Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha 










PANDEY DR. LAXMINARAYAN
B.J.P - MANDSAUR( MADHYA PRADESH)



Father's Name:   Shri Jamnalalji Pandey

Date of Birth:   28 March 1928

Place of Birth:   Sujapur, Tehsil Jaora in Distt. Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh)

Marital Status:   Married in March 1950

Spouse's Name:   Smt. Chandrawili Pandey

Children:   Three sons and four daughters

Educational Qualifications :
M.A., Diploma in Surgery & Eye (Specialist, Eye Dental, CTS, DE) Ayurvedacharya, Sahitya Ratna and Kavyatirtha, Shiksha Visharad
Educated at Government College, Jaora, Ayurvedic University, Jhansi; Sanskrit College Vidyapeeth, Udaipur and Maharana Ayurvedic College, Udaipur (Rajasthan)

Profession :
   Medical Practitioner, Agriculturist, Educationist, Writer, Political 
        and Social Worker

Permanent Address :
   15, Old Hospital Road, Jaora, Distt. Ratlam
(Madhya Pradesh)
Tels. (07412) 20245, 20524

Positions Held :
   
1953-62Member, Municipal Committee, Jaora
1962-67Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1962-64Member, Public Accounts Committee, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1963-64Vice-President, Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh
1963-67Whip, B.J.S., Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Member, Planning Advisory Committee, 
Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Member, Advisory Committee on Labour, 
Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1971Elected to Lok Sabha (Fifth)
1972-73Member, Public Accounts Committee
1972-78General Secretary, B.J.S., Madhya Pradesh
1974-75Member, Rules Committee, Lok Sabha
Member, Commission on Delimitation
Convenor, Second Parliamentary Sub-Committee on Official Language
1975-76B.J.S., Whip, Lok Sabha
1977Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Sixth)
1978-79General Secretary, Janata Party
Member, Public Accounts Committee
Member, Committee on Petitions
Chairman, House Committee
1989Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth) for the third time
1989-91Whip, B.J.P., Lok Sabha
1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the fourth time
1991-95Chief Whip, B.J.P., Lok Sabha
1991-92Member, Business Advisory Committee 
1991-93Member, General Purposes Committee
1992-94Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances
Member, Standing Committee on Defence, Agriculture and Food
Member, Hindi Advisory Committee
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the fifth time

Books Published:   (i) "Gaban Ek Adhyayan", (ii) "Pradakshina Sahayak" 
        and (iii) "Char Ekankisahyak"

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
   Wrote several articles on different topics

Social and Cultural Activities :
   Associated with several educational and social organisations as Chairman 
        and Member

Special Interests :
   Writing

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
   Indian games, kabaddi etc.

Sports and Clubs :
   Basketball and volleyball

Countries Visited :
   Widely travelled (16 countries); Member, Indian Parliamentary 
        Delegations to Romania and Bulagaria; Delegate to the Tenth C.P.A. 
        Conference at Harare, September, 1990

Other Information :
   Participated in the freedom struggle and Goa Liberation Movement; imprisoned for participation in farmer's and worker's movement and also for 19 months during Emergency; Western Railways Gaurds Council, 1973-74; Member (i) District Advisory Committee, Ratlam; and (ii) Senate, Vikram University, Ujjain, 1964-67; President (i) Central Cooperative Bank, Ratlam, 1977-80; and (ii) Land Development Bank, Ratlam, 1977-80; Chairman, Venu Gopal Girls Higher Secondary School; President, Geeta Bhawan Trust, Jaora, Distt. Ratlam; Vice-Chairman, Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies, 1974-75

Election Result :
   
Mandsaur Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate9,24,596
Total votes polled5,20,793
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Dr. Laxminarayan Pandey (B.J.P.)3,45,896
(2) Shri Ganshyam Patidar Nehrulal (I.N.C.)2,66,048
(3) Shri Arvind Chopra [A.I.I.C. (T)]28,762
(4) Shri Ghanshyam Patidar Nagu (Ind.)9,442