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Father's Name
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Shri Jesingbhai Somabhai Chauhan
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Mother's Name
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Smt. Hiraben Jesingbhai Chauhan
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Date of Birth
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29 Oct 1964
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Place of Birth
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Navagam, Kheda, Gujarat
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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10 Feb 1991
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Bhartiben Devusinh Chauhan
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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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Diploma Course in Electrical Engineering
Educated at Govt. Polytechnic, Porbandar (Gujarat)
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Profession
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Agriculturist
Engineer
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Permanent Address
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"AAVO" 1, Shiv Bungalow Society,
Near Shiv Nagar, Petlad Road, Nadiad
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Distt. Kheda -387001, Gujarat
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Telefax : (0268) 2529892, 09727677799 (M)
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Present Address
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23, Mother Teresa Crescent Road,
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New Delhi-110001
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Tels: 011-23012541 (R), 011-23372414 (O)
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Positions Held
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2007 - May 2014
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Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly (Two Terms)
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May 2014
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Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
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1 Sep. 2014 - 25 May 2019
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Member, Standing Committee on Water Resources
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
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May 2019
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Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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13 Sept. 2019 - 7 July 2021
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Member, Standing Committee on Defence
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food Processing Industries
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7 July 2021 onwards
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of Communications
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Special Interests
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Reading, Travelling, Music
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Music, Reading
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Sports and Clubs
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Cricket, Kabaddi, Kho-kho
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Countries Visited
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Israel, Jordan, Thailand, U.A.E. (Dubai) U.K. and U.S.A.
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Other Information
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Worked as an Engineer with All India Radio from 1989 to 2002
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