Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha
Biographical Sketch of Member of XI Lok Sabha




 

RAO RAM SINGH, COL. (RETD.)
B.J.P. - MAHENDRAGARH (HARYANA)

Father's Name: Capt. Hari Singh Date of Birth: 9 August 1925 Place of Birth: Sadat Nagar in Distt. Rewari (Haryana) Marital Status: Married on 12 March 1967 Spouse's Name: Smt. Sharda Yadav Children: One son and two daughters Educational Qualifications :
Post-Graduate (Mil. Sc.) Educated at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington (Tamil Nadu) Profession :
Military Service, Agriculturist, Social Worker and Sportsman Permanent Address :
Kanina House, Rewari-123 401 (Haryana) Tels. (01274) 25280, 25254 Positions Held :
Jan. 1977 - June 1978 Minister of Education, Haryana May 1977 - June 1987 Member, Haryana Legislative Assembly June 1978 - May 1982 Speaker, Haryana Legislative Assembly June 1982- June 1987 Minister of Transport, Haryana 1991 Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) July 1992 - March 1996 Union Minister of State, Rural Development (Department of Wastelands Development) 1996 Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) Special Interests :
Study of defence and agricultural problems, mountaineering, skiing and parachute jumping
Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Skiing, golf, mountaineering, fishing, study of military history and bridge Sports and Clubs :
Member, Delhi Golf Club, Delhi Gymkhana Club and Defence Service Officers' Institute Countries Visited :
Widely travelled; attended Commonwealth Parliamentary Association meetings, in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982; visited Kailash Mansarover in Tibet in 1957
Other Information :
Took part in the Second World War in Burma and Malaysia; fought against the Pakistan Army in 1947 & 1965 wars and against the Chinese army in 1962 war
Election Result :
Mahendragarh Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate 12,37,989 Total votes polled 8,19,455 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates : (1) Col. Rao Ram Singh (B.J.P.) 2,65,034 (2) Shri Rao Birender Singh (I.N.C.) 2,16,999 (3) Shri Raghu Yadav (B.S.P.) 1,36,475 (4) Shri Kanwar Singh Kalwari (S.A.P.) 66,049  
 
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