Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
RAWAT, SHRI BHAGWAN SHANKAR [BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - AGRA (UTTAR PRADESH)]
Father's Name Shri Ram Chandra Sharma Date of Birth 4 December 1940 Place of Birth Rawatpara, Distt. Agra (Uttar Pradesh) Marital Status Married on 4 June 1965 Spouse's Name Smt. Shakuntala Rawat Children Three sons and one daughter Educational Qualifications M.A. (English Literature), LL.B. Educated at Agra University, Agra (Uttar Pradesh) Profession Lawyer, Journalist, Educationist, Political and Social Worker Permanent Address 243, Jaipur House Colony, Agra-282010 (Uttar Pradesh) Tels. (0562) 311133, 311144 Present Address 155, North Avenue, New Delhi-110001 Tel. (011) 3792523 Positions Held 1968-73 Member, Agra Municipal Corporation 1970-72 Leader, Bharatiya Jana Sangh (B.J.S.), Agra Municipal Corporation 1977 Convenor, Janata Party 1980-90 Member, National Council, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.) 1984-86 President, B.J.P., Agra Mahanagar, Uttar Pradesh 1986 Member, State Working Committee, B.J.P., Uttar onwards Pradesh 1986-94 Incharge, B.J.P., Distt. Agra, Uttar Pradesh 1991 Elected to 10th Lok Sabha 1991-93 Deputy Chief Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha 1991-96 Incharge, B.J.P. Parliamentary Affairs, Haryana Member, Executive Committee, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party Member, Committee of Privileges Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce 1993-95 Chairman, Committee on Public Accounts 1993-96 Member, Committee on Commerce 1994-96 Incharge, B.J.P., Agra Mahanagar, Uttar Pradesh Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Copyright Bill, 1992 1995-96 Convenor, Sub-Committee of Committee on Commerce (Leather Products and Carpet Manufacturing) 1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1996-97 Member, House Committee Member, Committee of Privileges Member, Committee on Finance Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce 1996 Incharge, B.J.P., Parliamentary Affairs, onwards Pondicherry 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term) Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party 1998-99 Member, Committee of Privileges Member, Rules Committee Member, Committee on Finance Member, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Parliament and its Sub-Committee on Maintenance of computers and related activities Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation Social and Cultural Activities Founder-President, Sri Ram Lila Samiti, Jaipur House, Agra, 1978-95; conducting seminars on literary and cultural matters; campaigning for creating solidarity and harmony and eradication of ill practices in various communities of the society; development of slums; and development and renovation of places of cultural importance

Special Interests 

Keen interest in reading, writing, social service and protection
of environment

Favourite Pastime and Recreation  

Visiting places of literary, cultural and religious 
importance and discussions thereon

Countries Visited  

Visited Australia, Hong Kong, U.K. and U.S.A. as a member of Study 
Group of Privileges Committee of Lok Sabha, 1997; and U.A.E. as 
member of inaugural Air India flight from Calicut to Abu Dhabi, 1999; 
Member, (i) Indian Parliamentary Delegation led by the Speaker, Kuwait, 
1995-96 and Morocco, 1998; (ii) Indian Delegation to United Nations, 
New York, 1997
 
Other Information 

President, Agra College Students' Union, 1961-62; Vice-President,
Agra Collectorate Bar Association, 1974-80;  Detained under 
Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA)during Emergency in 
1975-77; Member, (i) Agra College, Agra Trust (nominated by the
Government of U.P.), 1978-83; (ii) Management Committee, Agra
College, 1980-83; (iii) Senate, Agra University since 1985-97;
(iv) Executive Council, Agra University since 1986-96; (v) Legal
Aid Committee, Uttar Pradesh, 1991-92; and (vi) Managing Committee 
of U.P. State Road Fund, 1999 onwards

Election Result of Agra Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 12,22,357 Total votes polled 6,61,401 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Bhagwan Shankar Rawat (B.J.P.) 2,40,172 (2) Shri Rameshwar Singh (Ind.) 1,91,749 (3) Shri Kishan Lal Baghel (B.S.P.) 1,66,241 (4) Shri Mohan Lal Agrawal (I.N.C.) 29,061
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