Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha 










PATIDAR SH. RAMESHWAR
B.J.P - KHARGONE( MADHYA PRADESH)



Father's Name:   Shri Bhilaji Patidar

Date of Birth:   10 November 1938

Place of Birth:   Khalghat in Distt. Dhar (Madhya Pradesh)

Marital Status:   Married on 9 April 1955

Spouse's Name:   Smt. Saraswati Devi Patidar

Children:   Three sons and one daughter

Educational Qualifications :
M.A., LL.B., Sahitya Ratna
Educated at Govt. Arts and Commerce College, Indore (Madhya Pradesh)

Profession :
   Advocate, Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker

Permanent Address :
   Khalghat, Teh. Dharampuri, Distt. Dhar-454001
(Madhya Pradesh)
Tels. (07291) 22053, 63263 and (07282) 32539

Positions Held :
   
Till 1977General Secretary, Jan Sangh
1977-79Member, Janata Party
1977Elected to Lok Sabha (Sixth)
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications
1980-82 and 1989 onwardsMember, National Council, B.J.P.
1980-84 and 1987-90President, B.J.P., Distt. Khargone
1980-84Member, State Council, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh
1989Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth)
1989-90Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
1990Member, Hindi Advisory Committee, Ministry of Transport
1990-91Member, Joint Select Committee on Representation of PeopleÕs Act
1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the third time
Member, Joint Select Committee on the Constitution (72nd Amendment) Bill, 1991
1991-92Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Textiles
1993-96Member, Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas
1995-96Member, Estimates Committee
Member, Joint Select Committee on Patent Laws and Copyright Act
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the fourth time

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
   Contributed articles to Newspapers and magazines on political events, agricultural problems, environment, rehabilitation and against big dams

Social and Cultural Activities :
   Social reforms like abolition of dowry and promotion of mass-marriages, education and rural culture; undertook padayatra to awaken people against construction of big dams across Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh

Special Interests :
   Welfare of Harijans and farmers, rural development, assistance to old-age persons and widows, educational activities, industrial development in constituency and irrigation projects

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
   Reading, gardening, travelling, films and yoga

Sports and Clubs :
   Table tennis and badminton; Member, Lions Club, Dhammod

Countries Visited :
   Nepal

Other Information :
   Suffered imprisonment on various occasions for participation in movements of public interest, viz. for recognition to Bangladesh, protesting against Zilabandi in Madhya Pradesh, ÔSave Narmada-Save Nimad MovementÕ and during Emergency under MISA for 18 months; Member, Narmada Ghati Punarvas Committee, Madhya Pradesh; provided all kinds of assistance for the industrial development in Distt. Khargone, educational and cultural development and irrigation projects in Nimad

Election Result :
   
Khargone Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate10,50,923
Total votes polled6,04,964
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Rameshwar Patidar (B.J.P.)2,86,549
(2) Shri Bodar Singh Kalu Singh Mandloi2,41,342
     (I.N.C.)
(3) Shri Rajinder Singh Chauhan  [A.I.I.C. (T)]9,099
(4) Shri Laxman (Ind.)5,151