Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha

 







 


RAWAT SH. BHAGWAN SHANKAR

B.J.P. - AGRA (UTTAR PRADESH)


Father's Name:   	Shri Ram Chandra Sharma

Date of Birth:   	4 December 1940

Place of Birth:   	Rawatpada in Distt. Agra (Uttar Pradesh)

Marital Status:   	Married on 4 June 1965

Spouse's Name:   	Smt. Shakuntala Rawat

Children:   	Three sons and one daughter

Educational Qualifications :
	M.A. (Eng. Litt.), LL.B.
	Educated at Agra University, Agra (Uttar Pradesh)

Profession :
   	Advocate, Journalist, Educationist, Political and Social Worker

Permanent Address :
   	243, Jaipur House Colony, Agra-282010
	Tels. (0562) 311133, 311144

Positions Held :
   
1968-73	Member, Agra Municipal Corporation
1970-72	Leader, B.J.S., Agra Municipal Corporation
1977	Convenor, Janata Party
1980-90	Member, National Council, B.J.P.
1984-86	President, B.J.P., Agra Mahanagar, Uttar Pradesh
1986 onwards	Member, State Working Committee, B.J.P., 
Uttar Pradesh
1986-94	Incharge, B.J.P. , Distt. Agra, Uttar Pradesh
1991	Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) 
1991-93	Deputy Chief Whip, B.J.P. 
	Incharge, B.J.P. Parliamentary Affairs, Haryana
1991-96	Member, Executive Committee, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party
	Member, Committee of Privileges
	Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce
1993-95	Chairman, Public Accounts Committee
1993-96	Member, Standing Committee on Commerce
1994-96	Incharge, B.J.P., Agra Mahanagar, Uttar Pradesh
	Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Copyright Bill
1995-96	Convenor, Sub-Committee of Standing Committee on Commerce (Leather Products 
and Carpet Manufacturing)
1996	Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) 
1996-97	Member, House Committee
1996 onwards	Member, Committee of Privileges
	Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce
	Member, Standing Committee on Finance
	Incharge, B.J.P., Parliamentary Affairs, Pondichery

Social and Cultural Activities :
Founder President, Sri Ram Lila Samiti, Jaipur House, Agra, 1978-95; conducting seminars on literary and cultural matters; campaigning for creating solidarity and harmony and eradication of ill practices in various communities of the society; development of slums and development and renovation of places of cultural importance 
Special Interests :
   	Keen interest in reading, writing, social service and environment

Favourite Pastime and Recreation:  	Visiting places of literary, cultural and religious importance and discussions thereon

Countries Visited :
   	Australia, Hong kong, Kuwait, as a member of Parliamentary Delegation, 1995-96; 
U.K. and U.S.A. as a member of Study Group of Privilege Committee of Lok Sabha, 1997

Other Information :
President, Agra College Students Union, 1961-62; Vice President, Agra Collectorate Bar Association, 1974-80; Detained under Misa during Emergency in 1975-77; Member (i) Agra College, Agra Trust (nominated by the Government of U.P.), 1978-83; (ii) Management Committee Agra College, 1980-83; (iii) Senate, Agra University, 1985 till today; (iv) Executive Council, Agra University, 1986 till today; and (v) Legal Aid Committee, Uttar Pradesh, 1991-92 
Election Result :
    
Agra Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate	11,93,804
Total votes polled	5,17,028
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Bhagwan Shankar Rawat (B.J.P.)	2,24,935
(2) Shri A.K. Maurya (B.S.P.)	1,40,367
(3) Shri Ajay Singh (J.D.)	78,929
(4) Shri Nihal Singh (I.N.C.)	37,861