Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XII Lok Sabha








THAKUR, DR. CHANDRESHWAR PRASAD
BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - PATNA (BIHAR)]


Father's Name Shri Radhamohan Thakur Date of Birth 3 September 1931 Place of Birth Dubaha, Distt. Muzaffarpur (Bihar) Marital Status Married on 12 June 1957 Spouse's Name Smt. Uma Thakur Children Two sons and two daughters Educational Qualifications M.B.B.S., M.D., M.R.C.P., F.R.C.P. Educated at Patna Medical College, Patna University, Royal College of Physicians, London and Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh and Royal College of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, London Profession Medical Practitioner, Scientist, Teacher and Educationist Permanent Address Fraser Road, Patna-800001 Bihar Tel. (08152) 226545 Fax (08152) 239423 Present Address 304, M.S. Flats, B.K.S. Marg, New Delhi-110001 Tel. (011) 3717041 Positions Held 1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1998-99 Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests; and its Sub-Committee on Ganga Action Plan Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs Books Published (i) Dynamics of Development (Editor and Contributor); (ii) Glimpses of Indian Technology (Co-author); (iii) World Trade Organization (author); (iv) Technical Report Series 791 upto 1990 (Geneva) Control of Leishmaniasis (joint author); (v) Recent Trends in Leishmania Research (contributor); and (vi) Text Book of Medicine-API Text Book of Medicine (joint author) Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments Published more than 100 research papers in medical journals and more than 200 articles in press; Member, (i) Scientific Working Group (Leishmaniasis), W.H.O. (Geneva); (ii) Steering Committee (W.H.O. Geneva); and (iii) Expert Committee (Leishmaniasis), 1988-2000; Awarded, (i) Padmashree; (ii) BC Roy National Award (Indian Medical Council); (iii) BKAIKET ORATION AWARD (Indian Council of Medical Research); and (iv) P.N. Raju Oration Award (ICMR) Social and Cultural Activities Motivating Harijans for going to school through Yagao Pawit Sanskar; organising medical camps in remote areas; and motivating people to participate in such activities Special Interests Scientific Research in Kala-azar (Visceral Leishmaniasis); Educating the poor children; and educational development of Bihar Favourite Pastime and Recreation Listening to music, watching cricket and gardening Sports and Clubs Patron of different sports clubs; and of sports in backward areas Countries Visited France, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Russia, Switzerland, U.K. and U.S.A. Other Information Stood first and received gold medal in M.B.B.S. Honours; Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor of Medicine, Patna Medical College; Chairman, Balaji Utthan Sansthan, Patna, 1994 onwards; Member, (i) Cardiological Society of India; (ii) Indian Medical Association; (iii) Indian Science Congress Association; (iv) Association of Physicians of India; (v) New York Academy of Science; (vi) British Medical Association; organised and chaired many scientific meetings and symposia; Revolutionised the concept of treatment of Kala-azar and recognised as an international authority in this field; and still supervising research on Kala-azar in Bihar; Member, Board of Governors, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, 1998

Election Result of Patna Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 1464430 Total votes polled 654670 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Dr. Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (B.J.P.) 331860 (2) Shri Ram Kripal Yadav (R.J.D.) 279254 (3) Smt Saroj Chaubey [C.P.I.(ML)(L)] 14542 (4) Shri Mufti Md. Thakur (J.D.) 4422
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