Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha 






CHAVAN, SHRI PRITHVIRAJ D.
CONGRESS(I) - KARAD (MAHARASHTRA)



Father's Name  :Late Shri D.R. Chavan

Date of Birth  :17 March 1946

Place of Birth :        Indore (Madhya Pradesh)

Marital Status :        Married on 16 December 1976

Spouse's Name  :Smt. Satvasheela

Children       :One son and one daughter

Educational Qualifications :
B.E. (Hons.), M.S. (M.E.)
        Educated at B.I.T.S., Pilani (Rajasthan) and University of California, 
                Berkeley (U.S.A.)

Profession :
Engineer, Industrialist, Political and Social Worker

Permanent Address :
Patan Colony, Karad, Distt. Satara-415001 (Maharashtra)
Tel. (02164) 44222
Fax. (02164) 44550

Positions Held :

1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
1991-96Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Science and Technology, Electronics,Atomic Energy
1992-93Member, Standing Committee on Science and Technology
1994-96Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Planning
Member, Standing Committee on Rural and Urban Development
1995-96Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
1995-96Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
1996Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
Secretary, Congress Party in Parliament
1996-97Member, Public Accounts Committee 
Member, Standing Committee on Energy
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance
June 1997 onwardsSpecial Invitee, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Planning and Programme Implementation and Science and Technology

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
Articles on computer science; engineering design; 
contribution to research in computerisation of Indian languages

Special Interests :
Technical education, rural industrialisation, computerisation in Indian languages and youth welfare and popularisation of science 
Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Reading, chess and photography

Sports and Clubs :
Cricket, tennis, table tennis, badminton and swimming

Countries Visited :
Widely travelled (10 countries)

Other Information :
Member, Council of Indian Institute of Technology; Joint Secretary, Constitution Club, New Delhi 
Election result of :

Karad Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate10,15,322
Total votes polled6,27,156
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Prithviraj D. Chavan (I.N.C.)3,07,840
(2) Shri Jaywantrao Krishna Bhosale (Ind.)1,58,244
(3) Shri Nagnath Ramachandra Naikwadi (S.P.)97,044
(4) Shri Manohar Laxman Kulkarni (Ind.)34,065