Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha Biographical Sketch of Member of XI Lok Sabha 




 

RAO RAM SINGH, COL. (RETD.)
B.J.P. - MAHENDRAGARH (HARYANA)



Father's Name:   	Capt. Hari Singh

Date of Birth:   	9 August 1925

Place of Birth:   	Sadat Nagar in Distt. Rewari (Haryana)

Marital Status:   	Married on 12 March 1967

Spouse's Name:   	Smt. Sharda Yadav 

Children:   	One son and two daughters

Educational Qualifications :
	Post-Graduate (Mil. Sc.)
	Educated at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington (Tamil Nadu) 

Profession :
   	Military Service, Agriculturist, Social Worker and Sportsman

Permanent Address :
   	Kanina House, Rewari-123 401 (Haryana)
	Tels. (01274) 25280, 25254
 

Positions Held :
   
Jan. 1977 - June 1978	Minister of Education, Haryana
May 1977 - June 1987	Member, Haryana Legislative Assembly
June 1978 - May 1982	Speaker, Haryana Legislative Assembly
June 1982- June 1987	Minister of Transport, Haryana
1991	Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
July 1992 - March 1996	Union Minister of State, Rural Development 
(Department of Wastelands Development)
1996	Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)

Special Interests :
Study of defence and agricultural problems, mountaineering, skiing and parachute jumping 
Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
     Skiing, golf, mountaineering, fishing, study of military history and bridge

Sports and Clubs :
   	Member, Delhi Golf Club, Delhi Gymkhana Club and Defence Service Officers' Institute

Countries Visited :
Widely travelled; attended Commonwealth Parliamentary Association meetings, in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982; visited Kailash Mansarover in Tibet in 1957 
Other Information :
Took part in the Second World War in Burma and Malaysia; fought against the Pakistan Army in 1947 & 1965 wars and against the Chinese army in 1962 war 
Election Result :
    
Mahendragarh Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate	12,37,989
Total votes polled	8,19,455
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Col. Rao Ram Singh (B.J.P.)	2,65,034
(2) Shri Rao Birender Singh (I.N.C.)	2,16,999
(3) Shri Raghu Yadav (B.S.P.)	1,36,475
(4) Shri Kanwar Singh Kalwari (S.A.P.)	66,049
 

 
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