Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha 





PATHAK, SHRI HARIN
B.J.P. - AHMEDABAD (GUJARAT)




Father's Name:   Shri Ramchandra Pathak

Date of Birth:   20 July 1947

Place of Birth:   Ratanpur in 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, 5100066
 

Positions Held :
   
1975-93Member, Municipal Corporation, Ahmedabad
1980 onwardsMember, B.J.P. Working Committee, Gujarat
1987-90Chairman, Municipal Transport Committee, Ahmedabad
1989Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth)
1990-91Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Textiles
Member, Estimates Committee
1991Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
1991 onwardsPresident, B.J.P., Ahmedabad
1992-94Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Securities Scam
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the third time

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 3 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 World Conference on Urban Transport at Jakarta, July 1988; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to C.P.A. Conference held in Ottawa, 1994 
Other Information :
Suffered imprisonment under M.I.S.A. during Emergency for more than 15 times for leading public agitations 
Election Result :
   
Ahmedabad Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate12,79,854
Total votes polled3,52,150
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Harin Pathak (B.J.P.)2,10,967
(2) Shri Irshad Mirza (I.N.C.)1,12,450
(3) Shri Chimanbhai Mehta (Ind.)   6,605
(4) Shri Utsav Rana   (J.D.)   3,580