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Father's Name
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Shri K. D. Advani
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Mother's Name
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Smt. Gyani Devi
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Date of Birth
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08 Nov 1927
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Place of Birth
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Karachi (now in Pakistan)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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25 Feb 1965
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Kamla Advani
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational
Qualifications
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Law Graduate
Educated at St. Patricks High School, Karachi, D.G. National College, Hyderabad,
Sindh, Pakistan and Government Law College, Mumbai, Maharashtra
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Profession
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Journalist
Diplomat, Trade Unionist
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Permanent Address
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1835/16, Kasturbhai Block, Din Dayal Bhawan,
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J.P.Chowk, Khanpur, Ahmedabad-380 001, Gujarat
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Tel : (079) 22504525
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Present Address
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30, Prithviraj Road,
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New Delhi - 110 011
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Tels. (011) 23794124, 23794125 Fax: (011) 23013142
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Positions Held
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1947
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Secretary, Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (R.S.S.), Karachi
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1966-67
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Leader, Bharatiya Jana Sangh (B.J.S.), Interim Metropolitan Council
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1967-70
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Chairman, Metropolitan Council, Delhi
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1970-72
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President, Bhartiya Jana Sangh, Delhi
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1970
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Elected to Rajya Sabha
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1973-77
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President, B.J.S.
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1974-76
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Leader, B.J.S., Rajya Sabha
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1976
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Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term)
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1977-80
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General-Secretary, Janata Party
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1977-79
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Union Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha
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Jan.-Apr. 1980
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Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha
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1980-86
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General-Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.)
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Leader, B.J.P., Rajya Sabha
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1982
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Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (3rd term)
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1986-91
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President, B.J.P.
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1988
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Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (4th term)
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1989
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Elected to 9th Lok Sabha
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1989-91
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Leader, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
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Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha
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1990-91
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Chairman, Committee to Review the Lok Sabha Secretariat (Recruitment and Conditions of Service Rules, 1955)
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Apr.-May 1990
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Chairman, Committee of Parliament appointed to advise the structure of pay and allowances and other terms & conditions of service for the post of Secretaries-General of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
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1991
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Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1991-93
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Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha
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1993-98
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President, Bharatiya Janata Party
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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1998-99
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Union Cabinet Minister, Home Affairs
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Chairman, Committee on Official Language
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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13 Oct. 1999 - May 2004
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Union Cabinet Minister, Home Affairs
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29 Jun. 2002 - May 2004
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Deputy Prime Minister
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1 Jul. 2002 - 25 Aug. 2002
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Union Cabinet Minister, Coal and Mines (Additional Charge)
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29 Jan. 2003 - 21 May 2004
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Union Cabinet Minister, Personnel, Pensions and Public Grievances (Additional Charge)
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 5th term)
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Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha
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5 Aug. 2006 - May 2009
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Member, Standing Committee on Home Affairs
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (6th term)
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May 2009 - 21 Dec. 2009
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Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha
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4 Aug. 2009
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Member, Committee on Installation of Potraits/Statues of National Leaders and Parliamentarians in Parliament House Complex
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31 Aug. 2009
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Member, Standing Committee on Home Affairs
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15 Dec. 2009
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Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Maintenance of Heritage Character and Development of Parliament House Complex
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May, 2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (7th term)
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14 Aug. 2014 onwards
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Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
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1 Sep. 2014 onwards
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Member, Standing Committee on Information Technology
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15 Sep. 2014 onwards
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Chairperson, Committee on Ethics
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8 Oct. 2014 onwards
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Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Maintenance of Heritage Character and Development of Parliament House Complex
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Books Published
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(i) A Prisoner`s Scrap Book (an account of unfolding of events of the Internal Emergency imposed on the country as seen from a prison house; (ii) The People Betrayed (an account of the rise and fall of the Janata Government headed by Shri Morarji Desai) and (iii) My Country My Life (an autobiographical account)
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Organised the work of R.S.S. in Alwar, Bharatpur, Kota, Bundi and Jhalawar, 1947-51
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Special Interests
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Electoral reforms
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Books, theatre, cinema, sports and music
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to, (i) Czechoslovakia, 1972; (ii) Australia, 1974; (iii) I.P.U. Conference at Ottawa, 1985; Leader, (i) Indian Delegation to Inter-Governmental Conference on Communication Policies in Asia and Oceania (ASIOCOM), Kuala Lumpur, 1977; (ii) UNESCO General Conference, 1978; and (iii) Indian Parliamentary Delegation to Strasbourg Conference on Parliamentary Democracy, September 1991; visited Germany, Turkey, UAE (2001); USA (2002 & 2003); Spain (2002); U.K. (2002 & 2003); Qatar & France (2003);Thailand & Singapore (2003) as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs; visited Pakistan (2005) in the capacity of Leader of Opposition (LS)
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Other Information
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Detained under Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) during Emergency, June
1975-January 1977; Member, (i) Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh (RSS), 1942 onwards; (ii) Press Council of India, 1990; conferred Outstanding Parliamentarian Award, 1999 by Indian Parliamentary Group (IPG)
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