Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
SOM PAL, SHRI
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - BAGHPAT (UTTAR PRADESH)]
Father's Name Late Shri Raghuvir Singh Shastri Date of Birth 20 January 1942 Place of Birth Vill. Kakor Kalan, Distt. Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) Marital Status Married on 14 May 1964 Spouse's Name Smt. Radha Children One son and two daughters Educational Qualifications M.A.(Economics), LL.B. Educated at University of Delhi (Delhi) and Law Faculty, University of Delhi (Delhi) Profession Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker Permanent Address Vill.& P.O. Kakor Kalan, Block Chhaprauli, Distt. Baghpat-250609 (Uttar Pradesh) Present Address 28, Lodhi Estate New Delhi - 110003 Tels. (011) 4624886, 4629147 Positions Held 1990-92 Member, Rajya Sabha 1990-91 Member, Parliamentary Committee on Punjab Member Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence 1990-92 Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture 1991-93 Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Offices of Profit 1991-94 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Water Resources 1992-97 Member, Rajya Sabha (2nd term) 1992 Member, Committee on Agriculture, Food Processing and Water Resources Member, Drafting Committee on Draft Agriculture Policy Resolution 1993 Member, Committee on State of Uttar Pradesh 1993-96 Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Fertilizer Pricing Policy 1993 Member, Select Committee on Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Bill 1994 Member, Committee on Agriculture 1995-96 Member, Consultative Committee on the Uttar Pradesh Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Act 1996 Member, Committee of Privileges Member, General Purposes Committee Member, Experts Committee, Ministry of Agriculture for Development of Agriculture in Low Productivity Areas of the Country Member, Hindi Advisory Committee, Ministry of Industry Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Environment and Forests Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture Member, Select Committee on Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Bill 1997 Member, Committee on IndiaPress Affairs Member, Social Audit Committee, Ministry of Agriculture Member, Select Committee on Trade Marks Bill 1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha 19 March 1998- Union Minister of State, Agriculture onwards Books Published Pathik (in Hindi) Special Interests Reading books on Religion and Philosophy Favourite Pastime and Recreation Photography and travelling Countries Visited Widely travelled; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to (i) 87th Inter-Parliamentary Conference, Yaounde, Cameroon, 1992; (ii) Australia led by the then Vice- President of India, 1994; and (iii) 152nd Session of U.N. General Assembly, USA; attended (i) SAARC Conference of MPs, Maldives, 1992; and represented Janata Dal at Nepal Communist Party Conference, Kathmandu, 1993; and (ii) Conference of SAARC Opposition Leaders, Pakistan, 1992 Other Information Awarded Silver Medal, N.R.A. XXXIV Shooting Championship, 1990 in item 40, Open Sight, .22 Rifle Shooting in prone position; Chairman, Committee on IndiaPress Affairs; President, (i) New Delhi Tae Kwon Do Training Institute, New Delhi; (ii) Shradhanand Seva Trust; and (iii) Pichhda Warg Sewa Sangh, 1977; Secretary, Farm Cell, All India Janata Dal; Life Member, (i) Maharaja Soorajmal Education Society and Institute, New Delhi; (ii) Arya Mahavidyalaya, Kirthal, Distt. Meerut; (iii) Swami Keshavanand Samriti Charitable, Trust, Sangaria, Rajasthan; (iv) Arya Samaj and Sanatan Dharma Sabhas, Janak Puri, New Delhi (v) Inter-Parliamentary Group; (vi) Swaralaya Music and Fine Arts Society; and (vii) Delhi Rifle Association; Member, (i) Political Affairs Commitee, Janata Dal, Uttar Pradesh; (ii) Central Council, Indian Insitute of Technology; (iii) Hans Raj College Students' Parliament, Delhi 1959-60 (and also Finance Minister);(iv) Executive Committee, United Nations Students' Association, Delhi University, 1960-61; (v) Senate and Academic Council, Gurukul Kangri University, Hardwar; (vi) Central Avaion Research Institute, Bareilly, 1986-89; (vii) Indo-German Parliamentary Group; (viii) Advisory Committee for Centrally sponsored Command Area Development programme of the Ministry of Water Resources; (ix) All India Indo-Arab Friendship Association; (x) Indian Council of Agricultural Research Society, 1993-96; (xi) General Council of National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad; (xii) Executive Committee, SEARCH- a voluntary organisation of intellectuals; (xiii) All India Prohibition Council; (xiv) Unity International Foundation Parliamentary Group; (xv) Government Body of the Indian Council of Medical Research; and(xvi) Committee on Problems of Cotton Growers, 1996; Founder Member, Executive Committee, Federation of Legislatures of India
Our Other Sites IndianPost.com IndianAge.com JainJagat.comTotal electorate 12,98,010 Total votes polled 7,42,261 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Som Pal (B.J.P.) 2,64,736 (2) Shri Ajit Singh (B.K.K.G.P.) 2,20,030 (3) Shri Mairajuddin (S.P.) 1,34,696 (4) Shri Ajay (B.S.P.) 79,153
Election Result of Baghpat Lok Sabha Constituency