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Smt.  Jayawanti N. Mehta
 
B. J. P. Mumbai South, Maharashtra 
 
Father's  Name   

Shri Dwarkadas Venidas Kapadia

Date of Birth
20 December 1938

Place of Birth
Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

Martial Status      
Married on 30 December 1958

Spouse's Name 
Shri Navinchandra Tulsidas Mehta

Children

One son and One daughter

 Education Qualification
H. S. C., "Hindi "Sahitya-Visharad", Prayag, Educated at Sharda Mandir, Aurangabad, Maharashtra

Profession
Housewife, Social and Political worker

Permanent Address 
903, Purna 68/69 A, Sir  Pochkhanwala Road, Worli Sagar Society, Mumbai 400025, Tels  : (022) 4928800, 4940404  Fax : 2844355

Present Address  
B-401 M. S. Flats, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Dehli-110001, Tele  : 3738822

POSITIONS HELD

 1968-78

Municipal Councilor, Bombay

 1978-85
Member Maharashtra Legislative Assembly  (two terms)

1980 onwards
Member, National Executive, B. J. P.

1980-85
Member Government Assurance Committee Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

1988-92

All India Secretary, B. J. P.

1989 
Elected  to Lok Sabha (Ninth)

1989-91
Member Rules Committee Member, Standing Committee on  Food & Civil Supplies

1990-95 
President Mahila  Morcha, B. J. P.

1993-95 
Vice-President B. J. P

1996

Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)

1996 onwards 
Member Standing Committee on Industry  Member Consultative Committee on the Constitution (Eighty First Amendment) Bill 1996, regarding 33% reservation for the women

1999
Minister of Power, Govt. of India

Social and Cultural Activities 
Taking active part in up  liftmen of backward classes, social movements against atrocities on women, and price rise agitation, health and educational services, Civil Amenities to  to maintain law and order.

Special Interests 

Reading, cooking, Touring

Favorite Pastime Recreation
Marathi drama light music and cinema

Countries Visited  
Widely Travelled (18 Countries) as a  member  of parliamentary Delegation, visited Africa, Australia, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Europe, 

Other Information
Member (i) Adarsha Ram Leela Samiti, and (ii) Managing Committee of  "Janta Ki Pukar"  A social organization; Chairperson , central North Jewelers Association; Consumer Protection Committee; Food & Civil Supplies Committee of Bureau of India standards; imprisoned during Emergency under MISA for 19  Months.

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Father's Name	Shri Dwarkadas Venidas Kapadia
Date of Birth	20 December 1938
Place of Birth	Aurangabad (Maharashtra)
Martial Status	Married on 30 December 1958
Spouse's Name	Shri Navinchandra Tulsidas Mehta
Children	One son and One daughter
Education Qualification	H. S. C., "Hindi "Sahitya-Visharad", Prayag, Educated at Sharda Mandir, Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Profession	Housewife, Social and Political worker
Permanent Address	903, Purna 68/69 A, Sir Pochkhanwala Road, Worli Sagar Society, Mumbai 400025, Tels : (022) 4928800, 4940404 Fax : 2844355
Present Address	B-401 M. S. Flats, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Dehli-110001, Tele : 3738822
POSITIONS HELD
1968-78	Municipal Councilor, Bombay
1978-85	Member Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (two terms)
1980 onwards	Member, National Executive, B. J. P.
1980-85	Member Government Assurance Committee Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
1988-92	All India Secretary, B. J. P.
1989	Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth)
1989-91	Member Rules Committee Member, Standing Committee on Food & Civil Supplies
1990-95	President Mahila Morcha, B. J. P.
1993-95	Vice-President B. J. P
1996	Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
1996 onwards	Member Standing Committee on Industry Member Consultative Committee on the Constitution (Eighty First Amendment) Bill 1996, regarding 33% reservation for the women
1999	Minister of Power, Govt. of India
Social and Cultural Activities	Taking active part in up liftmen of backward classes, social movements against atrocities on women, and price rise agitation, health and educational services, Civil Amenities to to maintain law and order.
Special Interests	Reading, cooking, Touring
Favorite Pastime Recreation	Marathi drama light music and cinema
Countries Visited	Widely Travelled (18 Countries) as a member of parliamentary Delegation, visited Africa, Australia, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Europe,
Other Information	Member (i) Adarsha Ram Leela Samiti, and (ii) Managing Committee of "Janta Ki Pukar" A social organization; Chairperson , central North Jewelers Association; Consumer Protection Committee; Food & Civil Supplies Committee of Bureau of India standards; imprisoned during Emergency under MISA for 19 Months.