Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XII Lok Sabha








ADVANI, SHRI LAL KRISHNA
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - GANDHINAGAR (GUJARAT)]


Father's Name Shri Kishinchand D. Advani Date of Birth 8 November 1927 Place of Birth Karachi (now in Pakistan) Marital Status Married on 25 February 1965 Spouse's Name Smt. Kamla Advani Children One son and one daughter Educational Qualifications B.L. Educated at St. Patrick's High School, Karachi; D.G. National College, Sindh (now in Pakistan) and Government Law College, Mumbai (Maharashtra) Present Address C-1/6, Pandara Park, New Delhi - 110003 Tel. (011) 3782397 Positions Held 1947Secretary, Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (R.S.S.), Karachi 1952-57 Joint Secretary, Bharatiya Jana Sangh (B.J.S.) Rajasthan 1958-63 Secretary, B.J.S., Delhi 1965-67 Vice-President, B.J.S.,Delhi 1966-70 Member, Delhi Metropolitan Council 1966-67 Leader, B.J.S., Metropolitan Council 1967-70 Chairman, Metropolitan Council, Delhi 1970-72 President, B.J.S., Delhi 1970 Member, Rajya Sabha 1972-74 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings 1973-75 President, B.J.S. 1974-76 Leader, B.J.S., Rajya Sabha 1976 Member, Rajya Sabha (2nd term) 1977 General-Secretary, Janata Party 1977-79 Union Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 1980-82 Member, General Purposes Committee 1980-86 General-Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.) Leader, B.J.P., Rajya Sabha 1981-82 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings 1982 Member, Rajya Sabha (3rd term) 1982-85 Member, General Purposes Committee 1984-86 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation 1986-91 President, B.J.P. 1987-88 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation 1988 Member, Rajya Sabha (4th term) 1988-89 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation 1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha 1989-91 Leader, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha 1990 Member, General Purposes Committee Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of IndiaPress Affairs 1990-91 Chairman, Committee to Review the Lok Sabha Secretariat (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1955 Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha April-May 1990 Chairman, Committee of Parliament appointed to advise the structure of pay and allowances and other terms & conditions of service for the post of Secretaries-General of Rajya Sabha and LokSabha 1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1991-92 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of IndiaPress Affairs 1991-93 Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha 1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term) Deputy Leader, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha 19 March 1998- Union Cabinet Minister, IndiaPress Affairs onwards 1998-99Chairman, Committee on Official Language Social and Cultural Activities Organised the work of R.S.S. in Alwar, Bharatpur, Kota, Bundi and Jhalawar, 1947-51 Special Interests Electoral reforms Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading, films, sports and music Countries Visited Widely travelled; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to : (i) Czechoslovakia, 1972; (ii) Australia 1974; and (iii) I.P.U. Conference at Ottawa 1985; Leader, (i)Indian Delegation to Inter-Governmental Conference on Communication Policies in Asia and Oceania (ASIOCOM), Kuala Lumpur, 1977, (ii) UNESCO General Conference 1978; and (iii) Indian Parliamentary Delegation to Strasbourg Conference on Parliamentary Democracy, September 1991; Also, visited Austria, France, Israel, Italy, Switzerland, U.S.A., U.S.S.R. and Yugoslavia Other Information Detained under Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) during Emergency, June 1975-January 1977; Member,(i) Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh (RSS), 1942 onwards; (ii) Press Council of India, 1990

Election Result of Gandhinagar Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 17,83,182 Total votes polled 9,29,643 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Lal Krishna Advani (B.J.P.) 5,41,340 (2) Shri P. K. Datta (I.N.C.) 2,64,639 (3) Shri Chaitanya Shambhumaharaj (A.I.R.J.P.) 90,290 (4) Shri Sanjiv Manishanker Pandya (A.J.B.P.) 4,003
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