Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XII Lok Sabha








THORAT, SHRI SANDIPAN 
[INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - PANDHARPUR-SC (MAHARASHTRA) ]


Father's Name Late Shri Bhagwan Laxman Thorat Date of Birth 6 December 1932 Place of Birth Nimgaon(M), Taluk Madha, Distt. Solapur (Maharashtra) Marital Status Married on 22 May 1954 Spouse's Name Smt. Prabhawati Children Four sons and three daughters Educational Qualifications B.A., LL.B. Educated at Sangameshwar College, and Dayanand Law College, Solapur, Shivaji University, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) Profession Lawyer, Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker Permanent Address 6/1, Yashwant Cooperative Housing Society, Kumathanaka, Solapur-413001 Tel. (0217) 601025 Present Address 112, V.P. House, New Delhi-110001 Tel. (011) 3717626 Positions Held 1977Elected to 6th Lok Sabha 1977-78 andMember, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled 1980-81Castes and Scheduled Tribes 1978-84Vice-President, District Congress Committee (D.C.C.), Solapur 1980Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1981-83Member, Executive Committee, Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira) [P.C.C.(I)], Maharashtra General Secretary, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (M.P.C.C.), Maharashtra 1984Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (3rd term) Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 1989Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (4th term) 1990-91Member, Committee on Official Language Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of IndiaPress Affairs 1991Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (5th term) 1991-92Member, Committee on Public Accounts Member, Committee on Offices of Profit Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Member, Committee on Labour Member, Rajbhasha Samiti Member, Consultative Committees, Ministries of IndiaPress Affairs; Agriculture; Defence; and Non-Conventional Energy Sources 1996Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (6th term) 1996-97Member, Committee on Energy 1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (7th term) 1998-99Member, Committee on Finance Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry Special Interests Reading religious and spiritual books Favourite Pastime and Recreation Watching television and listening to radio Other Information For the welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes organising people in cooperative movement such as Cooperative Spinning Mills, Cooperative Sugar Factories, Cooperative Urban Banks, Cooperative Weaving Societies, Cooperative Housing Societies, etc.; and Founder Chairman, (i) Madeshwari Urban Development Cooperative Bank, Madha; and (ii) Shri Jagdamba Anusuchit Jati Cooperative Spinning Mill, Madha, Distt. Solapur

Election Result of Pandharpur-SC Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 10,93,414 Total votes polled 5,87,626 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Sandipan Thorat (I.N.C.) 3,13,676 (2) Prof. Chagdeo Sukhdeo Kamble (B.J.P.) 2,16,244 (3) Shri Lalit Parsu Babar (J.D.) 35,253 (4) Shri Shamrao Piraji Kadam (A.B.H.M.) 2,984
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