Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha

B.J.P.- MUMBAI NORTH EAST (MAHARASHTRA)




Father's Name:   	Shri Venkatesh Devidas Mahajan

Date of Birth:   	30 October 1949

Place of Birth:   	Mahboobnagar (Andhra Pradesh)

Marital Status:   	Married on 11 March 1972

Spouse's Name:   	Smt. Rekha

Children:   	One son and one daughter

Educational Qualifications :
	B.Sc. (Physics), M.A. (Pol. Sc.); Dip. in Journalism
	Educated at Yogeshware Vidyalaya and Mahavidyalay, Ambojogai, Distt. Bhir (Maharashtra) 
        and Ranade Institute of Journalism, Pune University, Pune (Maharashtra)

Profession :
   	Social Worker

Permanent Address :
   	1101, Purna, Dr. Pachkhanwala Road, Worli, 
	Mumbai-400025 (Maharashtra)
	Fax. 4604216

Positions Held :
   
1974	Organiser, R.S.S., Youth wing
1978	Secretary, J.P.,  Maharashtra
1978-80	General Secretary, J.P.., Maharashtra
1980-83	General Secretary, B.J.P., Maharashtra
1983-86	Secretary, B.J.P.
1984	General Secretary All India B.J.P. 
1986	President, All India B.J.Y.M.
July 1986	Elected to Rajya Sabha
1986-87	Member, Committee on Rules, Rajya Sabha
1992	Re-elected to Rajya Sabha
1993 onwards	General Secretary, All India B.J.P.
1996	Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
May-June 1996	Union Cabinet Minister, Defence
1996-97	Chairman, Standing Committee on Transport and Tourism

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
    Scientific	Sub-editor, Tarun Bharat, Pune, Maharashtra, 1970-71

Favourite Pastime and Recreation:  	Music

Countries Visited :
   	Bangladesh, China, France, Philippines, Switzerland, U.K. and U.S.A.

Other Information :
   	Teacher, Kholeshwar Vidyalaya, 1971-74; imprisoned in Nasik Road, Central Prison during Emergency, 1975-77; Member, Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh since childhood

Election Result :
   
Mumbai North East Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate	19,30,084
Total votes polled	9,26,340
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates:
(1) Shri Pramod Mahajan (B.J.P.)	4,28,825
(2) Shri Gurudas Kamat (I.N.C.)	2,37,262
(3) Shri Athawale Ramdas (R.P.I.)	2,22,519
(4) Shri Appasaheb Kage (B.S.P.)	3,848
 
 
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