Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha







CHAUHAN, SHRI SRIRAM
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - BASTI-SC (UTTAR PRADESH)]



Father's Name   	Shri Ram Naresh

Date of Birth   	20 September 1953

Place of Birth  	Khalilabad, Distt. Basti (Uttar Pradesh)

Marital Status  	Married in October 1971

Spouse's Name   	Smt. Gainda Devi

Children        	One son and two daughters

Educational Qualifications  	
		
		Post-graduate 

		Educated at Kisan Snatakottar Mahavidyalaya, 
		Basti (Uttar Pradesh)

Profession  
		
		Agriculturist

Permanent Address  

		521, Rameshwarpuri, 
		Gandhi Nagar, 
		Basti-272001 
		(Uttar Pradesh)

		Tel. (05542) 82518, 82084

Present Address  

		40, North Avenue,
		New Delhi-110001

		Tel. (011) 3794826

Positions Held  

1989-91		Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

1991-93		Whip, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.),
		Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

		Chairman, Joint Committee on Scheduled Castes,
		Scheduled Tribes and Deprived Castes, Uttar Pradesh 
		Legislative Assembly

1996		Elected to 11th Lok Sabha 
		
1996-97		Member, Committee on Energy

		Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism

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 &
		Employment

		Member, Committee on Absence of Members from 
		the Sittings of the House

		Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism

Social and Cultural Activities  

Joined Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in 1971; worked as a 
teacher and protagonist of the Sangh ideology, 1973-75; 
sent to jail for upholding democratic values during
Emergency; observed Satyagraha for various demands of the 
people and was jailed several times

Favourite Pastime and Recreation  

Listening to the songs of Babulal, reading historical
books, playing chess, gossiping with friends and visiting
tourist spots

Sports and Clubs  

Kabaddi, chhikka and volleyball

Countries Visited   

Nepal


Election Result of
Basti-SC Lok Sabha Constituency  

Total electorate 	11,71,326
Total electorate  	 6,22,791

Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates

(1) Shri Sriram Chauhan 	(B.J.P.) 2,44,233
(2) Shri Kalpnath Sonkar 	(S.P.)   1,74,016
(3) Shri Lal Mani Prasad 	(B.S.P.) 1,43,040            
(4) Shri Ram Jiyawan 		(I.N.C.)   39,156
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