Father’s Name Shri Khazan Chand
Mother’s Name Late Smt. Sushila Devi
Date of Birth 3 December 1931
Place of Birth Lahore (Pakistan)
Marital Status Married
Date of Marriage 9 May 1960
Spouse’s Name Smt. Krishna Malhotra
No. of Sons One
No. of Daughters One
Educational M.A., Ph.D. Qualifications Educated at D.A.V. College, Lahore, Punjab University and Hans Raj College, University of Delhi, Delhi
Profession Educationist, Journalist, Medical Practitioner, Political and Social Worker, Sportsman and Writer
Permanent Address 6, Dr. Bishamber Das Marg, New Delhi-110 001 Tels. (011) 3715051, 3715070 Fax. (011) 3715045
Present Address Same as above
Positions Held
1958-67 Member, Municipal Corporation, Delhi (two terms)
1967-72 Chief Executive Councillor, Delhi Administration (Chief Minister in Protocol)
1967-77 Member, Metropolitan Council, Delhi (two terms)
1972-75 President, Bharatiya Jana Sangh (B.J.S.), Delhi
1972-77 Chairman, Assurances Committee, Metropolitan Council, Delhi
1977 Elected to 6th Lok Sabha Member, Committee on Public Accounts
1977-80 President, Janata Party, Delhi
1980-84 President, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Delhi
1983-90 National Secretary, B.J.P.
1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1990 Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances Chairman, Evaluation Committee under Books Award Scheme for original writings in Hindi instituted by Ministry of Environment and Forests Member, General Purposes Committee Member, House Committee Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development (Deptt. of Sports) Member, Consultative Committee constituted under ‘Punjab State Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1987’
1993-98 Chairman, Plan Implementation Monitoring Committee, Delhi Chairman, Moral Education Committee, Delhi
1994 Elected to Rajya Sabha
1994-96 Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development
1996-97 Member, Committee on External Affairs Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution Member, Railway Convention Committee Member, Parliamentary Committee to Review the Rate of Dividend Payable by the Railway Undertaking to the General Revenue Member, Business Advisory Committee Member, Ethics Committee Member, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Rajya Sabha Member, Joint Committee of the Houses of Parliament constituted under sub-section (1) of Section 9 of the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954 Member, Library Committee Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs
1998-99 Chief Whip, BJP Parliamentary Party, Rajya Sabha
1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
1999-2000 Chairman, Committee on Transport and Tourism Member, Business Advisory Committee Member, General Purposes Committee
1999-2000 and Chairman, Committee on Public Undertakings 2000-2001
2000 onwards Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs
Books Published
(i) Ph.D. Thesis—Sohan Lal Dwivedi Aur Unka Sahitya; (ii) Hindutva Shadyantron Ke Ghere Mein; (iii) Kamal Shashwat Sanskritik Prateek; (iv) Lok Sabha Bhashano Ka Sangrah; and (v) Lotus—Eternal Cultural Symbol
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments
Published articles in many periodicals and journals
Social and Cultural Activities
President, Delhi Social Welfare Board
Special Interests
History, Mythology and Vedic literature
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading, writing, music, games and sports
Sports and Clubs
Chess, archery and badminton; President, (i) Archery Association of India since 1973; (ii) Commonwealth Archery Federation; and (iii) General Association of National Sports Federations of India; Senior Vice-President, Indian Olympic Association; Chief of the Mission, Indian Contingent to many Asian Games and Commonwealth Games; Attended Olympic Games
Countries Visited
Widely travelled; represented Government of India to 20 Metropolitan cities of the world to have an insight into the problems of metropolitan areas; and as a sports official went to most of the countries of the world; also went abroad on various parliamentary study tours
Other Information
Senior Lecturer and Reader, P.G.D.A.V. College, University of Delhi, Delhi (for 36 years); Chairman, (i) Committee on Property Tax, Delhi Administration; and (ii) Delhi Co-operative Housing Finance Limited; Member, (i) Samsad (Court) of Visva Bharati; (ii) Planning Board of Delhi; and (iii) National Co-operative Housing Federation of India; Former Chairman, Governing Body, Indira Gandhi Sports and Physical Institute
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