Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
PRADHANI, SHRI KHAGAPATI
[INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - NOWRANGPUR-ST (ORISSA)]
Father's Name Shri Tankodhar Pradhani Date of Birth 15 July 1922 Place of Birth Mengara, Distt. Koraput (Orissa) Marital Status Married on 10 April 1942 Spouse's Name Smt. Jasoda Pradhani Children Four sons and three daughters Educational Qualifications Intermediate Educated at Mrs. A.V.N. College, Visakhapatnam Profession Teacher, Agriculturist and Police Service Permanent Address Vill. Mengara, P.O. Patraput, via Nowrangpur, Distt. Koraput-764020 (Orissa) Tel. (06852) 2047 Present Address 13, Teen Murti Lane, New Delhi - 110011 Tel. (011) 3793642 Positions Held 1963-66Chairman, Panchayat Samiti, Tentulikhunti, Orissa 1967Elected to 4th Lok Sabha Member, Joint Select Committee on Contract Labour Regulation Bill, 1967 Member, Joint Select Committee on Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 1967 regarding Article 368 of the Constitution 1967-79Member, Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira) [P.C.C. (I)], Orissa 1969-70Member, Committee on Estimates 1971Re-elected to 5th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1971-73Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 1972Member, Joint Committee on Civil Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 1972 1973-74Associate-member, Delimitation Commission for Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies 1973-76Member, State Planning Board 1973-77Member, Advisory Committee on Krishna-Godavari Water Dispute Tribunal for Orissa 1977-79Executive Member, P.C.C. (I), Orissa 1977Re-elected to 6th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 1977-79Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 1980Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (4th term) 1980-81Member, Committee on the Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table 1980-82Member, Committee on Estimates 1983-84Member, Committee on Petitions 1984Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (5th term) 1988-89Member, Committee on Government Assurances Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 1989Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (6th term) 1990Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Labour and Welfare 1990-91Member, Committee on Private Members' Bills and Resolutions Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests 1991Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (7th term) 1991-93Chairman, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 1991-96Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Chemicals 1993-96Member, Committee on Labour and Welfare 1996Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (8th term) 1996-97Chairman, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Member, Committee on Labour and Welfare 1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (9th term) 1998-99 andMember, Committee on Estimates 1999-2000 1998-99Member, Panel of Chairmen Member, General Purposes Committee Member, Committee on Labour and Welfare Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Social and Cultural Activities Fighting against exploitation of the tribals and harijans through getting initiated the Government actions and policies Special Interests Welfare of the poor and the backward classes Favourite Pastime and Recreation Farming Sports and Clubs Shooting; also had been a good sportsman during college days Other Information Member, (i) Gantantra Parishad, 1956-57; and (ii) South Eastern Zonal Railway Users' Committee, 1974-76
Our Other Sites IndianPost.com AcornObituaries.com IndianAge.comTotal electorate 10,49,764 Total votes polled 5,86,689 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Khagapati Pradhani (I.N.C.) 2,80,444 (2) Shri Parsuram Majhi (B.J.P.) 2,06,509 (3) Shri Bhagaban Majhi (J.D.) 68,526 (4) Shri Santosh Monijani (R.J.D.) 3,564
Election Result of Nowrangpur-ST Lok Sabha Constituency