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Father's Name
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Shri Surender Pal Singh
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Mother's Name
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Smt. Ravindri Devi
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Date of Birth
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23 Jun 1972
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Place of Birth
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Vill. Kutbi, Distt. Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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03 Dec 1995
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Sunita Balyan
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No.of Daughters
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2
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Educational
Qualifications
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B.V.Sc. & A.H., M.V.Sc. in Veterinary Sciences, Ph.D. in Veterinary Anatomy
Educated at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Haryana
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Profession
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Agriculturist
Farmer, Social Service, Veterinarian
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Permanent Address
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Vill. Kutba - Kutbi,
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Distt. Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh
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Telefax : (0131) 2622200
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Present Address
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Bungalow No. 15, Ashoka Road,
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New Delhi-110 001
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Tels. : (011) 23383727 (R), 23782565 (O)
Fax : (011) 23383710 (R)
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Positions Held
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May, 2014
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Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
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27 May 2014 - 9 Nov. 2014
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Union Minister of State, Ministries of Agriculture; and Food Processing Industries
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27 May 2014 - 27 Aug. 2015
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture
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27 Aug. 2015 - 5 July 2016
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
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5 July 2016 onwards
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Associated with (i) Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (Student Wing of Bharatiya Janata Party) since school days; (ii) Elected Convener of Students Union in Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Haryana; (iii) Being a farmer associated with farmers organizations and raised their issues on various forums; (iv) Actively associated with social issues like Right to Information, Jan Lokpal Bill etc.; (v) Nominated member for the Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC) for purpose of control and supervision of experiment on animals for various Institutes by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, GOI for 5 years; and (vi) Member of Bharatiya Janata Party.
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Special Interests
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Rural welfare, working especially for backward and downtrodden sections and farmers.
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Book reading, exercise, travelling and meeting people
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Sports and Clubs
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Badminton, Kabaddi, Wrestling etc.
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Countries Visited
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Algeria, Canada, Guyana, Mexico, Morocco, Russia, Senegal, Turkey and U.S.A.
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Other Information
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Veterinary Officer, Govt. of Haryana, 1997 - 2013
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