Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha






VYAS, DR. (KUM) GIRIJA
CONGRESS (I)- UDAIPUR (RAJASTHAN)
Father's Name: Late Shri Krishna Sharma Date of Birth: 8 July 1946 Place of Birth: Nathdwara in Distt. Udaipur (Rajasthan) Marital Status: Unmarried Educational Qualifications :
M.A., Ph.D. Educated at University of Udaipur (Rajasthan) and in U.S.A. Profession :
Teacher and Educationist, Writer, Political and Social Worker Permanent Address :
21-H, Daitya Magri, Udaipur-313001 (Rajasthan) Tels. (0294) 525356, 524699 Positions Held :
1977-84President, D.C.C. (I), Udaipur 1985-90Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly 1986-90Minister of State, Tourism, Child & Nutrition, PWD, Public Relations, Education, Parliamentary Affairs, Finance and Taxation, Science & Technology, Technical Education, Dairy and Animal Husbandry etc. Member, Estimates Committee, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly 1989Executive Member, P.C.C. (I), Rajasthan 1990 onwardsMember, A.I.C.C. June 1990-93President, Pradesh Mahila Congress, Rajasthan 1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) June 1991-Union Deputy Minister, Information and Broadcasting Jan. 1993 1993 onwardsPresident, All India Mahila Congress 1993-96Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Member, Standing Committee on House and External Affairs 1996Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) 1996 onwardsMember, Committee on Raj Bhasha Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women Member, Standing Committee on Petroleum Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of IndiaPress Affairs Books Published:
'Ethical Teachings of Bhagwat Gita and Bible'; 'Philosophy of Shuddadvaita'; 'Seep, Samunder, Moti (In Hindi and Urdu); 'Nostalgia'-English poems,'Grace and Salvation in major religions' and 'Ahsas'-Urdu poetry Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
Prolific writer of Urdu poems and Hindi articles on social issues; contributed 50 articles in national and international journals Special Interests :
Amelioration of women folk and education to girl child Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Music, reading and writing Countries Visited :
Widely travelled; led delegation to Festival of India in U.S.S.R., 1988; Member, Women Parliamentarians delegation to Mexico and Australia; Leader of the delegation to Austria, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, U.K. and U.S.A. to promote tourism in India; Member, Indian Delegation to World Urdu Conference, Mauritius, December, 1991 Other Information :
Professor, Udaipur University, 1971 onwards and taught in Spain and U.S.A. Election Result :
Udaipur Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate11,96,874 Total votes polled 4,99,849 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates: (1) Dr. (Kum.) Girija Vyas (I.N.C.)2,50,601 (2) Shri Murali Manohar (B.J.P.)2,10,136 (3) Shri Mohammed Mushtaq (J.D.) 3,836 (4) Shri Gehari Lal Barber (Ind.) 3,249