CHAVAN, SHRI PRITHVIRAJ D.
[INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - KARAD (MAHARASHTRA)]
Father's Name Late Shri D.R. Chavan Date of Birth 17 March 1946 Place of Birth Indore (Madhya Pradesh) Marital Status Married on 16 December 1976 Spouse's Name Smt. Satvasheela Children One son and one daughter Educational Qualifications B.E. (Hons.), M.S.(M.E.) Educated at B.I.T.S., Pilani (Rajasthan) and University of California, Berkeley (U.S.A.) Profession Engineer, Industrialist, Political and Social Worker Permanent Address Patan Colony, Karad, Distt. Satara-415410 (Maharashtra) Tel. (02164) 20222 Fax. (02164) 20950 Present Address C-1/2, Humayun Road, New Delhi Tel. (011) 4652919, 4616160 Fax (011) 4616428 Positions Held 1991Elected to 10th Lok Sabha 1991-96Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Science and Technology, Electronics,Atomic Energy 1992-93Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests 1994-96Member, Committee on Finance and Planning Member, Committee on Rural and Urban Development 1995-96Member, Committee on Public Undertakings Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation 1996Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term) Secretary, Congress Parliamentary Party Deputy Chief Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party 1996-97Member, Committee on Public Accounts Member, Committee on Energy Member, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Parliament Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance 1997 Special Invitee, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Planning and Programme Implementation and Science and Technology 1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 1998-99 andMember, Committee on Public Accounts 1999-2000 1998-99Member, Committee on Finance Member, Committee on Government Assurances* Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of IndiaPress Affairs Member, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Parliament and its Sub-Committee on Maintenance of computers and related activities Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments Articles on computer science; engineering design; contribution to research in computerisation of Indian languages Special Interests Technical education, popularisation of science, computerisation in Indian languages, rural industrialisation and youth welfare
Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading, chess and photography Sports and Clubs Cricket, tennis, table tennis, badminton and swimming Countries Visited Widely travelled (10 countries); Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to, (i) Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, London; (ii) Inter-Parliamentary Union (I.P.U.), Paris; (iii) Regional Conference, I.P.U., Tokyo; and Member Congress Party Delegation to the U.K. Conservative Party Conference Other Information Member, (i) Council of Indian Institute of Technology, 1998-99; and (ii)India International CentreOur Other Sites IndianPost.com AllIndiaNews.com JainJagat.comTotal electorate 10,26,239 Total votes polled 6,56,187 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Prithviraj D. Chavan (I.N.C.) 3,99,797 (2) Shri Jayawantrao Krishna Bhosale (S.H.S.) 2,26,890 (3) Shri Allauddin Yakub Aga (Ind.) 6,944 (4) Shri Manohar Laxman Kulkarni (Ind.) 5,275
Election Result of Karad Lok Sabha Constituency