Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha









VEDANTI, DR. RAM VILAS
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - PRATAPGARH (UTTAR PRADESH)]

 

Father's Name   	Late Guru Shri Ram Sevak Das

Date of Birth   	7 October 1958

Place of Birth  	Gudh, Distt. Rewa (Madhya Pradesh)

Educational Qualifications  	

		Vedantacharya, Vidya Varidhi (Ph.D.)

		Educated at Sampurnanand Sanskrit 
		Vishwa Vidayalaya, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)

Profession  

		Religious Missionary, Political and Social Worker,
		Teacher and Educationist and Agriculturist

Permanent Address  

		Vashishtha Bhawan, Hindu Dham, Naya Ghat, 
		Distt. Faizabad, Ayodhya-224123,  
		(Uttar Pradesh)

		Tels. (05278) 32202, 32404

Present Address  

		127, North Avenue,
		New Delhi-110001

		Tel. (011) 3794758

Positions Held  

1996		Elected to 11th Lok Sabha 

1996-97		Member, Committee on Railways

		Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural 
		and Urban Development

1998		Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1998-99		Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development
		and its Sub-Committee-II on Ministry of Rural Areas and
		Employment

		Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Environment 
		and Forests

Books Published

Valmiki Ramayan and religious policy; Pravachanarawa

Social and Cultural Activities  

Religious Discourses on legends of Shri Rama and Shri Krishna

Special Interests 

Protection of Hindu  religion and culture; Banning
cow slaughter; ban on forced religious conversion;
Checking the pollution of river Ganga; and Spread 
of education

Favourite Pastime and Recreation  

Teaching and writing

Sports and Clubs  

Football, volleyball and badminton

Other Information 

General-Secretary, All India Ramanand Association, 1970-75;
Founder, Vashishtha Bhawan, Ayodhya; Member, (i) Kendriya 
Margadarshak Mandal, Vishva Hindu Parishad since 1984; and 
(ii) Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust since 1990; Actively participated 
in Ram Janam Bhumi Mukti Abhiyan and engaged in constituency 
development programmes

Election Result of
Pratapgarh Lok Sabha Constituency 
 
Total electorate 	11,80,528
Total votes polled 	 5,89,829

Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates

(1) Dr. Ram Vilas Vedanti 	(B.J.P.) 2,32,927
(2) Rajkumari Ratna Singh 	(I.N.C.) 1,64,467
(3) Shri Abhay Pratap Singh 	(S.P.)     72,584
(4) Shri Jai Singh 		(B.S.P.)   62,787
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