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| KHANDURI, AVSM, MAJ.GEN.(RETD.) BHUWAN CHANDRA |
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| Father’s Name |
: Late Shri Jai Ballabh Khanduri |
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| Mother’s Name |
; Late Smt. Durga Devi Khanduri |
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| Date of Birth |
: 1 October 1934 |
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| Place of Birth |
: Dehradun (Uttaranchal) |
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| Marital Status |
; Married |
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| Date of Marriage |
: 17 February 1964 |
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| Spouse’s Name |
: Smt. Aruna Khanduri |
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| No. of Sons |
: 1 |
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| No. of Daughters |
: 1 |
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| Educational Qualifications |
: B.Sc., B.E., M.I.E. (India), Long Defence Management Course Educated at Allahabad University, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh), College of Military Engineering, Pune (Maharashtra), Institute of Engineers, New Delhi and Institute of Defence Management, Secunderabad |
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| Profession |
: Engineer , Management Consultant |
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| Positions Held |
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1991-96 |
Elected to 10th Lok Sabha |
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1991-96 |
Chief Whip, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha |
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1992-97 |
Member, National Executive, B.J.P. |
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1996-97 |
Vice-President, B.J.P., Uttar Pradesh |
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1998 |
Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
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1998-99 |
Chief Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha |
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Member, Committee on Public Accounts |
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Member, Rules Committee |
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Member, Business Advisory Committee |
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Member, Committee on Home Affairs; [Departments of, (i) Law and Company Affairs; Personal, Public Grievances and Pensions] and Convenor of its Sub-Committee on Personnel Policy of Central Para- Military Forces (CPMFs) |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence |
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1999 |
Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
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Chief Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha |
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1999-2000 |
Member, Business Advisory Committee |
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Member, Committee on Home Affairs; [Departments of, (i) Law and Company Affairs; and (ii) Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions] and Convenor of its Sub-Committee on Personnel Policy of Central Para- Military Forces (CPMFs) |
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1999-2001 |
Member, Committee on Public Undertakings |
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2000-2001 |
Member, Committee on Ethics |
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2000-2003 |
Member, National Executive, Bharatiya Janata Party |
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Nov. 2000-23May 2003 |
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Road Transport and Highways |
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24 May 2003- 21May 2004 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Road Transport and Highways |
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12 July 2003 - 8 Sept. 2003 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Road Transport and Highways with additional charge as Minister, Urban Devlopment and Poverty Alleviation |
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May 2004 |
Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
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June 2004-August 2004 |
Chief Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha |
August 2004 |
Member, National Executive, B.J.P. |
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Chairman, Committee on Finance |
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Member, General Purposes Committee |
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Member, Buisness Advisory Committee |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas |
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From 8 March 2007 |
Chief Minister, Uttarakhand |
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| Social And Cultural Activities |
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Managing "Chandra Ballabh Trust" started in Garhwal, in 1917 by his grand father; Patron, Parvatiya Sanskriti Parishad, Dehradun, 1990-93 |
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| Special Interests |
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Prohibition and cultural heritage of India; environment and forests, defence, social work, population control |
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| Favourite Pastime and Recreation |
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| Sports and reading |
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| Sports and Clubs |
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Vice-President, Archery Association of India, State President (Uttranchal); Defence Services Institute, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi, and (ii) India International Centre, New Delhi ; Tennis, squash, hockey and football |
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Countries Visited |
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| Austria, France, Germany, Holland, Japan, Malaysia, Switzerland, Thailand, U.K., Vietnam and U.S.A. |
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| Other Information |
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Participated in Freedom Struggle as a student; served Indian Army, Corps of Engineers, 1954-1990, held various posts, (i) Commander of Regiment during Indo-Pak War, 1971, (ii) Commander of an Engineer Brigade, (iii) Chief Engineer; (iv) Additional Military Secretary, Army Headquarters; and (v) Additional Director General, Engineer-in-Chief’s Branch, Army Headquarters; conferred Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) by the President of India for distinguished services in the Indian Army, 1982; Founder President, (i) Poorva Sainik Seva Parishad, Uttar Pradesh, 1992-2000; and (ii) Uttaranchal Pradesh Sangarsh Samsiti, 1994-96; Member, Wild Life Society of India, 1990-2000; Member, G.B. Pant Himalaya Environment and Development Committee, 1998-2000 |
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