Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XII Lok Sabha








SULTANPURI, SHRI KRISHAN DATT
[INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - SHIMLA-SC (HIMACHAL PRADESH)]


Father's Name Late Shri Durga Singh Date of Birth 20 April 1932 Place of Birth Vill. Sultanpur, Distt. Solan (Himachal Pradesh) Marital Status Married in June 1967 Spouse's Name Smt. Satya Devi Children Two sons and four daughters Educational Qualifications Matriculate Educated at Bohli and Dagshai High School, Dagshai Profession Agriculturist Permanent Address Vill. and P.O. Sultanpur, Distt. Solan-173212 (Himachal Pradesh) Tel. (01792) 20575 Present Address 20, Windsor Place, New Delhi - 110001 Tel. (011) 3715592 Positions Held 1952-61Nyaya Panch, Gram Panchayat, Bohli and Borog, Distt. Solan (Himachal Pradesh) 1956-62Secretary, District Committee, Pragati Sheel Party (P.S.P.), Kandaghat, Himachal Pradesh 1964-71Sarpanch, Borog, Distt. Solan 1965-72Vice-President, Zila Parishad, Shimla 1972-77Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1972-73Member, Committee on Estimates 1973-74Member, Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 1975-77Member, Committee on Public Accounts 1980Elected to 7th Lok Sabha Member, Committee on Government Assurances Member, Committee on Estimates 1983Member, Executive Committee, Congress Parliamentary Party onwards[C.P.P.(I)] 1984Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1985-87Chairman, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes President, Pradesh Congress Committee [P.C.C.(I)], Himachal Pradesh 1989Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 1990-91Member, Committee on Environment and Forests Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture 1991Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (4th term) 1991Member, All India Congress Committee (Indira) [A.I.C.C.(I)] onwards 1991-92Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 1993-96Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism 1996Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (5th term) 1996-97Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism 1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (6th term) Member, Executive Committee, C.P.P. 1998-99Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals Member, Committee on Official Language Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Convenor of its Sub-Committee on Adulteration in Petrol and Gas Social and Cultural Activities Upliftment of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and weaker sections of the society Special Interests To organise Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes cooperatives; plantation and forestry Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading, social service and farming Countries Visited Former G.D.R., Italy, Singapore, Spain, U.K., U.S.A., the former U.S.S.R. and Yugoslavia; Member, Indian Delegation to UNCTAD Conference, Yugoslavia
Other Information  

Vice-Chairman, State Cooperative Bank; Director, Jogendra 
Central Bank; Vice-President, Marketing Cooperative Society,
Shimla; and Member, Agricultural and Processed Food Products 
Export Development Authority, 1990

Election Result of Shimla-SC Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 9,09,670 Total votes polled 6,34,282 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Krishan Datt Sultanpuri (I.N.C.) 3,07,861 (2) Shri Virender Kashyap (B.J.P.) 2,65,836 (3) Shri Madan Lal Tomar (H.V.C.) 26,981 (4) Shri Chet Ram (C.P.I.) 13,440
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