Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha Biographical Sketch of Member of XI Lok Sabha 




 

SULTANPURI, SHRI KRISHAN DATT
I.N.C. - SHIMLA (SC)(HIMACHAL PRADESH)


Father's Name:   Late Shri Durga Singh

Date of Birth:   20 April 1932

Place of Birth:   Vill. Sultanpur in Distt. Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

Marital Status:   Married in June 1967

Spouse's Name:   Smt. Satya Devi

Children:   Two sons and four daughters

Educational Qualifications :
Matriculation
Educated at Bohli and Dagshai High School, Dagshai

Profession :
   Agriculturist

Permanent Address :
   Vill. and P.O. Sultanpur, Distt. Solan-173212 
(Himachal Pradesh)
Tel. (01792) 20575
 

Positions Held :
   
1952-61Nyaya Panch, Gram Panchayat, Bohli and Borog, Distt. Solan (Himachal Pradesh)
1956-62Secretary, District Committee, P.S.P., Kandaghat, Himachal Pradesh
1964-71Sarpanch, Borog, Distt. Solan
1965-72Vice-President, Zilla Parishad, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
1972-77Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1972-73Member, Committee on Estimates, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1973-74Member, Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, 
Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1975-77Member, Committee on Public Accounts, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1980Elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh)
Member, Committee on Government Assurances
Member, Committee on Estimates
1983 onwardsMember, Executive Committee, C.P.P. (I)
1984Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth)
1985-87Chairman, Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
President, P.C.C. (I), Himachal Pradesh
1989Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth) for the third time
1990-91Member, Committee on Environment and Forests
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the fourth time
1991 onwardsMember, A.I.C.C.
1991-92Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
1993-96Member, Standing Committee on Transport and Tourism
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the fifth time

Social and Cultural Activities :
   Upliftment of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and 
weaker sections of the society

Special Interests :
   To organise Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes cooperatives; 
plantation and forestry

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
   Reading, social service and farming

Countries Visited :
G.D.R., Italy, Singapore, Spain, U.K., U.S.A., U.S.S.R. and Yugoslavia; Delegate to UNCTAD conference held on Yugoslavia 
Other Information :
Vice-Chairman, State Cooperative Bank; Director, Jogendra Central Bank; Vice-President, Marketing Cooperative Society, Shimla; Member, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, 23 April 1990 
Election Result :
    
Shimla-SC Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate8,83,691
Total votes polled4,70,278
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Krishan Datt Sultanpuri (I.N.C.)   2,61,965
(2) Shri Virender Kashyap (B.J.P.)   1,70,832
(3) Shri Naresh Kumar [C.P.I. (M)] 19,276
(4) Shri Gobind Sarta (J.D.)        4,381