Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha

ANWAR, SHRI TARIQ
CONGRESS (I)- KATIHAR (BIHAR)


Father's Name:Shri Shah Mushtaque Ahmed

Date of Birth:   16 January 1951

Place of Birth:   Patna (Bihar)

Marital Status:    Married on 31 October 1980

Spouse's Name:Smt. Yasmin Anwar

Children:   One daughter

Educational Qualifications :
B.Sc. 
Educated at College of Commerce, Patna (Bihar)

Profession :
   Political and Social Worker, Businessman

Permanent Address :
   Park View, Bhanwar Pokhar, Patna-800 004 (Bihar)
Tels. (0612) 651485, 654143

Positions Held :
   
1976-82President, Youth Congress (I), Bihar
1980Elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh)
Dec.1981-General-Secretary, All India Youth Congress
March1982
March 1982-Joint Secretary, A.I.C.C. (I)
Sept.1982
Sept.1982-President, All India Youth Congress (I)
April 1985
1984Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth)

Sept.1985-Chairman, All India Congress Seva Dal (I)
May 1988
1987-89Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee to Enquire on 
Bofors Gun Deal
June 1988-Working Chairman, Bihar State 20-Point Programme 
June 1989Implementation Committee
June 1989-Working Chairman, Bihar State 15-Point Implementation 
Nov.1990Committee for Welfare of Minorities
Sept.1993Chairman, A.I.C.C. (I), Minority Cell
onwards
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the third time

Social and Cultural Activities :
   Upliftment/welfare of minorities and weaker sections

Special Interests :
   Social service, meeting people of all walks of life and journalism

Favourite Pastime and Recreation  :
 Reading books, magazines and newspapers and watching TV programmes

Sports and Clubs :
   Good player of table tennis and cricket; Member, National Sports 
Club of India (NSCI)

Countries Visited :
   Widely travelled  (15 countries)

Election Result :
    
Katihar Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate9,95,649
Total votes polled6,46,733
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Tariq Anwar (I.N.C.)2,67,927
(2) Shri Nikhil Kumar Choudhary (B.J.P.)1,79,641
(3) Shri Mufti Mohd. Sayeed (J.D.)1,54,573
(4) Shri Mahboob Alam [C.P.I. (M)]   9,934