| Fifteenth Lok Sabha |
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| Members Bioprofile |
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| Constituency : |
Araku(ST) (Andhra Pradesh ) |
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Party Name :
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Indian National Congress(INC) |
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| Father's Name |
Late Raja V.D. P.V. Deo |
| Mother's Name |
Rajmata V.Sobhalata Devi |
| Date of Birth |
15.02.1947 |
| Place of Birth |
Kurupam, Distt. Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) |
| Marital Status
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Married |
| Date of Marriage |
30 Jan 1971 |
| Spouse's Name |
Smt. V. Preeti Deo |
| No. of Sons |
1 |
| No.of Daughters |
1 |
| Educational Qualifications
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B.A. (Eco), M.A. (Political Science)
Educated at Christian College, Tambaram, Madras |
| profession |
Agriculturist
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| Permanent Address |
| Fort Kurupam, |
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District Vizianagaram - 535 524 (Andhra Pradesh)
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(08963) 225135,
9868180212 (M) |
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| Present Address |
| 64, Lodhi Estate, |
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New Delhi - 110 003
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| Tels. (011) 24635686, 24635676, 9868180212 (M) |
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| Position Held |
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| 1977-79 |
Member, D.R.U.C.C., Waltair Zone, South-Eastern Railway |
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President, Srikakulam District Congress Committee |
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| 1977 onwards |
Member, National Council of Youth Congress |
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| 1977 |
Elected to 6th Lok Sabha |
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| 1977-78 |
Deputy Chief Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party |
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Member, Joint Select Committee on Railway (Amendment Bill) |
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Member, Joint Select Committee on Vishwa Bharati (Amendment) Bill |
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Executive Member, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee |
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| 1980-89 |
Chief Whip, Congress (S) Parliamentary Party |
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| 1981-82 |
Member, Committee on Privileges |
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| 1983-93 |
General-Secretary, A.I.C.C. (S) |
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| 1995 |
Chairman, Select Committee, Rajya Sabha |
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| 1979-80 |
Union Minister of State, Ministry of Steel, Mines and Coal |
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| 1980 |
Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
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| 1984 |
Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
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| 1986 |
Member, Joint Committee on the Railways Bill, 1986 |
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| 1987-89 |
General-Secretary, National Front Parliamentary Party |
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| 1994-96 |
Member, Committee on Communications, Information and Broadcasting |
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| 1978-79 |
President, Vizianagaram District Congress Committee
Member, Joint Select Committee on Vishwa Bharati (Amendment) Bill |
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| 1979 |
Member, All India Congress Committee |
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| 1994-2000 |
Member, Rajya Sabha |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food Processing Industries |
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| 1982-84 |
Member, Estimates Committee |
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General-Secretary, Congress Parliamentary Party |
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| 1980-82 |
Member, Joint Select Committee on Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill |
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| 1996 onwards |
Member, Hindi Salahkar Samiti, Department of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises, Ministry of Industry |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food Processing Industries |
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| 1995 |
Chairman, Select Committee on Trade Marks Bill, Rajya Sabha |
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| 1995-96 |
Member, Rules Committee, Rajya Sabha |
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| 1996-98 |
Member, Committee on Human Resoruce Development, Health and Family Welfare |
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| 1995-96 |
Member, Rules Committee, Rajya Sabha |
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| 1996-98 |
Member, Committee on Human Resource Development, Health and Family Welfare |
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Member, Committee on Human Resource Development |
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| 1997-98 |
Member, Committee on Public Undertakings |
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| 1979 onwards |
Member, All India Congress Committee |
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Executive Member, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee |
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| 1979-80 |
Union Minister of State, Ministry of Steel, Mines and Coal |
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| 1997-98 |
Member, Committee, on Public Undertakings |
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| 1997 |
Member, Central Advisory Committee on Territorial Army,
Ministry of Defence |
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| 1997-98 |
Member, Committee, on Public Undertakings |
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| 1997 |
Member, Central Advisory Committee on Territorial Army,
Ministry of Defence |
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Member, Joint Committee of Parliament on the Salary,
Allowances and Pensions of Members |
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| 1998 |
Member, Committee on Defence |
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Member, Consultative Committees of Ministry of Planning,
Civil Aviation, Food Processing, Railways, Surface Transport |
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Member, Committee on Human Resources Development |
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| 2004 |
Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
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Member, Committee on Estimates |
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Member, Committee on Rural Development |
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Member, Business Advisory Committee |
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| 25 August 2006-onwards |
Chairman, Committee of Privileges |
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| 2009 |
Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term) |
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| Book Published |
| Changing India`s Political Mould - A Fair Framchise and a Federal Framwork |
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| Special Interests |
| Electoral and federal reforms, ennvironment, development of agro-industries and non-conventional sources of energy |
| Favourite Pastime and Recreation |
| Walking, cooking, astrology and music |
| Sports and Clubs |
| Swimming, rifle-shooting, billiards, chess, tennis and cricket; Member, (i) Delhi Gymkhana Club, Delhi, (ii) Constitution Club, New Delhi, (iii) Talcher Rifle Association, Talcher, Orissa (Life Member), (iv) India International Centre, Delhi (v) India Habitat Centre, Delhi |
| Countries Visited |
| Widely travelled, represented India at U.N.O., Member, Commonwealth observer delegation for General Election in Kenya, December 1992-January 1993 |
| Other Information |
| Convenor, High Powered Expert Committee on Electoral Reforms, 1990; Member, (i) Indian Board of Wild Life 1995-2000, (ii) Dinesh Goswami Committee on Electoral Reforms 1989-90, (iii) Court of Jawaharlal Nehru University, 1986-88, (iv) Court of University of Hyderbad and 1998-99, (v) All India All Party chief Whips Conference 1985-89, (vi) All India Committee on National Liberacy Mission 1991-93, (vii) Coconut Development Board since 1998-2000, (viii) National River Conservation Authority since 1996, (ix) State Telecom Advisory Committee, (x) Zonal Railway Advisory Committee for S.E. and S.C. Railways, (xi) Congress Party Pradesh Returning Officer for Kerala State 1996-97, (xii) Congress Party Pradesh Returning Officer for election to the office of A.I.C.C. President, Haryana, 1997 |
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