Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha

PATEL SH. PRAFUL
CONGRESS (I) - BHANDARA( MAHARASHTRA)


Father's Name:   Late Shri Manoharbhai Patel

Date of Birth:   17 February 1957

Place of Birth:   Calcutta (West Bengal)

Marital Status:   Married on 10 February 1977

Spouse's Name:   Smt. Varsha Patel

Children:   One son and three daughters

Educational Qualifications :
B.Com.
Educated at University of Bombay* (Maharashtra)

Profession :
   Industrialist, Political and Social worker

Permanent Address :
   152, Urvashi Apartments, 66-B, Nepean Sea Road, Mumbai-400006 (Maharashtra) 
Tels. (022) 3630503, 3648294
Fax. 2665870
 

Positions Held :
   
1985-91President, Municipal Council, Gondia (Maharashtra)
1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
1991-96Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Environment and Forests
1994-95Member, Standing Committee on Science and Technology
1995-96Member, Standing Committee on IndiaPress Affairs
1996Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)

Social and Cultural Activities :

Favourite Pastime and Recreation: Reading and sports

Sports and Clubs :
   Associated with Cricket Club of India, Mumbai; National Sports Club of India, Mumbai; Bombay Cricket Association, Mumbai; and Lions Club International, Gondia

Countries Visited :
   Widely travelled

Election Result :
   
Bhandara Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate9,07,907
Total votes polled6,16,741
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Praful Patel (I.N.C.)2,59,630
(2) Shri Ram Gopal Aswale (B.J.P.)2,52,667
(3) Shri Bhojraj Sakharam Ramteke (C.P.I.)52,970
(4) Shri Ishwardayal Mahipal Patle (Ind.)10,860