Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha






DRONA, SHRI JAGATVIR SINGH
B.J.P - KANPUR (UTTAR PRADESH)

Father's Name: Shri Malikhan Singh Drona Date of Birth: 23 July 1939 Place of Birth: Rajugela in Distt. Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) Marital Status: Married on 22 January 1969 Spouse's Name: Smt. Renu Drona Children: One son and three daughters Educational Qualifications :
Bachelor of Physical Education Educated at Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education, Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) Profession :
Military Service, Political and Social Worker, Trader, Sportsman, Teacher, Educationist and Engineer Permanent Address :
113/140, Swaroop Nagar, Kanpur-208002 (Uttar Pradesh) Tels. (0512) 294651, 214673, 214013 Positions Held :
1990-92President, B.J.P., Distt. Kanpur 1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) 1991-96Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Steel 1993 onwardsDeputy Chief Whip, B.J.P. in Lok Sabha 1993-95Member, Public Accounts Committee 1993-96Member, Rules Committee 1994-96Member, Standing Committee on Defence Member, Standing Committee on Steel 1996Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) 1996 onwardsMember, Estimates Committee Member, Standing Committee on IndiaPress Affairs Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence 1997 onwardsMember, Joint Parliamentary Committee, Wakf Board Social and Cultural Activities :
Service to the handicapped and the downtrodden Special Interests :
Organising tournaments, Kavi sammelans, free eye operation camps and cultural shows Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Sports, reading and cultural activities Countries Visited :
Denmark, Italy, U.K. and U.S.A. Other Information :
Vice-President (i) Federation of Iron and Steel Trade Association of India, Bombay, since 1984; (ii) Council for Child Welfare, Kanpur; President, Loha Vyapar Mandal, Kanpur, since 1984; Manager (i) Adarsh Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Kanpur; and (ii) Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Tilak Nagar, Kanpur; Patron (i) Kutumbkam Institution for Handicapped; (ii) `Ex-servicemen League', Kanpur; (iii) `Bhutpurva Sainik Suraksha Manch', Kanpur; Sanghchalak, RSS Deen Dayal Nagar, Kanpur till 1989; Member, Council of Indian Institute of Technology, 1995 onwards
Election Result :
Kanpur Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate 13,94,642 Total votes polled 5,79,199 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates : (1) Capt. Jagatvir Singh Drona (B.J.P.) 2,97,550 (2) Smt. Subhashini Ali [C.P.I. (M)] 1,46,460 (3) Shri Sharfuddin Ahmed (B.S.P.) 51,333 (4) Shri Bhudhar Narayan Mishra (I.N.C.) 47,403