GAUTAM, SMT. SHEELA
B.J.P - ALIGARH (UTTAR PRADESH)

Father's Name:   Late Sh. Mohan Lal Gautam

Date of Birth:   15 November 1931

Place of Birth:   Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)

Marital Status:   Married on 21 February 1951

Spouse's Name:   Late Lt. Col. H.S. Gautam

Children:   One son and one daughter

Educational Qualifications :
B.A., B.Ed., Dip. in Management 
Educated at Lucknow University, Lucknow 
(Uttar Pradesh)

Profession :
   Business and Agriculturist

Permanent Address :
   D-2, Diwanshree Apartments, 
30, Ferozeshah Road, 
New Delhi-110001
Tel. 3738350
Fax. 2220624

Positions Held :
   
1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
1991-93Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the 
House
1991-96Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Health and Family 
Welfare
Cashier, B.J.P., Mahila Morcha, Uttar Pradesh
1993-94Member, Standing Committee on Railways
1995-96Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
1995 onwardsPresident, B.J.P., Pradesh Udyog Parkosht, 
Uttar Pradesh
1996Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
Oct. 1996 onwardsPresident, B.J.P., Mahila Morcha, U.P.
1996-97Member, Standing Committee on Communications Member Consultative 
Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas 
Member, Committee on Private Members' Bills and Resolutions

Social and Cultural Activities :
   Organised the social welfare association of 
the Women JCOs and other rank personnel in the Army and actively worked for the 
welfare of war-widows

Special Interests :
   Social service and development of backward and rural area

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
  Cooking, reading, music and cultural programmes

Sports and Clubs :
   Member, Defence Colony (WA) Club, New Delhi and Member, 
Defence Services Officers Institute, New Delhi

Countries Visited :
   Widely travelled; Attended Fourth World Conference on Women 
held in Beijing (China), September 1995

Other Information :
   President (i) Gautam Shiksha Samiti Vrindavan, 
Uttar Pradesh, 1990-95; (ii) Vrindavan Vidhyapeeth Management Committee; and 
(iii) President and 
Vice-President, Rashtriya Mahila Sansthan (Delhi Branch); Chairperson & Managing 
Director, M/s. Sheela Foam (P) Ltd., 1970 onwards; Ex-President 
(i) Mahila Udyami Sangathan, Noida (U.P.); 
(ii) Rashtriya Ekta Samiti, Distt. Ghaziabad (U.P.); 
(iii) Upbhokta Salahakar Samiti, Agra Mandal; 
(iv) Lucknow University Old Students Association, Delhi; and (v) Ex-President 
and Member of Uttar Pradesh Samaj in Delhi, (1988); Court Member, Aligarh Muslim 
University, Aligarh; Member (i) Seva Dal Salahakar Samiti, Aligarh since 1982; 
(ii) Distt. Industries Samiti Salahakar Board, Aligarh, since 1985; (iii) Zonal 
Railways Users Consultative Committee, Northern Railways; (iv) U.P. Harijan 
Kalyan Samaj and Kalyan Board 1985-86; and (v) U.P. State Samaj Kalyan Salahakar 
Board, 1987


Election Result :
    
Aligarh Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate12,52,135
Total votes polled5,09,245
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Smt. Sheela Gautam (B.J.P.)2,33,130
(2) Shri Abdul Khaliq (B.S.P.)1,42,082
(3) Shri Srinath Chaturvedi (I.N.C.)61,767
(4) Shri Satya Pal Malik (S.P.)40,789