Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha

SAI SH. NAND KUMAR

B.J.P. - RAIGARH - ST (MADHYA PRADESH)




Father's Name:   	Shri Likhan Sai

Date of Birth:   	1 January 1946

Place of Birth:   	Vill. Bhagora in Distt. Raigarh (Madhya Pradesh)

Marital Status:   	Married on 3 March 1964

Spouse's Name:   	Smt. Gulmohar Bai

Children:   	Three sons and four daughters

Educational Qualifications :
	M.A. (Pol. Sc.)
	Educated at N.E.S. College, Jashpur Nagar, 
Distt. Raigarh and Ravishankar University, Raipur (Madhya Pradesh)

Profession :
   	Agriculturist

Permanent Address :
   	Vill. and P.O. Bhagora, Teh. Kunkuri 
	Distt. Raigarh-496001 (Madhya Pradesh)
	Tels. (07765) 85335, 81335

Positions Held :
   
1977-79 and 1985-89	Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1977-78 and 1986-88	Member, Privileges Committee, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1978-79
Chairman, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 
1980-82	 President, B.J.P., Distt. Raigarh
1986-88	General Secretary, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh
1988 onwards	Executive Member, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh
1988-89
Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 
1989	Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth) 
1990-91	Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 
	Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of IndiaPress Affairs
1996	Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) 

Social and Cultural Activities :
Associated with social and cultural activities from student life. Promotion of education, Hindi and Sanskrit Literature; participated in getting a writ petition filed in the Supreme Court against the scrapping of Sanskrit language from Indian Education System. Supreme Court in its decision held the need of study of Sanskrit. Struggle against exploitation and atrocities on Scheduled Tribes etc.; movement against illegal liquor shops and consumption of liquor by tribals since 1975. Several complaints were lodged against him with the police. Devised a special plan for removal of poverty in rural India 
Special Interests :
Reading poems and heroic tales and cultural heritage. Grooming those people who are honest and striving for the establishment of truth 
Favourite Pastime and Recreation:  Recreation	Folk music

Sports and Clubs :
   	Kabaddi, football and wrestling; promotion of games and sports in rural areas 

Other Information :
Sharing concern with persons who have grave concern for the critical state of human values and fight against their degradation. Encouraging intellectuals to safeguard our culture 
Election Result :
   
Raigarh-ST Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate	9,23,706
Total votes polled	6,46,380
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates: 
(1) Shri Nand Kumar Sai (B.J.P.)	2,61,080
(2) Ms. Pushpa Devi Singh (I.N.C.)	2,51,882
(3) Smt. Uma Rathiya [A.I.I.C. (T)]	35,981
(4) Shri Arun Kumar Siddar (Ind.)	15,063
 

 
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