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Father's Name
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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 |
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Children
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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 |
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POSITIONS HELD
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1968-78
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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 |
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1988-92
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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.
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| 1993-95 |
Vice-President B. J. P |
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1996
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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. |
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Special Interests
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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. |
