SHARMA, SHRI NAWAL KISHORE
  CONGRESS (I) - ALWAR (RAJASTHAN)

Father's Name:   Pandit Mool Chand Sharma

Date of Birth:   5 July 1925

Place of Birth:   Dausa (Rajasthan)

Marital Status:   Married on 20 February 1944

Spouse's Name:   Smt. Munni Devi

Children:   Two sons

Educational Qualifications :
B.A., LL.B. and Sahitya Visharad 
Educated at Maharaja College, Jaipur; Agra University, Agra 
and Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Prayag (Uttar Pradesh)

Profession :
   Advocate and Agriculturist

Permanent Address :
   B-50, Janata Colony, Jaipur-302004 (Rajasthan)
Tel. (0141) 601723
 
Positions Held :
   
1951-56Chairman, Municipal Board, Dausa
1961-65Pradhan, Panchayat Samiti
1968Elected to Lok Sabha (Fourth)
1971Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Fifth)
1971-72Secretary, Congress Parliamentary Party
1972-73 and Member, House Committee
1980-81
1972-73Chairman, Committee on Public Undertakings
1972-74Chairman,Joint Select Committee on Companies(Amendment)Bill
1974-77Joint Secretary, A.I.C.C.
1980Elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh) for the third time
1980-82President, I.N.T.U.C., Rajasthan
1982-85President, P.C.C., Rajasthan
1984Elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth) for the fourth time
Nov-Dec.1984Union Minister of State, Finance
Dec.1984-Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), 
Sept.1985Petroleum
Sept.1985-Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), 
Jan. 1986Patroleum  & Natural Gas
1986-87 andSecretary, A.I.C.C.
1992-94
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the fifth time

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
   Editor of 'Socialist India' and 'Socialist Bharat'; columnist 

Social and Cultural Activities :
   Upliftment of Adivasis and removal  of untouchability

Special Interests :
   Reading and writing

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
   Music and playing cards

Sports and Clubs :
   Indoor sports

Countries Visited :
   Widely travelled

Other Information :
   Member (i)  All   India  Khadi  Commission; (ii) District Board, 
Jaipur,1951-58;and (iii) Rajasthan State Planning Board;Chairman 
(i)  National  Agricultural  Federation  of  India, 1980-86; and 
(ii) All India Khadi and  Village Industries Commission, 1995-96

Election Result :
   
Alwar Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate11,32,574
Total votes polled 4,38,479
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Nawal Kishore Sharma (I.N.C.)1,56,947
(2) Shri Jaswant Singh Yadav (B.J.P.)1,54,514
(3) Shri Jagmal Singh Yadav (J.D.)  48,476
(4) Shri Virja Nand (S.P.)  28,735