Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha 






SURAJ BHAN, SHRI
B.J.P. - AMBALA (SC)(HARYANA)
Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha




Father's Name: Late Shri Garibu Ram

Date of Birth:   1 October 1928

Place of Birth:   Vill. Mehlan Wali in Distt. Yamuna Nagar (Haryana)

Marital Status:   Married in 1935

Spouse's Name:  Smt. Chameli Devi

Children:   Three sons and four daughters

Educational Qualifications :
M.A., LL.B. 
Educated at Punjab and Kurukshetra University, Haryana

Profession :
   Agriculturist, Lawyer and Social Worker

Permanent Address :
   (i)Vill. Mehlan Wali, Teh. Jagadhari, 
Distt. Ambala-134003 (Haryana)
(ii)121, Railway Road, Ambala Cantt. (Haryana)
Tels. (0171) 643551, 643001
 

Positions Held :
    
1960Associated with Bharatiya Jan Sangh
1967Elected to Lok Sabha (Fourth)
1968-70 and 1977-79President, All India S.C. Wing, Bharatiya Jan Sangh
1968-70Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled 
Tribes
1968-70 and 1977 onwardsGeneral Secretary, Parliamentary Forum for 
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
1969President, Jan Sangh, Haryana
1970-73Member, All India Working Committee, B.J.S.
1973-87Secretary, Jan Sangh, Haryana
1977Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Sixth)
Chairman, Committee on Petitions
1977-79Chairman, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled 
Tribes
1978-79Chairman, Joint Parliamentary Committee on the revision of the List 
of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
1979Member, Public Accounts Committee
1980Elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh) for the third time
1987Elected to Haryana Legislative Assembly
1987-89Minister, Revenue, Haryana
1989-90Leader of Opposition, Haryana Legislative Assembly
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the fourth time
16 May - 1 June 1996Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture
12 July 1996Elected (unanimously), Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha

Books Published :
 Edited 'Upright'-an English fortnightly in 1969 and 1970

Social and Cultural Activities :
Worked for the welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Association; President, Punjab Scheduled Castes Students Federation 1947 to 1949; Founder President, Punjab Scheduled Castes Welfare Association and remained its President till 1996; President, SC and ST Morcha, B.J.P. 
Special Interests :
Fought continuously against casteism and worked for the upliftment and welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, labourers and farmers 
Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Gardening and reading

Sports and Clubs :
   Volley-ball and Hockey

Countries Visited :
Algeria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Dubai, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Italy, Kenya, Nigeria, Oman, Poland, Sudan, Taiwan, U.A.E., U.K. and West Germany 
Other Information :
Associated with P&T Trade Union in various capacities from 1950-67; Courted arrest a number of times in various political agitations; Organising Secretary, Haryana Harijan Sangharsh Samiti, 1973-76; Detained under M.I.S.A. during emergency. General Secretary, Bhartiya Depressed Classes League since 1978 
Election Result :
    
Ambala-SC Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate10,98,767
Total votes polled 8,24,298
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates:
(1) Shri Suraj Bhan (B.J.P.)2,53,555
(2) Shri Sher Singh (I.N.C.)1,66,408
(3) Shri Aman Kumar Nagra (B.S.P.)1,64,288
(4) Shri Balwant Singh (S.A.P.)1,35,702


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