Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha









PATEL SH. PRAFUL
CONGRESS (I) - BHANDARA( MAHARASHTRA)


Father's Name: Late Shri Manoharbhai Patel Date of Birth: 17 February 1957 Place of Birth: Calcutta (West Bengal) Marital Status: Married on 10 February 1977 Spouse's Name: Smt. Varsha Patel Children: One son and three daughters Educational Qualifications :
B.Com. Educated at University of Bombay* (Maharashtra) Profession :
Industrialist, Political and Social worker Permanent Address :
152, Urvashi Apartments, 66-B, Nepean Sea Road, Mumbai-400006 (Maharashtra) Tels. (022) 3630503, 3648294 Fax. 2665870 Positions Held :
1985-91President, Municipal Council, Gondia (Maharashtra) 1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) 1991-96Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Environment and Forests 1994-95Member, Standing Committee on Science and Technology 1995-96Member, Standing Committee on IndiaPress Affairs 1996Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) Social and Cultural Activities :
President, Gondia Education Society, Gondia, Distt. Bhandara, Maharashtra
Favourite Pastime and Recreation: Reading and sports

Sports and Clubs :
Associated with Cricket Club of India, Mumbai; National Sports Club of India, Mumbai; Bombay Cricket Association, Mumbai; and Lions Club International, Gondia
Countries Visited :
Widely travelled
Election Result :
Bhandara Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate9,07,907 Total votes polled6,16,741 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates : (1) Shri Praful Patel (I.N.C.)2,59,630 (2) Shri Ram Gopal Aswale (B.J.P.)2,52,667 (3) Shri Bhojraj Sakharam Ramteke (C.P.I.)52,970 (4) Shri Ishwardayal Mahipal Patle (Ind.)10,860