Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XII Lok Sabha

PATHAK, SHRI HARIN
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - AHMEDABAD (GUJARAT)]




Father's Name    Shri Ramchandra Pathak

Date of Birth    20 July 1947

Place of Birth    Ratanpur, Distt. Godhara, Panchmahal
(Gujarat)

Marital Status    Married on 15 May 1972

Spouse's Name    Smt. Meenaxi Pathak

Children    Two daughters

Educational Qualifications  

B.A., B.Ed

Educated at Gujarat University, Ahmedabad 
(Gujarat)

Profession     

Teacher and Trader

Permanent Address     

'Madhuram', Prankunj Society, Puspkunj, 
Maninagar, Ahmedabad-380028
(Gujarat) 

Tels. (079) 5326464, 5351199, 5359066 (R)

Present Address     

89, South Avenue,
New Delhi -110011

Tel. (011) 3792058

Positions Held     

1975-93Member, Municipal Corporation, Ahmedabad

1980Member, Working Committee, Bharatiya Janta Party (B.J.P.)
onwardsGujarat 

1987-90Chairman, Municipal Transport Committee, 
Ahmedabad

1989Elected to 9th Lok Sabha 

1990-91Member, Committee on Estimates 

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of 
Textiles

1991Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1991President, B.J.P., Ahmedabad
onwards

1992-94Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee to
enquire into irregularities in Security and banking
transactions 

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of 
Chemicals and Fertilizers

1995-96Member, Committee on Finance

1996Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1996-97Member, Committee on Communications

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of 
Information and Broadcasting

1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)

Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha

1998-99Chairman, Committee on Labour and Welfare

Member, General Purposes Committee

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Civil Aviation

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments     

Written several short stories, poems and ghazals

Social and Cultural Activities  

Welfare of the poor and the downtrodden, relief work, served in a 
hospital as a social worker for three hours everyday

Favourite Pastime and Recreation  

Reading, writing, watching T.V. and movies

Sports and Clubs     

Cricket

Countries Visited  

Canada, France, Germany, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand  and  
U.S.A.; attended (i) World Conference on Urban Transport, Jakarta, 
1988; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to Commonwealth 
Parliamentary Conference (C.P.C.), Ottawa, 1994; and (ii) C.P.C., 
Wellington, New Zealand, 1998 

Other Information  

Suffered imprisonment during Emergency for about 11(eleven) 
months and also suffered imprisonment for more than 20 times
for leading public agitations since 1966

Election Result of
Ahmedabad Lok Sabha Constituency  

Total electorate 12,92,500
Total votes polled  6,52,074

Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates

(1) Shri Harin Pathak (B.J.P.)   3,50,699
(2) Shri Harubhai Mehta (I.N.C.)   2,13,886
(3) Shri Jagroopsinh G. Rajput (A.I.R.J.P.) 51,656
(4) Shri Iiyasbhai Dhagawale (S.P.)        5,699
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