Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha

SHIV SENA - MUMBAI NORTH WEST (MAHARASHTRA)


Father's Name:   	Shri Raghunath Sirpotdar

Date of Birth:   	31 January 1936

Place of Birth:   	Anjanari in Distt. Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

Marital Status:   	Married on 11 May 1960

Spouse's Name:   	Smt. Mangala

Children:   	One son

Educational Qualifications :
	B.A.
	Educated at Bombay University, Mumbai (Maharashtra)

Profession :
   	Trade Unionist, Political and Social Worker

Permanent Address :
   	16, Vinayak Co-op. Housing Society, Gandhi Nagar, Bandra (E), Mumbai -400051
	Tel. (022) 6420527
 
Positions Held :
   
1980 onwards	Leader, Shiv Sena Party, Maharashtra
1990-96	Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
1990-91	Member, Estimates Committee, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
1990-96	Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of IndiaPress Affairs, Maharashtra
1991-92 and 1994-95	Member, Panel of Chairmen, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
1991-94	Member, Committee on Public Undertakings, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
1994-95	Member, Public Accounts Committee, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
1995-96	Chairman, Committee of Privileges, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	Chairman, Committee on Public Undertakings, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	Member, Joint Select Committee on Rent Control Bill, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
1996	Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
May 1996 onwards	Leader, Shiv Sena Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha

Social and Cultural Activities :
   	Upliftment of labourers and assistance to needy poor; 
	Member (i) Labour Welfare Board, Maharashtra; and
(ii) Legal Aid Advisory Committee, Industrial and Labour Court, Mumbai

Special Interests :
   	Social work, education and sports

Favourite Pastime and Recreation:  	Reading, attending social and cultural programmes

Sports and Clubs :
   	Hockey, cricket and kabaddi; President, Mumbai Suburban Distt. Kabaddi Association; Vice-President, Maharashtra Wrestlers Association, Mumbai Suburban District

Countries Visited :
   	Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore

Other Information :
   	President (i) Maharashtra Sharamik Sena, Mumbai, 1985 onwards; (ii) Maharashtra Rickshaw Chalak Union, Mumbai, 1986 onwards; (iii) Air India Flight dispatcher Association, Mumbai, 1987 onwards;
(iv) Air India Technical Staff Association, 1989 onwards; and (v) Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority, Mumbai, 1995 onwards; Vice Chairman, Bhavani Sahakari Bank, Mumbai, 1982 onwards; Advisor, Air India Cabin Crew Association, Mumbai, 1987 onwards; President, Vigilence Committee, Deptt. of Food and Civil Supplies, Maharashtra, Member, C.P.A., 1990 onwards

Election Result :
   
Mumbai North West Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate	15,17,813
Total votes polled	7,14,962
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Madhukar Sirpotdar (S.S.)	3,21,107
(2) Shri Nirmala Samant	2,32,638
Prabhavalkar (I.N.C.)
(3) Shri Akhtar H. Rizvi (S.P.)	1,24,290
(4) Shri Indrakant Polat Jha (Ind.)	5,640
 
 
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