vadodara Municipal

Corporation, Gujarat

2001 to 2005

- Chairman , Primary Education Board, Vadodara

Municipal Corporation

2012-2017,

2017 onwards

- Member, Legislative Assembly (2 terms)

7.8.2016-25.12.2017

- Minister of State, Sports, Youth and Cultural

Activities (Independent Charge), Government of

Gujarat

19.2.2018 - Speaker, Gujarat Legislative Assembly

Interests/Recreations - Reading, Social Activity

Travels abroad - Barbados, Saint Lucia, U.K.

Others Information

2002 - Vice-Chairman, Bar Council of Gujarat

2007 - Chairman, Bar Council of Gujarat

2002-2005, 2006-2011,

2012-2017

- Member (Elected), Bar Council of Gujarat

2003-2006 - Syndicate Member, Maharaja Sayaji Rao

University, Vadodara

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Senate Member, Maharaja Sayaji Rao University,

Vadodara 3 terms (15 years)

Ex. President, G.C.E.I. Employees Union , A

State Govt. Enterprise

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Gujarat Legislative Assembly

Shri D.M. Patel






Children - Two

Educational

Qualifications

- M.Sc., LL. B.


Positions Held

1979-2000

Joined Gujarat Legislative Assembly Secretariat

and served in various capacities

2002 - Secretary, Gujarat Legislative Assembly


attended

1993, Chennai

1997, Shimla

1998, New Delhi

2000, Hyderabad

2001, Chandigarh

2002, Bangalore

2003, Mumbai

2005, New Delhi

2005, Raipur

2007,Thiruvananthapuram

2008, Chandigarh

2010, Bhopal

2010, Srinagar

-

Conferences of Presiding Officers and Secretaries

of Legislative Bodies in India

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2011, Jaipur

2015, Lucknow

2001, New Delhi

2003, Sri Lanka

2003, Bangladesh

2004, U.K.

2004, Hyderabad

2005, New Delhi

2007 , Pakistan

2007, New Delhi

2013, South Africa

2015, Goa

2018, Bihar

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Conference of Presiding Officers, Ministers of

Parliamentary Affairs, Leaders and Whips of

Parties on “Discipline and Decorum in Parliament

and State Legislatures”

2nd

CPA Asia Regional Conference

49th CPA Conference

Parliamentary Study cum training attachment

programme with the House of commons,

Parliament of U.K. London under the study tour

scheme being sponsored by the Commonwealth

Parliamentary Association

The First India and Asia Regions CPA

Conference

2nd

CPA Asia and India Region Conference

3rd

CPA Asia and India Region Conference

53rd

CPA Conference

59th CPA Conference

5th


6th


Interests/recreations - Reading and Sports

53

Haryana Legislative Assembly

Shri Gian Chand Gupta

M.L.A.



- Speaker; 4 November 2019




Children - Two

Educational Qualifications - Higher Secondary


Positions Held

1991-92, 1993-1995, 1995-

1997

- State President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Chandigarh

1997-1998 - Mayor, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh

2002-2005, 2009-2012 - State Treasurer, Bharatiya Janata Party, Haryana Pradesh

2006-2008 - State Vice President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Haryana

Pradesh

2015-2019 - Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Haryana Vidhan

Sabha

2016-2019 - Government Chief Whip, Haryana


attended and Visits made

2015, New Delhi

-

Conference of Chairpersons of the Public Accounts

Committee, Parliament and State/UT Legislatures

2018, Udaipur - 18th

All India Whips Conference

2018, New Delhi - National Legislators Conference

2018, Hyderabad - Training-cum-workshop on “New Strategies in Rural

Development and Achievement of Sustainable Development

Goals” at National Institute of Rural Development &

Panchayati Raj

Interests /Recreations - Tourism and Social Work

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Travels abroad - China, Malaysia, Singapore, South Arica, Thailand and

U.S.A.

Additional Information - Actively participated in „Shri Ram Janam Bhoomi Andolan in

1992

- Went to jail during „Ram Setu Andolan‟

- Active participation in Party programmes: Dr. Murli Manohar

Joshi ji, Ekta Tiranga Yatra, Ram Rath Yatra, Janadesh Yatra,

Bharat Uday Yatra (Convener Haryana Pradesh, Jana Desh

Yatra) etc.

- State Convener “Ajeewan Sahyog Nidhi, Haryana Pradesh

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Shri Ranbir Gangwa

M.L.A.



- Deputy Speaker; 26 November 2019




Children - Two

Educational Qualifications - Intermediate

Career - Agriculturist

Positions Held

2000-2005 - Member, Zila Parishad

2001-2008 - District President, Indian National Lok Dal, BC Cell, Hissar

- District President, Indian National Lok Dal, (General Wing)

2005-2010 - Vice-Chairman, Zila Parishad

August 2010-

2 November 2014

- Member, Rajya Sabha

November 2011 –

November 2014

- Member, Committee on Labour and Parliamentary Forum on

Youth in Rajya Sabha

2014 and 2019 - Member, Haryana Legislative Assembly,

- Member, Public Accounts Committee, Committee on Public

Undertakings, Committee on Government Assurances,

Committee on Petitions and Education Committee of Haryana

Vidhan Sabha



-

Attended several social and political Conferences

Interests /Recreations - Religious and Social Activities, Charity Works

Additional Information - Making strenuous efforts for upliftment of farmers and rural

development

56


Shri R.K. Nandal



- Secretary; 8 August 2014



Children - Two

Educational Qualifications - B.A., LL.B.

Career - Lawyer



2008, Chandigarh -

Conference of Presiding Officers and Secretaries of

Legislative Bodies in India

30 January 2015 to

2 February 2015, Lucknow

- 77th

Presiding Officers and 55th

Secretaries of Legislative

Bodies in India

2016, Gandhi Nagar - 56th

Secretaries Conference Legislative in India

2016, U.K. - 62nd

CPA Conference

2018, Canada - 54th

General Meeting of Society of Clerks at-the-Table

2019, Uganda - 64th


Interests /Recreations - Discussion on Current Affairs, Reading of Constitutional

Books, Newspapers, Magazines, Gardening and

Plantation, Playing Badminton and Routine Jogging

everyday

Travels abroad - Canada, France, Uganda, U.K. and U.S.A.

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Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Dr. Rajeev Bindal

M.L.A.







Children - Two

Educational

Qualifications

- G.A.M.S. (Ayurvedacharya) Graduate in Ayurvedic

Medicine and Surgery


Positions Held

1995-2000 - Member, Solan Nagar Parishad, Himachal Pradesh

2000, 2003, 2009, 2012

and 2017

- Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly(5

terms)


attended and Visits

made

2019, Patna

2019, Uganda

-

-

6th

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association India

Region

64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

Conference

Interests /Recreations - Upliftment of socially weaker sections of society,

Ayurved Medicine, Literature and History

Travels abroad - Netherlands, Switzerland and Uganda

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Shri Hans Raj

M.L.A.



- Deputy Speaker; 10 January 2018


Date Of Birth - 24 April 1983


Children - Three

Educational

Qualifications

- B.A., B.Ed., M.A., M. Phil.



attended and Visits

made

2019, Patna - 6th

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association India

Region Conference

Interests /Recreations - Worked for the development of education, Health

and Environment under Pratham (NGO)

Travels abroad - Germany

59


Shri Yash Paul Sharma






Children - Two

Educational Qualifications - Graduate (Science)




2018, Canada

2019, Uganda

-

-

54th General Meeting of Society of Clerks-at-

the-Table

55th General Meeting of Society of Clerks-at-

the-Table

Interests/Recreations - Yoga and Meditation

Travels abroad - Canada and Uganda

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Jharkhand Legislative Assembly

Shri Dinesh Oraon

M.L.A.







Children - Four

Educational

Qualifications

- M.A. (Anthropology), Ph. D.

Career - Educationist



-

2003, Sri Lanka - The Second Regional Conference of the


Branches in Asia Region,

2016, London - 62nd


2017, Bangladesh - 63rd


2019, Uganda - 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference

Interests/Recreations - Reading books and Social Work

Travel Abroad - France, Mauritius, London, Singapore, South

Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Uganda and

U.S.A.

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Jharkhand Legislative Assembly

Shri Mahendra Prasad



- Secretary; 26 August 2018



Children - Four

Educational

Qualifications

- B.Sc. LL.B.

Career - Judicial Service

Positions Held

1995 - Joined Judicial Service as J.M.

2012 - Senior Civil Judge

2018 - Principal District Judge

- Secretary, Jharkhand Legislative Assembly




Interests/Recreations - Community service

Travel Abroad - Uganda

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Karnataka Legislative Council

Shri K. Pratapchandra Shetty

M.L.C.



- Chairman; 12 December 2018




Children - One

Educational

Qualifications

- B.A.

Career - Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker

Positions Held

- Member, Legislative Assembly (four times)

- Member, Legislative Council (three times)



2009, Australia,

Newzealand, Hongkong

- Study Tour along with Legislative Committee

Members

2011, Goa, Maharastra,

Kerala, Andaman &

Nicobar

- Study Tour

2014, Andaman &

Nicobar, Kerala, Tamil

Nadu, Lakshdweep

- Study Tour

Interests/Recreations - Reading and Listening to Music

Travels Abroad - Widely travelled

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Karnataka Legislative Council

Shri S.L. Dharmegowda

M.L.C.



- Deputy Chairman; 19 December 2018

Political Party - Janata Dal (Secular)

Date of Birth - 16 December 1955


Children - Two

Educational

Qualifications

- B.A.


Positions Held

- Former Member of Legislative Assembly, Karnataka

Interests/Recreations - Reading, Gardening and Tourism

Travel Abroad - Arabian countries, Baltimore, China, France, Germany,

Holland, Japan, Italy, Phillippines, Singapore, South

Korea, Thailand, U.K., U.S.A.

Additional Information

- Former President of Primary Cooperative Agriculture

and Rural Development Bank, Chikmagalur

- Former President and presently Director of Co-operative

Milk Producers‟ Societies Union Limited, Hassan

- Former Director of Karnataka Co-operative Milk

Producers‟ Federation Limited, Bengaluru

- Former Vice-President and presently Director of the

Karnataka State Co-operative Apex Bank Limited,

Bengaluru

- President of District Co-operative Bank Limited,

Chikmagalur

- Former President and presently Director of Karnataka

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State Co-operative Marketing Federation Limited,

Bengaluru

Karnataka Legislative Assembly

Smt. K.R. Mahalakshmi






Children - Two

Educational

Qualifications

- B.A., LL.B.


Positions Held

- Served in various positions in Karnataka

Legislative Council Secretariat since 1988



2018, New Delhi - National Legislators Conference

2018, New Delhi - Orientation Workshop on National e-Vidhan

Interests/Recreations - Reading, Sports activities and Social Service

Travels Abroad - Indonesia, Singapore, South Africa and Thailand

65


Shri Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri

M.L.A.



- Speaker; 31 July 2019




Children - Three

Educational

Qualifications

- B. Com.


Positions Held

2007 -

Parliamentary Secretary to Chief Minister,

Government of Karnataka

2008-2013 - Minister for Primary and Secondary Education,

Government of Karnataka




Conference

Interests/Recreations - Reading Books

Travels Abroad - China, Singapore, U.A.E. and U.S.A.

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Shri M. Krishna Reddy

M.L.A.




Political Party - Janata Dal (Secular)



Children - Two

Educational

Qualifications

- Degree


Interests/Recreations - Hockey, Football and Tennis

Travels Abroad - Europe, U.K. and U.S.A.

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Smt. M.K. Vishalakshi



- Secretary; 28 December 2018



Children - Two

Educational

Qualifications

- B. Com, M.A., LL.B.


Positions Held

1988 - Joined Karnataka Legislature Secretariat and

worked in various capacities

Interests/Recreations - Reading Books and Listening to Music

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Kerala Legislative Assembly

Shri P. Sreeramakrishnan

M.L.A.




Political Party - Communist Party of India (Marxist)



Children - Two

Educational

Qualifications

- B.A., B.Ed.


Positions Held

2011-2016 & 2016

2016 continuing

-

-

Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly (2 terms)

Speaker, 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly



2016, UK

2019, Uganda

-

-

62nd

Commonwealth Parliamentary Conferences

64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conferences

Interests/Recreations - Reading, Travelling, Watching movies

Travels Abroad - Bahrain, Canada, China, Cuba, Laos, Nepal,

North Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sri

Lanka, Venezuela, UAE, UK, USA


1988-1989

1990

-

-

Union Chairman and Senate-Member of Calicut

University

Syndicate Member, Calicut University

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2006-2011

2007

-

-

-

Member, Committee of Presiding Officers to

examine the matter of financial independence of

Legislature Secretariats

Vice Chairman, Youth Welfare Board

State Secretary, All India President of Democratic

Youth Federation of India (DYFI)

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Shri V. Sasi

M.L.A.




Political Party - Communist Party of India



Children - Two

Educational

Qualifications

- B.Sc. Engineering


Positions Held

2011-2016 & 2016

onwards

2016 -continuing

-

-

Member, 13th

& 14th


Deputy Speaker, 14th

Kerala Legislative

Assembly



2017, Bangladesh

-

63nd


Interests/Recreations - Reading, Travelling, Watching movies

Travels Abroad - Bangladesh and U.A.E.


2006-2011

-

-

-

-

Director, Managing Director and Chairman in

various Public Sector Undertakings, Kerala

Member, Board of Directors, National Textile

Corporation, Coir Board

Chairman, Kerala Agriculture Workers‟ Welfare

Fund Board

Member, Travancore Devaswom Board

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Shri S.V. Unnikrishnan Nair






Children - One

Educational

Qualifications

- B.Sc., LL. B., LL. M.

Career - Judicial Service

Positions Held

2014

-

-

Served as Munsif, Magistrate and Sub Judge in

various parts of Kerala

District Judge



-

Various District Level, State Level and National

Level Conferences in Judiciary

Interests/Recreations - Reading, Travelling, Watching Movies

72

Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Shri Narmada Prasad Prajapati

M.L.A.







Children - Two

Educational

Qualifications

- B.A., LL.B.


Positions Held

1985, 1993, 2008, 2018 - Member, Madhya Pradesh, Legislative Assembly

(four terms)

- State Minister (Independent Charge), Department

of Energy

1998 - General Secretary, Madhya Pradesh Congress

Committee

2008 - Treasurer, Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee

2019 - Speaker, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly




Interests/Recreations - Contemplation

Travels abroad - Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Kenya,

Netherland, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland,

UAE, U.K. and Uganda


1983 - District President of National Students Union of

India Narsinghpur, (M.P.)

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1996-1997 - Awarded by Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhawna Award

1998 - Awarded as Excellent Minister in Parliamentary

Excellency Awards by Madhya Pradesh

Legislative Assembly

74


Smt. Hina Likhiram Kawre

M.L.A.



- Deputy Speaker; 10 January 2019



Marital Status - Single

Educational

Qualifications

- M.A. (Political Science)


Positions Held

2010 onwards - Secretary-General, Youth Congress

2013, 2018 - Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

(two terms)

Member, Public Undertaking Committee,


2019 - Deputy Speaker, Madhya Pradesh Legislative

Assembly



2016, New Delhi - Attended National Conference of Women

Legislators in Parliament

2006, Hyderabad

2013, Jaipur

2018, New Delhi

- Attended All India Congress Committee National

Convention

Interests/Recreations - Social Work

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Shri Awadhesh Pratap Singh



- Principal Secretary; 1 July 2016



Educational

Qualifications

- M.A.(RPEG), LL.B.


Positions Held

1985-1991 - Joined Parliament of India, Rajya Sabha

Secretariat and served in various capacities

1993-2015 - Joined Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly as

Under Secretary; Served in various capacities in

the Assembly and Secretariat



2010, Bhopal

2015, U.P.

2016, Gandhinagar

- Conferences of Presiding Officers of Legislative

Bodies in India

2014, Chandigarh - Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference on

Agriculture

New Delhi - Financial Committees‟ Conferences

Mount Abu - National Conference of Administrators,

Executives and Managers

Ahmedabad - National Conference of Junior Chamber of India

Indore and Bhopal - District Conferences of Rotary International

2014, Tirupati - Sub Committee meeting of All India Presiding

Officers Conference

2018, Patna - 6th


India Region Conference

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2017, Bangladesh - 63rd


2017, Australia - Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Mid

Year Executive Committee

2018, Canada - 54th Meeting of Society of Clerks-at-the-Table of

Commonwealth Parliaments (SOCATT)


Interests/Recreations - Meditation, Cultural Exchange, Reading and

Service to humanity

Travels abroad - Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada,

France, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Sri Lanka,

Netherland, South Africa, Switzerland, Uganda,

U.K. and U.S.A.

Additional Information - Actively involved in social and educational

Services through social organization

- Served as Asstt. Governor, State Committee,

Chairman in Rotary and J.C.I.

- Won National Talent Scholarship Award and

Kurukshetra University Level Award in Yoga

- Won Community Service Award and Paul Haris

Fellowship by Rotary International

- Outstanding Youth Award of Indian Junior

Chamber

- Founder Faculty in Pt. Kunjilal Dubey National

Parliamentary Institute, Bhopal and delivered

lectures on various Parliamentary subjects and on

other relevant subjects in Madhya Pradesh State

Administrative Academy and other Educational,

Social Institutes

- Discharged responsibilities as Assistant Returning

Officer and Returning Officer in Presidential and

Rajya Sabha Elections

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Maharashtra Legislative Council

Shri Ramraje Pratapsinh Naik Nimbalkar

M.L.C.



- Chairman; 20 March 2015

Political Party - Nationalist Congress Party



Children - Three

Educational

Qualifications

- B.Sc. (Physics), LL.M. (International Law)


Positions Held

1995 - Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

8 July 2010, 3 June 2016 - Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council

Interests/Recreations - Agriculture, Reading and Teaching Law, Cricket

Travels abroad - Australia, China, Denmark, Finland Hong Kong,

New Zealand, Norway, Russia, Singapore,

Sweden, Switzerland, and U.K.

Additional Information - Awards conferred upon for remarkable work (i)

Made valuable contribution in erection of Dhom

Balkawadi Project and Nira Deodhar Project;

(ii) Important contribution in setting up of

Krishna Basin Irrigation Corporation and got

justice for drought-affected farmer brethren

through the same; (iii) Got justice for tenant

farmers through the Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar

Committee; (iv) Took Initiative in computerizing

the registered documents while functioning as the

Minister of State for Revenue; (v)Member of the

74th Constitution Amendment Committee and (vi)

Studied environmental laws in the interest of the

society at large

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Maharashtra Legislative Council

Dr. Neelam Diwakar Gorhe

M.L.C.



- Deputy Chairperson; 24 June 2019

Political Party - Shiv Sena



Children - One

Educational

Qualifications

- Ayurvedic Medical Degree, B.S.A.M.


Positions Held

2002-2020 - Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council (three

times)

2002-2008 - Member, Women Empowerment Committee

2002-2008 - Member, Women Ad-hoc Committee

2002-2008 - Member, Rights and Welfare of Woman and Child

Committee

2002-2008 - Member, Panchayat Raj Committee, Rural

Development

2004-2008 - Member, Assurance Committee, Maharashtra

Legislature

2004-2014 Member, HIV/AIDS Awareness Committee,

Maharashtra Legislature

2010-2013, 2015-2018 - Member, Estimates Committee, Maharashtra

Legislature

2013-2014, 2015 onwards - Member, Business Advisory Committee,

Maharashtra Legislature

2014 - Member, Minority Committee

2015-2016 - Member, Library Committee, Maharashtra

Legislature

2015-2018 - Member, PCPNDT Committee

2015-June 2019 - Whip of Shiv Sena, Maharashtra Legislative

Council

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2015-June 2019 - Chairperson, Privilege Committee, Maharashtra

Legislative Council

2017-2018 - Member, IT Committee for Women Security

24 June 2019 onwards - Chairperson, Petitions Committee, Maharashtra

Legislative Council

24 June 2019 onwards - Deputy Chairperson, Maharashtra Legislative

Council



-

1994-2002,

Maldives, Bhutan,

Islamabad, Delhi,

Bangladesh, Bangkok

- United Nations Development Fund for Women

(UNIFEM) Conference

1995, Beijing - 4th

World Women Conference

2004, Bangkok - Asia Pacific NGO Forum, Beijing

2004-2006 - Convener for South Asia Professionals against

Trafficking set up by South Asia Regional Office

of UN Women

- UN International workshops at South Asia-

Kathmandu, Inslamabad, Bhutan and Maldives on

Gender, Disaster Management and trafficking of

women and children

2016 - Participated in Conference

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